Suffixes are letters or groups of letters which, added at the end of a word, make up a new word.
There are suffixes that build nouns, others build adjectives and others, verbs.
You can increase your vocabulary, just by using them!
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NOUN SUFFIXES |
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-age |
Village, passage, vintage |
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-al |
Arrival, fictional, musical |
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-ance/-ence |
Importance, reliance |
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-dom |
Kingdom, boredom |
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-ee |
Employee, referee, trainee |
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-hood |
Brotherhood, sisterhood, childhood |
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-ity/ty |
Equality, veracity, security |
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-ness |
Happiness, darkness, kindness |
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-ship |
Friendship, citizenship, membership |
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-sion/-tion/-xion |
Expression, population |
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ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES |
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-able/-ible |
Accessible, flexible |
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-al |
professional |
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-en |
Wooden, broken, golden |
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-ese |
Japanese, Vietnamese |
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-ful |
Powerful, useful, successful |
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-ish |
British, foolish, stylish |
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-ive |
Active, productive, effective |
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-ian |
Argentinian, Peruvian |
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-less |
Harmless, useless, hopeless |
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-ous |
Nervous, famous, religious |
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VERB SUFFIXES |
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-ate |
Complicate, hate, concentrate |
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-en |
Shorten, widen |
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-ify |
Beautify, glorify, purify |
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-ise/-ize |
Economize, promise, exercise |
