Suffix
Suffix:- Today in this post we shall learn about suffix. What is suffix, what are the examples , we read in detail all about these. In the previous post you have been learned abut” homophones “.
What are suffixes?
Suffix is a tool that you can use to help create more complex words in writing. By changing the ending of a word you can give common words different functions. You can also alter the meaning of the root words.
Definition of ?
You find suffixes at the end of the root word. A suffix forms from a letter or group of letters. When you apply a this to the root word a new word emerges.
Examples of common suffixes:-
Adjective Suffixes:-
ful – grateful, beautiful, bountiful
less – hopeless, baseless, reckless
able – capable, creatable, craftable
ous or ious – delicious, humourous, gracious
ic – stoic, heroic, iconic
‘ive – pensive, expensive, authoritative
ant – poignant, extravagant, brilliant
Adverb Suffixes:-
ly – bravely, stately, sparingly
ward – backward, forward, wayward
wise – pennywise, likewise, otherwise
Noun Suffixes:-
ion – fusion, revision, opinion
ness – roughness, darkness, awareness
ment – treatment, abandonment, movement
ity – rarity, scarcity, equality
er – writer, helper, driver
eer – engineer, volunteer, profiteer
Common Suffixes with Meaning and Examples:-
Verb Suffixes:-
ed – mended, jumped, coughed
Examples
ing – running, drifting, smiling
er – sooner, faster, quicker
en – soften, moisten, fasten
ize – memorize, moralize, mesmerize
Noun suffix meaning and examples:
acy: Democracy, accuracy, lunacy
ale: Remedial, denial, trial, criminal
ance, -ence: Nuisance, ambience, tolerance
dom: Freedom, stardom, boredom
er, -or: Reader, creator, interpreter, inventor, collaborator, teacher
ism: Judaism, scepticism, escapism
ist: Geologist, protagonist, sexist, scientist, theorist, communist
ity, -ty: Extremity, validity, enormity
ment: Enchantment, argument
ness: Heaviness, highness, sickness
ship: Friendship, hardship, internship
Suffix -sion, -tion: Position, promotion, cohesion, ambition
Verb suffix meaning and examples:
ate: Mediate, collaborate, create
en: Sharpen, strengthen, loosen
ify, -fy: Justify, simplify, magnify, satisfy
ise, -ize: Publicise, synthesise, hypnotise
Adjective suffix definition and examples:
able, -ible: Edible, fallible, incredible, audible
al: Fiscal, thermal, herbal, colonial
esque: Picturesque, burlesque, grotesque
ful: Handful, playful, hopeful, skilful
ic, -ical: Psychological, hypocritical, methodical, nonsensical, musical
ious, -ous: Pious, jealous, religious, ridiculous
ish: Squeamish, sheepish, childish
ive: Inquisitive, informative, attentive
less: Meaningless, hopeless, homeless
y: Dainty, beauty, airy, jealousy
Adverb suffix meaning and examples:
ly: Softly, slowly, happily, crazily, madly
ward, -wards: Towards, afterwards, backwards, inward
wise: Otherwise, likewise, clockwise
