Common Suffixes

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s

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A suffix used to form plurals of nouns or third person singular of verbs.

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es

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A suffix used to form plurals of nouns or third person singular of verbs, typically used when the word ends in s, x, z, ch, or sh.

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ies

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A suffix used to form plurals of nouns or third person singular of verbs, typically used when the word ends in a consonant followed by y.

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ied

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A suffix used to form the past tense of verbs ending in a consonant followed by y.

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ed

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A suffix used to form the past tense of regular verbs.

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ing

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A suffix used to form the present participle of verbs.

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er

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A suffix used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs.

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or

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A suffix used to form nouns indicating a person who does something, or a condition or property.

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est

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A suffix used to form the superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs.

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ful

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A suffix meaning 'full of' or 'characterized by'.