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Common suffixes that form nouns

A suffix is a group of letters that may be added to the end of a root word to form
another word. Here are some common suffixes that form nouns.

Sample
Suffix Meaning Sample sentences
words

breakage All breakages will be charged to the

-age
shrinkage customer.

an action or a exploration Sea explorations resulted in the

-ation
result of an starvation discovery of new places.
action
The seating arrangement can have a
government
-ment significant effect on the participants in a
arrangement
meeting.

The United States of America

independence
-ence celebrates its independence every 4th
confidence
of July.

brotherhood Visiting his hometown brought back

-hood
childhood memories of his childhood.
a state of being
happiness Alice couldn't hide her happiness when
-ness
meanness she learned of her promotion.

friendship Under Tony's leadership, the company

-ship
leadership grew faster than anyone expected.

an act, belief,
Communism Mao Zedong founded Communism in
-ism practice or
Impressionism China.
behavior

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