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    The document outlines common suffixes used to form nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs in English. It provides examples for suffixes such as -age, -al, -ance, -dom, -ee, -er, -hood, -ism, -ity, -ment, -ness, -ry, and -ship for nouns; -able, -al, -en, -ese, -ful, -i, -ic, -ish, -ive, -ian, and -less for adjectives; -ate, -en, and -ify for verbs; and -ly, -ward(s), and -wise for adverbs. The document serves as a reference

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    The document outlines common suffixes used to form nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs in English. It provides examples for suffixes such as -age, -al, -ance, -dom, -ee, -er, -hood, -ism, -ity, -ment, -ness, -ry, and -ship for nouns; -able, -al, -en, -ese, -ful, -i, -ic, -ish, -ive, -ian, and -less for adjectives; -ate, -en, and -ify for verbs; and -ly, -ward(s), and -wise for adverbs. The document serves as a reference

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    Common Suffixes and Examples

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    The document outlines common suffixes used to form nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs in English. It provides examples for suffixes such as -age, -al, -ance, -dom, -ee, -er, -hood, -ism, -ity, -ment, -ness, -ry, and -ship for nouns; -able, -al, -en, -ese, -ful, -i, -ic, -ish, -ive, -ian, and -less for adjectives; -ate, -en, and -ify for verbs; and -ly, -ward(s), and -wise for adverbs. The document serves as a reference

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    Common suffixes and examples

    Noun suffixes

    SUFFIX EXAMPLES OF NOUNS YOUR


    EXAMPLES

    -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)

    capitalist, Marxist, socialist (followers of


    -ist
    philosophies)

    -ity/-ty brutality, equality, cruelty

    -ment amazement, disappointment, parliament

    -ness happiness, kindness, usefulness

    -ry entry, ministry, robbery

    -ship friendship, membership, workmanship


    SUFFIX EXAMPLES OF NOUNS YOUR
    EXAMPLES

    -sion/-tion/-
    expression, population, complexion
    xion

    Adjective suffixes

    YOUR
    SUFFIX EXAMPLES OF ADJECTIVES
    EXAMPLES

    -able/-
    drinkable, portable, flexible
    ible

    -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


    YOUR
    SUFFIX EXAMPLES OF ADJECTIVES
    EXAMPLES

    -ly daily, monthly, yearly

    -ous cautious, famous, nervous

    -y cloudy, rainy, windy

    Verb suffixes

    SUFFI YOUR
    EXAMPLES OF VERBS
    X EXAMPLES

    -ate complicate, dominate, irritate

    -en harden, soften, shorten

    -ify beautify, clarify, identify

    economise, realise, industrialize (-ise is most common in


    -ise/-ize
    British English; -ize is most common in American English)

    Adverb suffixes

    YOUR
    suffix examples of adverbs
    EXAMPLES

    -ly calmly, easily, quickly

    - downwards, homeward(s),
    ward(s) upwards

    anti-clockwise, clockwise,
    -wise
    edgewise

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