Suffixes and Their Meanings Week 1

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-hood

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A suffix used to form nouns indicating a state, condition, or quality, such as 'childhood' or 'brotherhood'.

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-ness

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A suffix used to form nouns from adjectives, indicating a state or condition, such as 'happiness' or 'kindness'.

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-en

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A suffix used to form verbs from adjectives or nouns, indicating made of or to make, such as 'harden' or 'shorten'.

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-ant/-ent

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Suffixes used to form nouns or adjectives, often indicating a condition or something that performs an action, such as 'assistant' or 'obedient'.

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-an/-ian

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Suffixes used to form nouns indicating a person related to or characterized by, such as 'librarian' or 'American'.

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-able/-ible

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Suffixes used to form adjectives meaning capable of, or can be done, such as 'readable' or 'edible'.

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-age

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A suffix used to form nouns indicating collection, or result of an action, such as 'storage' or 'marriage'.

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-al/-ial

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Suffixes used to form adjectives meaning relating to or characterized by, such as 'personal' or 'industrial'.