Suffixes Word Transformation

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English Material for the Third Year

Suffixes
Suffixes

Added to

Forms

Meaning

Ability

Adjective

Noun

Able

Verb

Adjective

Age

Noun,
Verb,
Adjective
Noun

Noun

State of
the
Adjective
Describe
affect
State

Adjective

Verb
Verb
Verb

Noun
Noun
Noun

Al

Al
- Ance
- Ant
-

Ant
Arian

Verb
Noun

Noun
Noun

Ary

Adjective

Ary

Noun,
Verb
Noun

Cy

Noun

Cy

Adjective,
Noun
Noun

Ee

Verb

Noun

En

Verb

En

Noun,
Adjective
Noun

Ence
Ence
Ent
Er
Er
Ery
Ery

Verb
Adjective
Verb
Verb
Verb
Verb
Adjective,
Noun

Noun

Noun

Adjective
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun

Relationsh
ip
Action
Action
Occupatio
n
Effect
Associatio
n
Describe
character
Occupatio
n
Describe
quality
Occupatio
n
Occupatio
n
Process
Describe
Character
Action
Quality
Person
Person
Thing
Action
Behavior

Basic
Word
Capable

Transformati
on
Capability

Love

Lovable

Marry

Marriage

Nation

National

Burry
Attend
Account

Burial
Attendance
Accountant

Pollute
Library

Pollutant
Librarian

Moment

Momentary

Note

Notary

Consisten
t
Consultan
t
Train

Consistency
Consultancy

Dark

Darken

Wood

Wooden

Exist
Confident
Study
Drive
Compute
Rob
Brave

Existence
Confidence
Student
Driver
Computer
Robbery
Bravery

Trainee

Ery

Verb,
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Adjective,
Noun
Added to

Noun

Place

Bake

Bakery

Noun
Noun
Adjective
Noun
Noun

Person
Amount
Character
States
Job

Waiter
Hand
Beauty
Child
Physic

Waitress
Handful
Beautiful
Childhood
Physician

Forms

Meaning

Ibility

Adjective

Noun

State

Basic
Word
Feast

Transformati
on
Feasibility

Ible

Verb

Adjective

Character

Access

Accessible

Ic

Noun

Adjective

Character

Patriot

Patriotic

Fy

(root)

Verb

Process

Amplify

Ion

Verb

Noun

State

Decide

Decision

Ish

Adjective

Adjective

Small
Character

Large

Largish

Ish

Noun

Adjective

Character

Child

Childish

Ism

Noun,
Adjective

Adjective

Concepts

Consume
r

Consumeris
m

Ist

Noun,
Adjective

Noun

Person

Capital

Capitalist

Ist

Noun

Noun

Field

Science

Scientist

Ity

Adjective

Noun

Condition

Equal

Equality

Ize

Noun

Verb

Action

Critic

Criticize

Ize

Noun,
Adjective

Verb

Process

Colony

Colonize

Less

Noun

Adjective

Without

Flaw

Flawless

Less

Noun,
Verb

Adjective

Cant be
measure

Count

Countless

Let

Noun

Noun

Smaller
Example

Book

Booklet

Ly

Adjective

Adverb

Manner

Clear

Clearly

Ess
Ful
Ful
- Hood
- Ian
Suffixes
-

Ly

Noun,
Adjective

Adjective

Character

Cost

Cost;y

Ly

Noun

Adjective

Frequent

Month

Monthly

Ment

Verb

Noun

Result of
Process

Assign

Assignment

Ness

Adjective

Noun

Quality

Ill

Illness

Or

Verb

Noun

Person

Edit

Editor

Ous

(root)

Adjective

Quality

Curry

Curious

Some

Noun,
Verb

Adjective

Character

Lone

Lonesome

Ular

Noun

Adjective

Character

Angular

Ure

Verb

Noun

Action

Enclose

Enclosure

Noun

Adjective

Character

Dirt

Dirty

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