Suffixes – Word Endings that Indicate Parts of Speech

Understanding suffixes (word endings) helps students with spelling (one suffix can be used in many words) and grammar (one suffix has a distinct part of speech such as noun, verb.

Below is a list of common suffixes (word endings) that help indicate what part of speech a word is. Sometimes a word can be identified as a noun, adjective, adverb, or verb by its suffix.

Word Endings | Common Suffixes

Here is a useful list of common word endings in English.

• -able (capable of being)
• -ful (full of)
• -ly (in a manner)
• -ness (state or quality of)
• -ment (the action or process of)
• -less (without)
• -ness (state or quality of)
• -ish (tending to be)
• -ous (full of)
• -ity (state or quality of)
• -ation (the action or process of)
• -ize (cause to become)
• -ic (related to or characterized by)
• -ate (form of verb)
• -en (cause to become)
• -ish (tending to be)
• -ive (tending to or having a tendency to)
• -y (having the characteristics of)
• -al (related to or characterized by)
• -ous (full of)
• -ish (tending to be)
• -ment (the action or process of)
• -less (without)
• -ish (tending to be)
• -hood (state or condition of)
• -ship (state or condition of)
• -dom (state or condition of)
• -ity (state or quality of)
• -cy (state or quality of)
• -ance (state or quality of)
• -ence (state or quality of)
• -age (state or quality of)
• -ure (state or quality of)
• -ation (the action or process of)
• -ition (the action or process of)
• -ition (the action or process of)
• -sion (the action or process of)
• -ction (the action or process of)
• -xion (the action or process of)
• -ation (the action or process of)
• -ition (the action or process of)
• -ation (the action or process of)
• -ition (the action or process of)
• -ment (the action or process of)
• -ness (state or quality of)
• -ity (state or quality of)
• -ship (state or condition of)
• -ment (the action or process of)
• -ity (state or quality of)
• -ness (state or quality of)

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