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Examples of Suffixes
Some of the most common suffixes and their meanings are as follows:
Noun Suffixes
-eer
Meaning: engaged in something, associated with something
Examples: auctioneer, volunteer, engineer, profiteer
-er
Meaning: someone who performs an action
Examples: helper, teacher, preacher, dancer
-ion
Meaning: the action or process of
Examples: celebration, opinion, decision, revision
-ity
Meaning: the state or condition of
Examples: probability, equality, abnormality, civility
-ment
Meaning: the action or result of
Examples: movement, retirement, abandonment, establishment
-ness
Meaning: a state or quality
Examples: fondness, awareness, kindness, darkness
-or
Meaning: a person who is something
Examples: distributor, investigator, translator, conductor
-sion
Meaning: state or being
Examples: depression, confusion, tension, compulsion
-ship
Meaning: position held
Examples: worship, ownership, courtship, internship
-th
Meaning: state or quality
Examples: strength, labyrinth, depth, warmth
Adjective Suffixes
-able, -ible
Meaning: capable of being
Examples: preventable, adaptable, predictable, credible
-al
Meaning: pertaining to
Examples: theatrical, natural, criminal, seasonal
-ant
Meaning: inclined to or tending to
Examples: vigilant, defiant, brilliant, reliant
-ary
Meaning: of or relating to
Examples: budgetary, planetary, military, honorary
-ful
Meaning: full of or notable of
Examples: grateful, beautiful, wonderful, fanciful
-ic
Meaning: relating to
Examples: iconic, organic, heroic, poetic
-ious, -ous
Meaning: having qualities of
Examples: gracious, cautious, humorous, fabulous
-ive
Meaning: quality or nature of
Examples: creative, expensive, expressive, pensive
-less
Meaning: without something
Examples: hopeless, faultless, fearless, restless
-y
Meaning: made up of or characterized by
Examples: brainy, fruity, tasty, grouchy
Verb Suffixes
-ed
Meaning: past-tense version of a verb
Examples: laughed, climbed, called, missed
-en
Meaning: become
Examples: soften, fasten, lengthen, strengthen
-er
Meaning: action or process, making an adjective comparative
Examples: faster, bigger, fuller, longer
-ing
Meaning: verb form/present participle of an action
Examples: laughing, swimming, driving, writing
-ize, -ise
Meaning: to cause or to become
Examples: memorialize, authorize, commercialize, advertise
Adverb Suffixes
-ly
Meaning: in what manner something is being done
Examples: bravely, simply, honestly, gladly
-ward
Meaning: in a certain direction
Examples: backward, wayward, awkward, afterward
-wise
Meaning: in relation to
Examples: clockwise, edgewise, lengthwise, otherwise
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age
baggage, village, postage
-al
arrival, burial, deferral
-ance/-ence
reliance, defence, insistence
-dom
boredom, freedom, kingdom
-ee
employee, payee, trainee
-er/-or
driver, writer, director
-hood
brotherhood, childhood, neighbourhood
-ism
capitalism, Marxism, socialism
(philosophies)
-ist
capitalist, Marxist, socialist (followers of philosophies)
-ity/-ty
brutality, equality, cruelty
-ment
amazement, disappointment, parliament
-ness
happiness, kindness, usefulness
-ry
entry, ministry, robbery
-ship
friendship, membership, workmanship
-sion/-tion/-xion
expression, population, complexion
able/-ible
drinkable, portable, flexible
-al
brutal, formal, postal
-en
broken, golden, wooden
-ese
Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese
-ful
forgetful, helpful, useful
-i
Iraqi, Pakistani, Yemeni
-ic
classic, Islamic, poetic
-ish
British, childish, Spanish
-ive
active, passive, productive
-ian
Canadian, Malaysian, Peruvian
-less
homeless, hopeless, useless
-ly
daily, monthly, yearly
-ous
cautious, famous, nervous
-y
cloudy, rainy, windy