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