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Suffixes
The parts of speech and meanings of suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an adjective suffix meaning "is," or "can be" | -able, -ible |
| a noun suffix meaning "one who" | -ar, -er, -or |
| the past tense form of a verb, can also be an adjective | -ed |
| a verb suffix meaning "to make" | -en |
| an adjective suffix meaning "more" | -er |
| a suffix for proper adjectives that means "state or quality of" | -ese |
| an adjective suffix meaning "most" | -est |
| a noun suffix meaning "small" | -ette |
| an adjective suffix meaning "full of" | -ful |
| an adjective suffix meaning "relating to" | -ic |
| the present participle of verbs or adjectives | -ing |
| an adjective suffix meaning "relating to" | -ish |
| an adjective suffix meaning "without" | -less |
| an adjective suffix meaning "resembling" | -like |
| an adverb suffix meaning "resembling" | -ly |
| a noun suffix meaning "action or process" | -ment |
| a noun suffix meaning "state or quality of" | -ness |
| a suffix of plural nouns | -s, -es |
| a suffix for third person singular verbs | -s, -es |
| a suffix of nouns meaning "state or quality of" | -ship |
| a suffix of adverbs meaning "direction" | -ward |
| a suffix of adjectives meaning "being or having" | -y |
| a suffix of nouns meaning "act or process" | -ion, -ition, -ation, -ition |
| a suffix of adjectives meaning "having characteristics of" | -al, -ial |
| a suffix of nouns meaning "state of" | -ity, -ty |
| a suffix of adjectives meaning "possessing qualities of" | -ous, -eous, -ious |
| a suffix for changing words to adjectives | -ive, ative, itive |
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