Suffixes come at the end of words. They help you to understand the meaning of a new word. Here are some common suffixes.
| suffix | meaning | examples |
| er, or (noun) | person | worker, swimmer, instructor |
| er, or (noun) | machine, thing | cooker, word processor |
| ful (adjective) | full of | useful, beautiful |
| ology (noun) | subject of study | sociology, psychology |
| ics (noun, singular) | subject of study | economics, politics |
| less (adjective) | without | useless, endless |
| ly | makes an adverb from an adjective | sadly, happily |
| ness | makes an abstract noun from an adjective | happiness, sadness |
| y | makes an adjective from a noun | sandy, sunny |
– able
- available believable miserable
– ance
- observance observance instance
– ary
- infirmary honorary imaginary
– ent
- judgment dependent confident
– ence
- indulgence independence silence
– ery
- slavery pottery lottery
– dom
- freedom kingdom wisdom
– er
- lecturer manager teacher
– ment
- attachment disappointment loneliness
– ness
- politeness happiness equipment
– ture
- fixture mixture signature
– ure
- brochure denture moisture
– ion
- communion complexion opinion
– ition
- intuition competition repetition
– tion
- election production education
– ious
- furious mysterious rebellious
– ise
- expertise exercise
– ize
- summarize memorize
– ant
- reluctantant protestant silent
– ible
- digestible flexible sensible
– ory
- observatory laboratory sensory
– ian
- comedian electrician politician
– or
- creator adjudicator spectator
– ation
- aviation transportation reservation
– sion
- abrasion discussion television
– ous
- furious joyous nervous
– less
- faithless careless