click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
20 Common Suffixes
20 most common Suffixes
| Question | Common Words | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| ed | wanted | past-tense verbs |
| ing | playing | verb form/present participle |
| ly | friendly | characteristic of |
| er, or | teacher | person connected with |
| ion, tion, action, ition | action | act or process |
| ible, able | capable, likeable | can be done |
| al, ial | final | having the characteristics of |
| y | funny | characterized by |
| ness | happiness | state of, condition of |
| ity, ty | activity | state of |
| ment | enjoyment | action or process |
| ic | comic | having the characteristics of |
| ous, eous, ious | serious | possessing the qualities of |
| en | enliven | made of |
| er | bigger | comparitive |
| ive, ative, itive | attentive | adjective form of a nount |
| ful | sorrowful | full of |
| less | hopeless | without |
| est | biggest | comparative |
| s, es | boys, wishes | plurals |