Suffixes – change the
part of speech
NOUNS
-ance,
-ancy attendance,
substance, assistance,
pregnancy
-ence tendency, difference
-er, -or organizer, writer, doctor, teacher
-ion,
-tion direction, position, infection, recognition,
location, passion, union, paralyzation
-ism mannerism, parallelism, realism
-ment experiment, entertainment,
argument, compliment
-ness illness, goodness, sickness,
happiness, sadness
ADJECTIVES
-able marketable, desirable, capable, suitable,
-al spinal, final,
-ful beautiful,
suspenseful, wonderful, fruitful
-ic pathetic, static, fantastic,
-ious, -ous suspicious, courteous,
courageous,
Gorgeous, curious
-ive creative, negative, primitive,
positive, attractive
-less ruthless, useless, fearless, homeless, helpless
-y nasty, dirty, pretty, sticky, stinky
VERBS
-ate liberate, educate,
equate, communicate
-ify signify, magnify, unify, justify
-ize summarize, realize, finalize, economize
Education –
educate – educational
