English Grammar
SUFFIXES
Suffixes in English with their meaning.
What is a suffix?
A suffix in English is a letter or a group of letters added to the stem of a word to form a new word.
A suffix can change the stem of a word into a noun, a verb, an adverb or adjective.
For example: rain - rainy, slow – slowly,
music – musical, help – helpful
SUFFIXES IN ENGLISH |
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| -al (relating to) |
-ian (relating to) |
-ary (relating to) |
-ate (cause to act) |
| musical national seasonal |
historian librarian magician |
customary disciplinary monentary |
collaborate eradicate detonate |
| -ful (notable for) |
-less (without) |
-ive (tending towards) |
ic/-ical (pertaining to) |
| graceful helpful powerful |
fearless homeless useless |
attentive informative supportive |
mythic domestic methodical |
| -ish (of that nature) |
-ity/-ty- (state) |
-ly (manner) |
-y (inclined to be) |
| coldish darkish tallish |
enormity validity veracity |
anxiously badly shyly |
healthy sandy salty |
Adjectives, adverbs and nouns can also be used as suffixes. See here
See also:
Prefixes
Adjective-Adverb-Noun Suffixes