Suffixes often used

Suffixes come at the end of words. They help you to understand the meaning of a new word. Here are some common suffixes.

suffix	meaning	examples
er, or (noun)	person	worker, swimmer, instructor
er, or (noun)	machine, thing	cooker, word processor
ful (adjective)	full of	useful, beautiful
ology (noun)	subject of study	sociology, psychology
ics (noun, singular)	subject of study	economics, politics
less (adjective)	without	useless, endless
ly	makes an adverb from an adjective	sadly, happily
ness	makes an abstract noun from an adjective	happiness, sadness
y	makes an adjective from a noun	sandy, sunny

- able

• available believable miserable

- ance

• observance observance instance

- ary

• infirmary honorary imaginary

- ent

• judgment dependent confident

- ence

• indulgence independence silence

- ery

• slavery pottery lottery

- dom

• freedom kingdom wisdom

- er

• lecturer manager teacher

- ment

• attachment disappointment loneliness

- ness

• politeness happiness equipment

- ture

• fixture mixture signature

- ure

• brochure denture moisture

- ion

• communion complexion opinion

- ition

• intuition competition repetition

- tion

• election production education

- ious

• furious mysterious rebellious

- ise

• expertise exercise

- ize

• summarize memorize

- ant

• reluctantant protestant silent

- ible

• digestible flexible sensible

- ory

• observatory laboratory sensory

- ian

• comedian electrician politician

- or

• creator adjudicator spectator

- ation

• aviation transportation reservation

- sion

• abrasion discussion television

- ous

• furious joyous nervous

- less

• faithless careless