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    This document provides guidelines for common suffixes in the English language used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. It lists suffixes like "-ation" and "-ity" that are used to form nouns from other words. It also lists suffixes like "-en" and "-ise" used to form verbs. Examples of adjective suffixes include "-ing" and "-ed". The document also provides one rule for using the suffixes "-tial" and "-cial" depending on whether the root word starts with a consonant or vowel.

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    This document provides guidelines for common suffixes in the English language used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. It lists suffixes like "-ation" and "-ity" that are used to form nouns from other words. It also lists suffixes like "-en" and "-ise" used to form verbs. Examples of adjective suffixes include "-ing" and "-ed". The document also provides one rule for using the suffixes "-tial" and "-cial" depending on whether the root word starts with a consonant or vowel.

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    This document provides guidelines for common suffixes in the English language used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. It lists suffixes like "-ation" and "-ity" that are used to form nouns from other words. It also lists suffixes like "-en" and "-ise" used to form verbs. Examples of adjective suffixes include "-ing" and "-ed". The document also provides one rule for using the suffixes "-tial" and "-cial" depending on whether the root word starts with a consonant or vowel.

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    Nouns Verbs Adjectives Adverb

    Adjective +
    LY
    -ation/ition/tion/ion/sion en-* -[verb]ing
    - ity (idad) - en - [verb]ed
    -ment (miento)* -ise/ize - [noun]ful (with)
    -[adj]ness - ify -[noun]less (without)
    -hood (group of ppl) -ate - y (weather)
    -dom -ious/ous (oso)
    -ship (relations) -[verb]able/ible(can) - ably/ibly
    -ance/-ence → → → → -ant/ent
    -cy -cial/tial/ial
    -[verb]ing - al
    -ant/ent - ative/itive/tive/ive
    -ic → → → - al+ly
    -[verb]er/or -proof
    -[verb]ee -ary/ory
    -cian/ian
    -ist

    Tial or cial
    After a consonant we use TIAL. Ex: potential, influential

    After a vowel we use CIAL Ex: special, beneficial

    Except 7 words
    Initial
    controverSial
    Financial
    commercial
    provincial
    spatial
    Palatial

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