Word Forms
See also Suffixes.
Common Endings
| Verbs | Adjectives | ||
| -ise | advertise | -ous | humorous |
| -ize | organize | -ious | hilarious |
| -ate | communicate | -al | emotional |
| -ify | verify | -ial | influential |
| -ic | generic | ||
| -ive | creative | ||
| -y | thrifty | ||
| -ing | interesting | ||
| -ed | embarrassed | ||
| Nouns (Person) | Nouns (activity, field, characteristic) | ||||
| -er | teacher | -tion | reaction | ||
| -or | actor | -ation | cooperation | ||
| -ess | actress | -ment | advertisement | ||
| -ist | artist | -ing | accounting | ||
| -ast | gymnast | -ness | happiness | ||
| -ian | electrician | -ance | maintenance | ||
| -ant | accountant | -ence | difference | ||
| -ent | resident | -ity | ability | ||
| -ee | employee | -ty | specialty | ||
| -ic | mechanic | -ry | dentistry | ||
| -man | fisherman | -y | assembly | ||
| -woman | policewoman | -ism | journalism | ||
| -person | salesperson | -ics | linguistics | ||
| -eur | chauffeur | -ure | architecture | ||
Examples of Usage
| What do you do (for a living)?
I’m a barber. What type of work do you do? (I’m in) accounting. What do you do every day? I fix cars. I drive a bus. |
What is his/her occupation?
He’s an architect. What field is he/she in? She’s in dentistry. What does he/she do at work? He types letters. She programs computers |