Suffixes and Their Meanings Week 1

-age

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

• A prefix used to indicate the opposite of a word, such as 'unhappy'.

• A suffix used to form adjectives indicating a characteristic, such as 'courageous'.

• A suffix used to form verbs indicating an action, such as 'manage'.

-ant/-ent

• Suffixes used to form verbs or adverbs, often indicating an action or state, such as 'assist' or 'obey'.

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

• Suffixes used to form conjunctions or prepositions, often indicating a relationship, such as 'and' or 'but'.

• Suffixes used to form pronouns or interjections, often indicating emotion or exclamation, such as 'he' or 'wow'.

-al/-ial

• Suffixes used to form nouns meaning relating to or characterized by.

• Suffixes used to form verbs meaning relating to or characterized by.

• Suffixes used to form adjectives meaning relating to or characterized by.

• Suffixes used to form adverbs meaning relating to or characterized by.

-en

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

• A prefix used to indicate negation or absence, such as 'unhappy'.

• A suffix used to form adjectives from nouns, indicating a characteristic, such as 'childish'.

• A suffix used to form nouns from verbs, indicating the action or result, such as 'happiness'.

-able/-ible

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

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

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

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

-ness

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

• A prefix used to indicate negation or absence, such as 'unhappy'.

• A suffix used to form adjectives from nouns, such as 'childish'.

• A standalone word meaning 'a state of being'.

-hood

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

• A prefix used to indicate negation or absence, such as 'unhappy'.

• A suffix used to form adjectives indicating a characteristic, such as 'childish'.

• A standalone word meaning a group of people with a common characteristic.

-an/-ian

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

• Prefixes used to indicate negation or absence, such as 'un-' or 'non-'.

• Suffixes used to form adjectives indicating a quality or state, such as '-ful' or '-less'.

• Prefixes used to indicate time or sequence, such as 'pre-' or 'post-'.