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SUFFIXES

NOUNS

-tion Action/result of verb Alteration. Demonstration,


-sion Expansion , inclusion
-er Person who does something Advertiser, driver
ment- Action/result of verb Development
-ant Person who Assistant
-ent Student
-age Action/result of verb Wastage, package
-al Action/result of verb Denial, proposal, refusal
-ence Action/result of verb Preference, dependence,
-ance Attendance, acceptance
-ery/-ry Action/result of verb Bravery, bakery
-ism Doctrine of N Marxism, Thatcherism
- ship State of being N Friendship, leadership
-ity State of being N Ability, similarity
-ness State or quality of being A Sadness, kindness, darkness
-cy State or quality of being A Efficiency, frequency, urgency

ADJECTIVES

-al Central, political,


-ent Different, dependent,
-ive Attractive, effective
-ous Cautious, dangerous
-ful Beautiful, peaceful
-less Endless, careless
-able Drinkable, countable

VERBS

-ate To bring about a state Demonstrate, generate,


communicate
-en To become Shorten, widen, strengthen
-ify To make something, to become Clarify, identify, simplify
-ise To do something, to become Realise, modernise, optimise

ADVERBS
-ly Calmly, easily, quickly
-ward(s) Downwards, upwards
-wise Clockwise, anti-clockwise

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