NOUN suffixes

Suffix Added to Meaning Examples

-age verbs; nouns the action or result of; the state
of condition of; a set or group of;
an amount of; the cost of; a place
where
Break breakage; marry marriage;
bag baggage; mile mileage; post
postage; anchor anchorage
-al verbs a process or state of
Deny denial; survive survival;
arrive arrival; bury burial
-ance Adjectives; verbs the action or state of
Elegant elegance; important
importance; ignorant ignorance;
relevant relevance; allow
allowance; perform performance
-ancy (1) the state or quality of
Expect expectancy
-ant verbs A person or thing that
nhabit inhabitant; depend
dependant
-cy (1) adjectives; nouns the state or quality of; the status
or position of
nfant infancy; private privacy;
accurate accuracy; chaplain
chaplaincy
-dom Nouns; verbs The condition or state of; the
ran of or the are ruled by; the
group of
!ing kingdom; duke dukedom; star
stardom; bore boredom; free
freedom; martyr martyrdom
-ee !erbs; adjectives A person affected by an action; a
person described as or concerned
with
Employ employee; absent
absentee; refuge refugee; train
trainee
-eer !erbs A person concerned with Auction auctioneer; mountain
mountaineer
-ence the action or state of confidence
-ency (1) the state or quality of complacency
-ent verbs a person or thing that
Deter deterrent
-er !erbs; nouns;
adjectives
A person or thing that; a person
or thing that has the thing or
quality mentioned; a person
concerned with; a person
belonging to
love lover; win winner; compute
computer; foreign foreigner;
lexicography lexicographer; Dublin
Dubliner
-(e)ry Adjectives; verbs;
nouns
The group or class of something;
the state or character of; the art
or practice of; a place where
something is made" grows" lives"
etc#
"reen greenery; brave bravery;
rival rivalry; cook cookery; arch
archery; bake bakery; deliver
delivery
-ese nouns $rom a place; a person who lives
in a country or city; the style or
language of
#ortugal #ortuguese; $ienna
$iennese; %ournal %ournalese; official
officialese
-ess nouns female
&ost hostess; waiter waitress; lion
lioness; tiger tigress; god
goddess
-ette Nouns female 'sher usherette; suffrage
suffragette
-ful Nouns An amount that fills something
&and handful; spoon spoonful
-hood nouns The state or quality of; a group
of people of the type mentioned
#arent parenthood; child
childhood; neighbour
neighbourhood; brother brotherhood;
priest priesthood
-ian nouns $rom" typical of; a specialist in;
a person who does something as
a job or hobby
Boston Bostonian; Bra(il
Bra(ilian; Shakespeare
Shakespearian; mathematics
mathematician; physics physician;
history historian; comedy
comedian; politics politician
-ics The science" art or activity of
#hysics; politics; dramatics; athlete
athletics
-ing verbs
suffer suffering; drive driving;
mean meaning; swim swimming
-ion (also
%ation; -ition;
-sion, -tion;
-xion)
verbs The action or state of
dictate dictation; hesitate
hesitation; compete competition;
confess confession
-ism nouns; adjectives The action or result of; the state
or quality of; the teaching"
system or movement of; unfair
treatment or hatred for the
reason mentioned; a feature of
language of the type mentioned;
a medical condition or disease
)riticism; hero heroism; Buddha
Buddhism; race racism; American
Americanism; collo*uial
collo*uialism; alcohol alcoholism
-ist nouns A person who believes or
practises; a member of a
profession or business activity; a
person who uses a thing; a
person who does something
AtheismAtheist;
dentistrydentist;
violin violinist;
guitar guitarist;
plagiarist
-ity adjectives &ondition or quality of
complex complexity; creative
creativity; secure security; e*ual
e*uality; curious curiosity; formal
formality; flexible flexibility; able
ability
-let nouns 'mall; not very important book booklet; pig piglet; star
starlet; brace bracelet
-ment verbs The action or result of +etire retirement ; develop
development ; arrange arrangement ;
embarrass embarrassment ; excite
excitement
-ness adjectives The state or quality of
happy happiness; ill illness; dark
darkness; lonely loneliness; mad
madness; kind kindness; busy
business
-or verbs A person or thing that dose
