Suffixes
See also Common Roots.
| Suffix | Part of Speech | Examples | ||
| -er, -or | noun | teacher, director | ||
| -ance, -ence | noun | difference, attendance | ||
| -ant, -ent | noun | deviant, President | ||
| -ee | noun | employee, trainee | ||
| -ess | noun | stewardess, waitress | ||
| -ian | noun | electrician, beautician | ||
| -ism | noun | Communism, theism | ||
| -ics | noun | mathematics, statistics | ||
| -ist | noun | chemist, artist | ||
| -ity | noun | rarity, velocity | ||
| -ment | noun | achievement, astonishment | ||
| -ness | noun | happiness, fondness | ||
| -ship | noun | relationship, friendship | ||
| -tion, -ation | noun | action, coronation | ||
| -ate | verb | deviate, create | ||
| -ify | verb | typify, solidify | ||
| -ize | verb | tenderize, authorize | ||
| -able, -ible | adjective | reliable, capable, sensible | ||
| -al | adjective | comical, radical | ||
| -ful | adjective | wonderful, helpful | ||
| -ish | adjective | impish, sheepish | ||
| -ive | adjective | creative, sensitive | ||
| -ous, ious | adjective | dangerous, impervious | ||
| -ly | adverb | quickly, happily | ||
| -ally | adverb | athletically, accidentally |