(Suffixes ( noun

Suffixes: are we adding it after word

A ) Verb + noun suffix )

ment ( improvement, government, management
ion ( election, discussion
ation ( information, education
ing ( jogging, spelling


B ) Adjective + noun suffix )


ness ( weakness, happiness
ity ( activity, similarity


C ) –er, -or & -ist )



er ( dancer, designer, driver, manager
or ( actor, translator, director
ist ( economist, journalist



(Suffixes ( adjective


A )noun or verb + suffix )


ous ( dangerous, famous
al ( musical, emotional
y ( cloudy, sunny, dirty
ive (creative, attractive



B ) –able & -ible )
ABLE : means ‘can be done’.

Enjoyable, comfortable, reliable,……etc

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Words ending –able quite often express the opposite meaning with the prefix un*

unsuitable ... unbreakable



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Words ending –ible sometimes add the prefix in

invisible . incomprehensible


C ) –ful & -less )

ful often means ‘ full of’ or ‘ having the quality of the noun-

careful, painful, useful, thoughtful


less : often means ‘without*

careless, useless, homeless

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