There are many, many different types of suffixes in English. Suffixes are letters added to the end of a word to give the word new meaning.\u00a0 Some of the most common suffixes in English are related to conjugating verbs, for example \u2013ed is added to a word to show it is in the past tense (e.g. walk \u2013 walked).\u00a0 Another very common suffix is \u2013s or \u2013es, which is added to the end of words for plurals (e.g. dog \u2013 dogs).<\/p>\n
There are many more suffixes in English though and some of these add more specific meaning to an already existing root word.\u00a0 Below I have listed a number of common suffixes you will surely see when reading almost any passage in English and which you likely already use, even if you haven\u2019t thought about using them as suffixes in the past.\u00a0 Learning these suffixes is a great way to expand your vocabulary and learn how to dissect (or take apart) words to figure out their meaning.<\/p>\n
Common suffixes:<\/p>\n
suffix<\/strong><\/td>\n| meaning<\/strong><\/td>\n | example word<\/strong><\/td>\n | word meaning<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | -able,-ible<\/td>\n | ability, capable of<\/td>\n | edible<\/td>\n | something that a person is able to eat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | -ance<\/td>\n | the state of<\/td>\n | maintenance<\/td>\n | the state of being in good repair or maintained<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | -ate<\/td>\n | become<\/td>\n | populate<\/td>\n | to become filled with people<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | -dom<\/td>\n | a place<\/td>\n | kingdom<\/td>\n | a place or area belonging to a king<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | -er, -or<\/td>\n | a person who does a job<\/td>\n | painter<\/td>\n | a person who paints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | -en<\/td>\n | to become<\/td>\n | enlighten<\/td>\n | to become knowledgeable about spiritual ways<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | -esque<\/td>\n | reminding you of<\/td>\n | picturesque<\/td>\n | reminding you of or looking like a picture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | -ical<\/td>\n | related to<\/td>\n | musical<\/td>\n | related to music<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | -ify<\/td>\n | to make or become<\/td>\n | nullify<\/td>\n | to make void or invalid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | -ish<\/td>\n | have the quality of<\/td>\n | babyish<\/td>\n | acting or looking like a baby<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | -ism<\/td>\n | a belief<\/td>\n | Buddhism<\/td>\n | the belief in the Buddha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | -ist<\/td>\n | a person who<\/td>\n | chemist<\/td>\n | a person who studies chemistry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | -ment<\/td>\n | the condition of<\/td>\n | argument<\/td>\n | being in the middle of arguing, the condition of arguing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | -ness<\/td>\n | state of being<\/td>\n | heaviness<\/td>\n | the state of being heavy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | -y<\/td>\n | characterized by<\/td>\n | healthy<\/td>\n | characterized by good health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are many, many different types of suffixes in English. Suffixes are letters added to the end of a word to give the word new meaning.\u00a0 Some of the most common suffixes in English are related to conjugating verbs, for example \u2013ed is added to a word to show it is in the past tense…<\/p>\n |
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