50 Examples of Suffixes with Meaning in English

50 Examples of Suffixes with Meaning in English

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A suffix is ​​a letter added to the end of a word to create a new word or to change the function of the original word.  It can also be a group of letters. In other words, a suffix is ​​put at the end of a word to change its meaning. For Detailed Suffixes List;

Suffixes that make ADJECTIVE

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




Suffixes that make NOUNS

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





Other 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
-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
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