Suffixes

Suffixes

-added to the end of a word or rootword

Suffix  =  Meaning                           Suffix  =  Meaning                              Suffix = Meaning

-able =  able                                    -ic = like                                          -ly = like
-al  = belonging to                          -ing = person or  thing which          -ment = the result of action
-ally = like, belonging to                -ish = like                                        -ness = has the quality of
 -ant = a person who is                  -ism = state of being                        -ous = full of
-ate = to make...                            -ist = a person who                           -some = someone or thing of
-er = a person who...                     -ism = state of being                      -tion = the act of
-est = most                                     -ive = a person or                              -y = like