Common Suffixes:
Placed after a word.
It changes the meaning.
| Suf fix | Meaning | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| -s | Plural noun | chairs, talks |
| -es | 3rd person singular verb | boxes, fixes |
| -ed | Past tense/past participle | walked, climbed |
| -ing | Gerund/present participle | walking, climbing |
| -ly | Adverb | lively, quickly |
| -er | Noun/Person or thing that does something | climber |
| -or | Noun/Person or thing that does something | actor |
| -ion | Noun, that denote action or condition | action |
| -tion | Noun, that denote action or condition | presumption |
| -ation | Noun, that denote action or condition | creation |
| -ition | Noun, that denote action or condition | definition |
| -ible | Adjective, able, capable of, having the quality of | forcible |
| -able | Adjective, able, capable of, having the quality of | comfortable |
| -al | Noun, act or process of | refusal |
| -ial | Noun, act or process of | aerial |
| -y | Adjective, characterized by | runny, honesty |
| -ness | Noun, state of being | laziness, heaviness |
| -ity | Noun, quality of | ability |
| -ty | Noun, quality of | quality |
| -ment | Noun, condition of | contentment, commitment |
| -ic | Adjective, pertaining to | angelic |
| -ical | Adjective, pertaining to | tyrannical |
| -ous | Adjective, full of, charcterized by | autonomous |
| -eous | Adjective, full of, charcterized by | spontaneous |
| -en | Verb | tighten, lighten |
| -er | Comparative | happier, madder |
| -ive | Adjective or noun, tendency, function | destructive |
| -ative | Adjective or noun, tendency, function | tenative |
| -itive | Adjective or noun, tendency, function | competitive |
| -ful | Adjective, full of | glassful, beautiful |
| -less | Adjective, without, devoid of | hopeless, guiltless |
| -est | Superlative | happiest, fullest |
