Use in English words

Area of meaning

Verb-making suffix

Shorten.lengthen

To make

-en

Magnify.purify

To make

-ify

Dedicate.donate

To make. To do

-ate

Vaporize.synthesize

To make like

-ize(ise)

 

 

There is still another group of suffixes. Namely adjectives- making suffixes. The following table lists some common adjective- making suffixes. Try to think of one or more examples for each.

 

Adjective-making suffixes

Use in English words

Area of meaning

Adjective-making suffixe

careful

Full of

-ful

Dangerous.famous

Full of

-ous

glorious

Fullof

-ious

Final. Legal.agricultural

Pertaining to

-al

economic

Pertainingto. Belonging to 

-ic

historical

Pertainingto . belonging to

-ical

Civil.juvenile

Pertaining to

-il. -ile

Auditory

Pertaining to

-ory

Tiresome

Pertaining to

-some

Breakable .comfortable

Capable of being

-able

sensible

Capable of being

-ible

 

Use in English words

Area of meaning

Ajective-making suffix

active

Relating to . given to

-ive

golden

Of the nature of

-en

childish

Of the nature of

-ish

Twofold.threefold.tenfold

Times(multiplied by)

-fold

hopeless

without

-less

rainy

Characterized by

-y

weekly

Characterized by

-ly

childlike

Characterized by

-like

 

The last rroup of suffixes to be mentioned here is adverb-making suffixes.study these suffixes carefully to be able to recognize them when they are used in words.

Adverb-making suffixes

Use in English words

Area of meaning

Adverb-making suffixexs

Happily.slowly

Manner.like

-ly

sooner

More.(in degree)

-er

fastest

Highest(in degree)

-est

uppermost

Highest (in degree)

-most

clockwise

In terms of

-wise

Homeward.forward.backward

In the direction of

-ward