Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Suffixes in English

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Suffixes (noun)
1. - age marriage
2. – ant attendant
3. – al arrival
4. – ance entrance
5. – eer auctioneer
6. – er manager
7. – e (ry) discovery
8. – ence allowance
9. – ess waitress
10. - hood brotherhood
11. – arian librarian
12. – ing mining
13. – ism heroism
14. – ist scientist
15. – ity activity
16. – ness happiness
17. – or director
18. – ment development
19. – ship fellowship
20. – t weight
21. – th strength
22. – tion/sion information
23. – ure departure

Suffixes of adjectives Verbs
1. – al national 1. – en widen
2. – ial influential 2. – ize criticize
3. – ical historical 3. – fy beautify
4. – ar familiar 4. – ate tolerate
5. – ary elementary
6. – ed talented
7. – en wooden adverbs
8. – ful beautiful 1. – a along
9. – ish childish 2. – ever whenever
10. – istic characteristic 3. – ly slowly
11. – less careless 4. – ily happily
12. – like TOEIC like 5. – place someplace
13. – ly friendly 6. – ward forward
14. – ous famous 7. – where somewhere
15. – ward backward 8. – wise lengthwise
16. – wide worldwide
17. – y sandy