Suffixes

Common Suffix List, Meaning and Examples

The suffix, which is a letter or a collection of letters used to create a new word in English and can be put at the end of the desired word, can be converted into a different word when added to any word. While the meaning of this converted word will not be much different, it will be structurally different, you can see that a word that is a verb is an adjective.

This subject is a must-learn for anyone who wants to learn new words in English because once you learn this subject, you will be able to learn words in groups and save time.

Here are Common Suffix List, Meaning and Examples

Suffix	Meaning	Example
–age	A result	Wreckage
–ance	An action or state	Importance
-ant	A person	Asistant
–ee	A person	Referee
-ence	An action or state	Difference
-er/or	A person	Teacher
–ery	A type or place of work	Bakery
–ess	Makes a feminine form	Waitress
–ful	As much as will fill	Spoonful
–ing	An action or result	Painting
–ion	A process, state orresult	Decoration
-ism	A belief or condition	Judaism
–ist	A person	Florist
–ment	An action or state	Measurement

Suffix	Meaning	Example
-able	Able to be	Inflatable
–en	Made of	Woolen
-ful	Full of	Beautiful
-ible	Ability	Flexible
–ish	A little	Greenish
-less	Without	Careless
-like	Similar to, like	Lifelike
-ous	Full of	Joyous
-some	A tendency to	Quarrelsome
–ly	In a manner	Quickly
-ward	Shows direction	forward
-ways	Shows direction	Sideways