Most Common Suffixes

-s, -es

projects

dresses

• characteristics of

• verb form, present participle

• past-tense verbs

• plurals

-ed

waited

• characteristics of

• verb form, present participle

• past-tense verbs

• plurals

-ing

leaving

• characteristics of

• verb form, present participle

• past-tense verbs

• plurals

-ly

friendly

• characteristics of

• verb form, present participle

• past-tense verbs

• plurals

-er, -or

teacher

actor

• one who

• can be done

• act, process

• having characteristics of

-ion

distraction

• one who

• can be done

• act, process

• having characteristics of

-ible, -able

edible

likeable

• one who

• can be done

• act, process

• having characteristics of

-al, -ial

physical

social

• one who

• can be done

• act, process

• having characteristics of

-y

funny

• action or process

• state of, condition of

• possessing the qualities of

• characterized by

-ity

-ty

activity

reality

• action or process

• state of

• possessing the qualities of

• characterized by