Common Suffixes
20 common suffixes in English are:
- -able: Capable of (e.g., comfortable, readable)
- -al: Relating to (e.g., seasonal, annual)
- -ance: State or quality of (e.g., guidance, tolerance)
- -ence: State or quality of (e.g., difference, independence)
- -ation: Action or process of (e.g., celebration, education)
- -ible: Capable of (e.g., divisible, flexible)
- -ion: Action or process of (e.g., confusion, audition)
- -ment: State or result of (e.g., enjoyment, movement)
- -ness: State or quality of (e.g., happiness, kindness)
- -ship: State or quality of (e.g., friendship, leadership)
- -ful: Full of (e.g., beautiful, helpful)
- -less: Without (e.g., careless, hopeless)
- -ous: Full of (e.g., courageous, glorious)
- -ly: In a manner (e.g., quickly, happily)
- -er: One who does (e.g., teacher, player)
- -or: One who does (e.g., actor, advisor)
- -ist: One who is (e.g., artist, scientist)
- -ism: Belief or practice (e.g., communism, feminism)
- -ward: Toward (e.g., forward, backward)
- -wise: In a manner (e.g., likewise, otherwise)