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Word Forms - Suffixes: Common Suffixes Noun Suffixes Suffix Meaning Example

This document discusses common suffixes used in the English language. It provides 26 examples of common suffixes used to form nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Suffixes can be added to base words to change their part of speech or grammatical function. Understanding suffixes can help deduce the meanings of unfamiliar words. The table defines suffixes such as "-er" (one who), "-able" (capable of being), and "-ion" (state of being) and provides illustrative words for each.

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Word Forms - Suffixes: Common Suffixes Noun Suffixes Suffix Meaning Example

This document discusses common suffixes used in the English language. It provides 26 examples of common suffixes used to form nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Suffixes can be added to base words to change their part of speech or grammatical function. Understanding suffixes can help deduce the meanings of unfamiliar words. The table defines suffixes such as "-er" (one who), "-able" (capable of being), and "-ion" (state of being) and provides illustrative words for each.

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Word Forms - Suffixes

A suffix is a letter or a group of letters attached to the end of a word to form a


new word or to alter the grammatical function of the original word. For
example, the verb read can be made into the noun reader by adding the suffix
-er; read can be made into the adjective readable by adding the suffix -able.

Understanding the meanings of the common suffixes can help us deduce the
meanings of new words that we encounter. The table below defines and
illustrates 26 common suffixes.

Common Suffixes

Noun Suffixes

Suffix Meaning Example

-acy state or quality primacy


-al act or process of refusal
-ance, -ence state or quality of maintenance, dependence
-dom place or state of being freedom, kingdom
-er, -or one who painter, protector
-ism doctrine, belief Catholicism
-ist one who geologist
-ity, -ty quality of plasticity
-ment condition of argument
-ness state of being heaviness
-ship position held dictatorship
-sion, -tion state of being tension, transition

Verb Suffixes

-ate become fabricate, duplicate


-en become lighten
-ify, -fy make or become intensify
-ize, -ise become publicize, economise

Adjective Suffixes

-able, -ible capable of being edible, presentable


-al pertaining to regional
-esque reminiscent of picturesque
-ful notable for delightful
-ic, -ical pertaining to musical, economic
-ious, -ous characterized by nutritious, horrendous
-ish having the quality of foolish
-ive having the nature of creative
-less without endless
-y characterized by classy

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