A
suffix is a letter or a group of letters fixed at the end of the word. A suffix can also be called as postfix or affix.
| Suffix |
Meaning |
Examples |
| Noun Suffixes |
| -acy |
the state or quality |
privacy, literacy |
| -al |
pertaining to |
emotional, testimonial |
| -asy |
the state or quality |
fantasy, ecstasy |
| -er |
who performs an action |
teacher, dancer |
| -eer |
associated with something |
engineer, volunteer |
| -ion |
the action |
celebration, devotion |
| -ity |
the condition |
probability, abnormality |
| -ment |
the action |
retirement, settlement |
| -ness |
the state or quality |
awareness |
| -or |
who performs an action |
conductor, doctor |
| -sion |
the state or being |
tension, pension |
| -ship |
position held |
friendship, internship |
| -th |
the state or quality |
strength, warmth |
| Adjective Suffixes |
| -able/-ible |
capable of being |
predictable, admirable, credible |
| -al |
pertaining to |
natural, sensational |
| -ant |
inclined to |
vigilant, brilliant |
| -ary |
relating to |
military |
| -ful |
full of |
beautiful, wonderful |
| -ic |
relating to |
gigantic, heroic |
| -ish |
quality |
childish |
| -ious |
quality |
generous, humorous |
| -ive |
quality |
creative, passive |
| -less |
without |
fearless, hopeless |
| -y |
characterized by |
heavy, tasty |
| Verb Suffixes |
| -ed |
past tense of verb |
loved, reached |
| -en |
become |
fasten, strengthen |
| -er |
the action |
bigger, faster |
| -ing |
present participle verb |
coming, going |
| -ify/-fy |
become |
magnify, satisfy |
| -ize/-ise |
become |
authorize, generalize |
| Adverb Suffixes |
| -ly |
the manner |
easily, quickly |
| -ward |
the direction |
afterward, upward |
| -wise |
relating to |
clockwise, otherwise |
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