utorok 9. januára 2018

A big list of suffixes




NOUN SUFFIXES


-acy
state or quality
democracy, accuracy, lunacy
-al
the action or process of
remedial, denial, trial, criminal
-ance, -ence
state or quality of
nuisance, ambience, tolerance
-dom
place or state of being
freedom, stardom, boredom
-er, -or
person or object that does a specified action
reader, creator, interpreter, inventor, collaborator, teacher
-ism
doctrine, belief
Judaism, scepticism, escapism
-ist
person or object that does a specified action
Geologist, protagonist, sexist, scientist, theorist, communist
-ity, -ty
quality of
extremity, validity, enormity
-ment
condition
enchantment, argument
-ness
state of being
heaviness, highness, sickness
-ship
position held
friendship, hardship, internship
-sion, -tion
state of being
position, promotion, cohesion
VERB SUFFIXES


-ate
become
mediate, collaborate, create
-en
become
sharpen, strengthen, loosen
-ify, -fy
make or become
justify, simplify, magnify, satisfy
-ise, -ize
become
publicise, synthesise, hypnotise
ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES


-able, -ible
capable of being
edible, fallible, incredible, audible
-al
having the form or character of
fiscal, thermal, herbal, colonial
-esque
in a manner of or resembling
picturesque, burlesque, grotesque
-ful
notable for
handful, playful, hopeful, skilful
-ic, -ical
having the form or character of
psychological, hypocritical, methodical, nonsensical, musical
-ious, -ous
characterised by
pious, jealous, religious, ridiculous
-ish
having the quality of
squeamish, sheepish, childish
-ive
having the nature of
inquisitive, informative, attentive
-less
without
meaningless, hopeless, homeless
-y
characterised by
dainty, beauty, airy, jealousy
ADVERB SUFFIXES


-ly
related to or quality
softly, slowly, happily, crazily, madly
-ward, -wards
direction
towards, afterwards, backwards, inward
-wise
in relation to
otherwise, likewise, clockwise

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