Suffixes usually change
the word class of the base word!
Suffixes
survive - survival;
arrive - arrival;
try - trial...
combine - combination;
accuse - accusation;
image - imagination...
employ - employment;
move - movement;
arrange – arrangement...
work - worker;
sing - singer;
win - winner...
carry - carriage;
use - usage;
pack - package...
perform - performance;
insure - insurance;
entry – entrance;
differ – difference;
prefer - preference...
Noun formation
-al
-ation
-ment
-er
-age
-ance/ -ence
national - nationality;
feminine - femininity;
curious - curiosity...
Noun formation
-ity
king - kingdom;
free - freedom;
wise - wisdom...
-hood
dark - darkness;
fit - fitness;
weak - weakness...
-ness
neighbour - neighbourhood;
man - manhood;
parent - parenthood...
-dom
relation - relationship;
friend - friendship;
champion - championship...
-ship
novel – novelist;
art - artist;
piano - pianist...
-ist
actor – actress;
prince - princess;
waiter - waitress...
- ess
true - truth;
grow- growth;
weigh – weight...
-th/ -t
study - student;
serve - servant;
assist - assistant...
-ant/ ent
Adjective formation
care - careful;
beauty - beautiful;
delight - delightful...
-y
tall - tallish;
dark - darkish;
green - greenish...
-ish
sleep - sleepy;
rain - rainy;
fun - funny...
-ful
use - useless;
shame - shameless;
hair - hairless...
-less
electric – electrical;
nation - national;
emotion - emotional...
-al
fame – famous;
fury - furious;
poison - poisonous...
-ous
create – creative;
attract - attractive;
act - active...
-ive
accept - acceptable;
agree - agreeable;
access - accessible...
-able/ ible
Verb formation
-en
identity - identify;
solid - solidify;
example - exemplify...
apology - apologise;
tranquil - tranquilise;
sympathy - sympathise...
-ise/ -ize
-ify
regular - regulate;
circular - circulate;
domestic - domesticate...
-ate
deep - deepen;
wide - widen;
short - shorten...
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