What are Suffixes in English? Definition, Meaning and Examples.

What are the Suffixes?

A letter or group of letters that you add at the end of a word, and that changes the meaning of the word.

( एक अक्षर या अक्षरों का समूह जिसे आप किसी शब्द के अंत में जोड़ते हैं, और जो शब्द के अर्थ को बदल देता है )

1) -sion/-tion (State of being)

Examples

1. Position
2. Promotion
3. Cohesion
4. Affection
5. Ambition.

2) -ate (become)

Examples

1. Mediate
2. Collaborate
3. Create
4. Eradicate
5. Detonate.

3) -ful (Notable for)

Examples

1. Handful
2. Hopeful 
3. Playful
4. Skilful
5. Thankful.

4) -ic/-ical (Having the form)

Examples

1. Psychological
2. Hypocritical
3. Methodical
4. Nonsensical
5. Musical.

5) -ive (Having the nature of)

Examples

1. Inquisitive
2. Informative
3. Attentive
4. Abortive
5. Active.

6) -less (Without)

Examples

1. Meaningless
2. Hopeless
3. Homeless
4. Mindless
5. Spotless.

7) -ly (Related to/quality)

Examples

1. Softly
2. Happily 
3. Slowly
4. Crazily
5. Madly.

8) -ward, -wards (Direction)

Examples

1. Towards
2. Afterwards
3. Backwards
4. Inward
5. Outwards.

9) -ious/-ous (Characterised by)

Examples

1. Pious
2. Jealous
3. Religious
4. Ridiculous.

10) -age (Action/ process)

Examples

1. Drainage
2. Orphanage
3. Marriage
4. Salvage
5. Outage.

11) -al (Pertaining to)

Examples

1. Fictional
2. Regional
3. Musical
4. Accidental
5. Logical.

12) -wise (In relation to)

Examples

1. Otherwise
2. Likewise
3. Weatherwise
4. Clockwise
5. Crosswise.

13) -ity/-ty (Quality of)

Examples

1. Extremity
2. Validity
3. Enormity
4. Veracity
5. Security.

14) -ment (Condition)

Examples

1. Enchantment
2. Argument
3. Achievement
4. Excitement
5. Encouragement.

15) -ness (State of being)

Examples

1. Heaviness
2. Highness
3. Sickness
4. Rudeness
5. Happiness.

16) -ship (Position held)

Examples

1. Friendship
2. Hardship
3. Internship
4. Citizenship
5. Membership.

17) -AL, -IAL, -ICAL (having the quality of)

Examples

1. Accidental,
2. educational,
3. historical,
4. regional,
5. social,
6. universal,
7. personal.

18) -ABLE, -IBLE (Capable or worthy of, tending to)

Examples

1. Flammable
2. discernible
3. culpable.

19) -AN, -IAN (Nationality)

Examples

1. Indian 
2. Agrarian
3. simian.

20) -ARY (quality or place)

Examples

1. Customary
2. momentary
3. cautionary
4. dietary.

21) -FUL (Full of, tending or liable to)

Examples

1. Beautiful
2. wonderful
3. awful
4. skillful
5. Successful.

22) -IC (Pertaining or relating to)

Examples

1. Athletic
2. historic
3. scenic
4. fantastic.

23) -IVE (Performing or tending toward)

Examples

1. Cooperative
2. supportive
3. sensitive.

24) -ISH (Origin, nature)

Examples

1. Foolish
2. childish
3. Selfish
4. sheepish
5. pinkish.

25) -LESS (Without, lacking, unable to act)

Examples

1. Powerless
2. friendless
3. worthless
4. Useless
5. homeless.

26) -LIKE (Like)

Examples

1. Lifelike
2. ladylike
3. warlike
4. Childlike
5. birdlike.

27)-Y (Characterized by, tending to)

Examples

1. Rainy
2. funny
3. dirty
4. messy
5. dirty.

28) -OUS, -OSE (Full of, relating to)

Examples

1. Poisonous
2. dangerous
3. nervous
4. mysterious
5. victorious
6. bellicose.

29) -ANT, -ENT (Performing or being)

Examples 

1. Important
2. incessant
3. Independent.

30) -ILE (Tending to, capable of)

Examples

1. Futile
2. Senile
3. fragile.

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