Suffix

2. Suffix is a syllable added to the end of the root of a word. The suffix can
change the grammatical
structure of the root word.
The following are common suffixes to form a noun :
1

..ary
..aire

2
.

an,..ian,
ician

3
.

...ance
ency
ence

.. dom

.. ee

er
. ar
. or

. hood

ic
ics

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1
0

.. is
.. ism

1
1

.. ist

.. ion

Secretary, millitary, dignitary, itinerary, judiciary,

missionary, elementary, documentery, commentary
Millionaire, billionaire, affaire, billionaire, brumaire,
capillaire, claire, commissionaire, commissionnaire,
concessionaire, concessionnaire, contraire
Beautician, nutrician, magician, saurian, titian, logician,
fustian, collegian, plebeian, ruffian, stentorian, hibernian
Pedestrian, Dravidian, agrarian, historian, Gordian,
proletarian
Distance,importance, pittance, nuance, parlance, durance,
reluctance, dominance, assonance
Emergency, precidency, proficiency, ascendency,
insistency, efficiency, transiency
Fiance, diffidence, inference, eminence, sapience,
affluence, penitence
Wisdom, random, freedom, boredom, bossdom, chefdom,
chiefdom, heirdom, kingdom, princedom, selfdom
Employee, apogee, levee, pedigree, conferee, perigee,
done, matinee, entre, marquee
Collier, cloister, milliner, farrier, atelier, nether, accoutre,
courser, centilitre, clothier, dissever, dossier
Liniar, modular, familiar, regular, calendar, postwar,
unclear, uproar, jocular, lunar, mascular, appear
Tailor, clangor, extensor, divisor, discolor, donator,
enamor, executor, disfavor, legislator, possessor
Manhood, brotherhood, knighthood, maidenhood,
sisterhood, adulthood, likelihood, falsehood, livelihood,
statehood, neighbourhood
Logic, eclectic, asoteric, pelagic, didactic, apathetic,
caustic, bucolic, cephalic, monotypic, seismic
Physics, linguistics, electronics, athletics, acrobatics,
acoustics, hudibrastics, hydraulics, hygienics
Analysis,
Criticism, Anglicanism, Baptism, Zionism,

Plagiarism, Nationalism, Regionalism, Racism,

Fanaticism
Artist, Hedonist, Pianist, Guitarist, Tourist, Marxist,
Feminist, Sexist, Typist
Relation, Calibration, Edification, Elevation,

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1
3

.. ment

1
4

.. ness

1
5

.. ship

1
6

1
7

th

1
8

ty

Elimination, Evaluation, promotion, caption,

combination, injection
Enjoyment, temprament, equipment, Abolishmen,
Debasement, Agreement, Management,
Development, Excitement
Coldness, hapiness, goodness, Eagerness,
Devensiveness, Bussiness, Darkness, Happiness,
Wildness, Cleaness, Sadness
Friendship, relationship, Hardship, Leadership,
Championship, Partnership, Lordship
Height, weight, patient, Complaint, Hardship,
Leadership, Championship, Partnership, Lordship
Length, fourth, Flight, Complaint, Warmth, Growth,
Earth Unearth, Birth, Filth, Fifth,
Activity, Ability, Salinaty, Healty, Empty, Density,
Electricity, Dirty, Beauty, Royalty