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Common Suffixes for Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs

The document discusses common suffixes added to the end of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in English. For nouns, common suffixes include -ness, -ing, -tion, -ence, and -ship. For verbs, suffixes such as -ate, -ify, -ize, -en, and -ing are frequently used. Adjectives commonly end with suffixes like -ing, -ful, -less, -ive, and -ent. Finally, adverbs tend to have suffixes such as -ly, -ward, -wise, and -fold added to the end. The document provides examples for each part of speech and suffix.

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Common Suffixes for Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs

The document discusses common suffixes added to the end of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in English. For nouns, common suffixes include -ness, -ing, -tion, -ence, and -ship. For verbs, suffixes such as -ate, -ify, -ize, -en, and -ing are frequently used. Adjectives commonly end with suffixes like -ing, -ful, -less, -ive, and -ent. Finally, adverbs tend to have suffixes such as -ly, -ward, -wise, and -fold added to the end. The document provides examples for each part of speech and suffix.

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Suffixes – Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives & Adverbs

What suffixes are usually at the end of nouns?


-ness -ing -tion -ence - ance -ship - ity - er -ist
Happiness learning participation intelligence importance friendship city teacher artist

-ment -dom -ology


government kingdom biology

What suffixes are usually at the end of verbs?


-ate - ify -ize (-ise) -en -s -es -ed -ing -t
educate identify categorize listen works reaches played singing sent

What suffixes are usually at the end of adjectives?


-ing -ful -less -ive -ent -en -al -ous -y
Interesting Beautiful loveless attentive intelligent wooden personal famous happy

-ic -able -ible


fantastic capable sensible See the example for each suffix. Then, think of one more example
of your own. Write it down.

What suffixes are usually at the end of adverbs?


-ly -ward -wise -fold -ish
Fluently homeward timewise fourfold blue-ish

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