ENGLISH GRAMMAR: SUFFIXES

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(i) Suffixes forming Nouns

  • The following suffixes denoting the agent or doer:
    -er, -ar, -ard, -art, -or, -eer,- -ist,
    singer, liar, coward, braggart, sailor, mountaineer, artist.

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  • The following suffixes denoting state or condition (abstract nouns):
    -dom, -hood, -ness, -th, -t, -ery, -ship,
    freedom, manhood, darkness, width, height, roguery, friendship.
  • The following suffixes forming diminutives:
    -ling, -cle, -en,
    duckling, gosling, particle, kitten.
  • The following suffix has a feminine ending:
    -ess
    actress, waitress, lioness.

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(ii) Suffixes forming Adjectives

  • Suffix made of:
    -en
    Golden, woollen.
  • Suffix possessing the nature of, somewhat:
    -ish
    foolish, childish, blackish, sweetish.
  • Suffix forming without:
    -less,
    useless, penniless (that is me!), homeless, clueless.
  • Suffix with the quality of:
    -y,
    healthy, greedy, needy, speedy.
  • Suffix with like:
    -ly
    womanly, manly.
  • Suffix with able, capable of:
    -able, -ible,
    eatable, edible, legible.
  • Suffix with full of:
    -ous [Latin osus],
    famous, numerous.

(iii) Suffixes forming Verbs

  • Suffix to make:
    -en
    ***stiffen, soften.
  • to make:
    -fly,
    magnify, purify.
  • to make:
    -ize (also written as ise)
    civilize, realize.

Suffixes forming Adverbs

  • Suffix with like:
    -ly
    bravely, sweetly.


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Very useful information on word morphology .

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