Suffixes
Common Verb        
     Suffixes:
        -ate
       -ify
       -ize
Suffixes are syllables placed after a word or root
that alter its meaning by changing the part of
speech.
Common Adjective    
      Suffixes:
-able           -ive
-al*             -ish
-ial              -ful
-ible            -less
-ic               -like
-ine             -ly**
-ile              -ous
-ious           -tic
        -ual
The Suffix That Makes Adverbs:
-ly**
Common Noun         
     Suffixes:   
-al*            -ist
-ance         -ity
-cy            -ment
-dom         -ness
-ee             -or
-ence         -ry
-er             -ship
-ess           -sion
-ice            -tion
-ism           -ty
       -y
Versatile Suffixes That Make      
        Anything But Adverbs:
       -ant       -ary         -ate        
      -ent       -ior          -ite
      -ive       -ory         -rior
* -al makes both nouns and
adjectives
** - ly makes both adverbs and
adjectives
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