something as job
Act actor; sail sailor; conduct
conductor; comment commentator
-ship nouns The state or quality of; the status
or office of; sill or ability as;
the group of
,wner ownership; friend
friendship; citi(en citi(enship;
professor professorship; musician
musicianship; member membership
-th !erbs; adjectives The action or process of
"row growth; strong strength;
long length; true truth; deep
depth; wide width; dead death
-ure verbs The action" process or result of
fail failure; close closure; depart
departure; please pleasure
-y verbs The action or process of
n*uire in*uiry
ADJ!"#$ suffixes
Suffix Added to Meaning Examples
-a%le !erbs; nouns That can or must be; having the
quality of
+eason reasonable; tax taxable;
fashion fashionable; comfort
comfortable; change changeable; eat
eatable
-al nouns &onnected with Magic magical; verb verbal; music
musical; nation national; accident
accidental; environment environmental
-ant !erbs That is or does something Signify significant; ignore ignorant
-ed Nouns; verbs (aving; having the
characteristics of; that suffers or
receives some ind of feeling or
-alent talented; beard bearded;
disease diseased; interest interested;
bore bored; excite excited; embarrass
effect
embarrassed
-en nouns )ade of; looing lie
.ood wooden; gold golden
-ent verbs That is or does something
Differ different; compete competent
-es&ue nouns *n the style of
Statue statues*ue; Dante dantes*ue
-ful Nouns; verbs $ull of; having the qualities of;
tending to
Sorrow sorrowful; forget forgetful;
success successful; peace peaceful;
help helpful
-ial Nouns Typical of
Dictator dictatorial
-ian nouns $rom" typical of
Belgium Belgian; Bra(il Bra(ilian;
Shakespeare Shakespearian
-i%le !erbs; nouns That can or must be; having the
quality of
&orror horrible; sense sensible;
access accessible; divide divisible
-ic Nouns; verbs &onnected with" that performs
the action mentioned
Scene scenic; economy economic;
Arab Arabic; horrify horrific; specify
specific
-ing Nouns; verbs That does or produces some ind
of feeling or effect
nterest interesting; embarrass
embarrassing; bore boring; ama(e
ama(ing
-(i)ous nouns (aving the nature or quality of
#oison poisonous; glory glorious;
mystery mysterious
-ish Nouns;
adjectives
$rom the country mentioned;
+disapproving, having the nature
of" lie; fairly" appro-imately
-urkey -urkish; reland rish; Spain
Spanish; child childish; yellow
yellowish
-i'e !erbs Tending to; having the nature of Explode explosive; describe
descriptive; express expressive
-less nouns .ithout; not doing" not affected
by
-ree treeless; hair hairless; meaning
meaningless; hope hopeless; harm
harmless
-li(e nouns 'imilar to; typical of
)hild )hild/like; shell shell/like; god
godlike
-ly nouns (aving the qualities of; at
intervals of
0riend friendly; coward cowardly;
scholar scholarly; day daily; month
monthly; year yearly
-some nouns /roducing; liely to
0ear fearsome; trouble troublesome;
bother bothersome
-y nouns $ull of; having the quality of;
tending to
Dust dusty; rain rainy; sun sunny;
anger angry; thirst thirsty; silk
silky; hair hairy
$)* suffixes
Suffix Added to Meaning Examples
-ate Nouns;
adjectives
To give the thing or quality
mentioned
&yphen hyphenate; active activate
-en adjectives To mae or become
Black blacken; sad sadden; broad
broaden; less lessen; sweet sweeten;
sharp sharpen
-ify Adjectives;
nouns
to mae or become
Solid solidify; beauty beautify; simple
simplify; pure purify
-ise +0r1,+-i,e
+Am1,
Nouns;
adjectives
To become" mae or mae
lie; to spea" thin" act" treat"
etc# in the way mentioned; to
place in
#rivate privatise; fossil fossili(e; modern
modernise; general generali(e; critic
critici(e; theory theorise; pasteuri(e;
hospital hospitalise
AD$)* suffixes
Suffix Added to Meaning Examples
-ly Adjectives;
nouns
*n the way mentioned; at
intervals of
&appy happily; sudden suddenly;
lucky luckily; beautiful beautifully; hour
hourly ; day daily
--ard(s) Nouns;
adjectives;
adverbs
*n the direction of
Back backward1s2; up upward1s2; out
outward1s2; east eastward1s2; home
homeward1s2
--ise nouns *n the manner or direction of )lock )lockwise; side sidewise; length
lengthwise