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suffixes
common suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -able, -ible : comfortable | can be done, |
| -al, -ial: personal | having characteristics of |
| -ed: walked | past tense verbs |
| -en: wooden | made of |
| -er: higher | comparative |
| -er: singer | on who |
| -est: tallest | comparative |
| -ful: careful | full of |
| -ic: artistic | having characteristics of |
| -ing: running | verb form/ present participle |
| -ion, -tion, -ation, ition: occasion, attraction | act, process |
| -ity, -ty: infinity | state of |
| -ive, -ative, -itive: attractive, positive | makes a noun an adjective |
| -less: fearless | without |
| -ly: quickly | characteristic of; makes an adjective an adverb |
| -ment: enjoyment | action or process; makes a verb a noun |
| -ness: kindness | state of, condition of; makes an adjective a noun |
| -ous, -eous, -ious: joyous | possessing the qualities of; adjective |
| -s, -es: books, boxes | more than one |
| -y: happy, pretty | characterized by; adjective |