2. Suffixes

Nouns

1).ant, -entapplicant, component, servant, student

2). er, -or, -aremployer, interviewer, trainer, painter, New Yorker, Northerner, lighter, cooker, conductor, beggar

3).eeabsentee, abandonee, employee, interviewee, trainee

4). eerengineer, pioneer

5).an, -ian, -arian historian, humanitarian, librarian, musician, Canadian

6). eseChinese, Japanese

7). istartist, Marxist, capitalist

8). ism socialism, capitalism, mechanism

9). -ability, -ibilityability, flexibility

10). age postage, shrinkage

11). alarrival, refusal

12). ance, -enceappearance, reference

13). ancy, -encyemergency, expectancy

14). cyaccuracy, bankruptcy

15). domfreedom, kingdom, wisdom

16). erybravery, cookery

17). essactress, lioness

18). ettecigarette, novelette, cassette

19). ful handful, spoonful

20). hood childhood, brotherhood, neighborhood

21). ics economics, electronics, mechanics, physics, mathematics, politics

22). ion(-sion, -ssion -ition, -ation)decision, discussion, inflation, translation, action, correction

23). ity, -tyreality, curiosity, purity, security, certainty, cruelty, difficulty, loyalty, poverty, safety

24). mentmovement, agreement, harassment

25). nesscarelessness, greatness, friendliness, weakness, tiredness

26). ologyfuturology, geology, biology, musicology, psychology, anthropology ^

27). ship hardship, friendship, sportsmanship

28). thbirth, death, breadth, strength, truth

29). -ureclosure, exposure

Adjectives

30).able, -ibleacceptable, admissible, avoidable, eatable, countable, notable *, suitable, variable

31). al educational, additional, normal, natural, essential

32).an, -arian, -ian suburban, disciplinarian, Canadian

33). ant, -entdifferent, resultant

34). ary, -oryadvisory, customary

35). ate considerate, fortunate

36). engolden, wooden, woolen

37). ernnorthern, southern

38). eseChinese, Japanese

39). freecarefree, troublefree

40). ful careful, painful

41).ic, -icalatomic, biological, economic, economical, historic, historical, scientific, medical, mechanic, mechanical

42). ishselfish, childish, womanish, greenish, reddish, yellowish, Swedish, Danish

43). ivecreative, decisive, supportive

44). lessuseless, fruitless, boundless, groundless, hopeless, jobless

45). likechildlike, ladylike

46). ly manly, monthly

47). ous, ious, -uous, -eousvarious, continuous, courageous

48).proof airproof, bulletproof, fireproof, waterproof

49). some tiresome ^, lonesome, quarrelsome, troublesome, worrisome ^

50). ward downward, homeward

51). hairy, noisy

Verbs

52). endeepen, fasten, lengthen, strengthen, harden

53). ifybeautify, classify, electrify, horrify, modify, simplify

54). ize, -yze, -ise, -yse analyze, modernize, industrialize, popularize, specialisation ^, professionalisation ^