Suffixes

Suffixes are the endings of words.  Some examples include

• ing
  
• ed
  
• tion
  

The suffix can often show the type of word.  For example, "ed" is used for past tense verbs.

The following is a list of all the major suffixes for each type of word.

NOUNS

Here are some of the most common noun suffixes.

tion/sion 

solution, pollution, collision, conclusion

ity 

productivity, capacity, personality 

ment 

payment, treatment, punishment

ness

happiness, loneliness, laziness

Often "ness" suffixes are added to adjectives that end in "y".
This makes them a noun.

happy -- happiness
crazy  -- craziness

er/or/ist 

The people or things that do a verb can be created by adding ER, OR, or IST.  ER is the most common of the three.

Teach ---  teacher
Print   ---  printer

doctor, operator ,pianist, biologist, scientist 

hood 

parenthood, fatherhood, neighbourhood 

ship

friendship, partnership, relationship 

nce 

patience, distance, reliance 

dom 

freedom, kingdom, boredom ADJECTIVES 

Adjective suffixes often are used to create words that show nouns displaying the quality of something.
For example, Heroic is an adjective that shows someone has the qualities of a hero.

Adjectives are words that modify nouns.  Therefore, they are found before nouns, or often after the verb HAVE.

Here are some examples of suffixes that form adjectives:

 ing 

(describes things and their qualities)exciting, boring, interesting

 ed 

(describes feelings)excited, bored, interested 

ive

 creative, abusive, persuasive 

ic 

futuristic, heroic, public 

al 

global, final, traditional 

able

breakable, affordable, possible 

y 

sticky, shiny, healthy 

ous

glamorous, fabulous, glorious 

ful 

(full of)harmful, hateful, successful, beautiful 

less 

(without)pointless, endless, homeless 

ish 

selfish, foolish, childish 

VERB

Sed

Regular verbs end in "ed" in the past and past participle forms.
played, jumped

en 

broken, taken, forgotten
"En" is common for past participles.
gotten, written,

ize 

symbolize, materialize, realize 

ate

 create, skate, donate

ify 

solidify, qualify, quantify ADVERBS Most adverbs in English are created by adding LY to the adjective.

Adjective		Adverb
quiet		quietly
slow		slowly
quick		quickly