50 Examples of Common Suffixes with Meaning

50 Examples of Common Suffixes

A suffix is a letter or a collection of letters attached to the end of a word to form a brand-new word or to change the grammatical function (or part of speech) of the word.

For example:- the verb read is made into the noun reader by adding the suffix -er. Similarly, read is made into the adjective readable by adding the suffix -able.

Here are 50 Examples of Common Suffixes:

Suffix	Meaning	Example	Example Sentence
-able	capable of	comfortable	The bed was comfortable to sleep in.
-al	relating to	musical	She has a great appreciation for musical theater.
-ance/-ence	state of being	importance	The importance of education cannot be overstated.
-ate	become or make	hydrate	It’s important to hydrate after exercising.
-cy	state of being	privacy	I value my privacy and don’t like to share personal information.
-dom	state or quality of	freedom	Freedom is a basic human right.
-en	made of or become	wooden	The table is made of wooden planks.
-er/-or	person who	teacher	My teacher is very knowledgeable about the subject.
-ful	full of	hopeful	She is feeling very hopeful about her future.
-ic	relating to	athletic	He is very athletic and enjoys playing sports.
-ify/-fy	make or become	simplify	The recipe was too complicated, so I decided to simplify it.
-ish	somewhat	childish	He sometimes acts childish when he doesn’t get his way.
-ism	doctrine or belief	socialism	Some people believe in the principles of socialism.
-ist	person who	dentist	I need to go see the dentist for a check-up.
-ity/-ty	state or quality of	unity	The team’s unity helped them win the championship.
-ize/-ise	make or become	realize	I didn’t realize how much time had passed.
-less	without	homeless	The homeless man slept on the street.
-ly	in a manner of	quickly	She ran quickly to catch the bus.
-ment	action or process	improvement	The company made an improvement to their product.
-ness	state or quality of	happiness	She found happiness in her new job.
-ology	study of	psychology	She studied psychology in college.
-ous/-ious	having the qualities of	curious	She was very curious about the world around her.
-phobia	fear of	claustrophobia	Some people have a fear of enclosed spaces, known as claustrophobia.
-sion/-tion	act or state of	admission	The admission process was very competitive.
-scope	instrument for viewing	microscope	He used a microscope to examine the cells.
-ship	state of being	friendship	She valued her friendship with him.
-some	characterized by	troublesome	His behavior was very troublesome.
-th	state or quality of	health	It’s important to take care of your health.
-ward	direction or position	forward	She walked forward to greet him.
-wise	in the manner of	likewise	I felt the same way, likewise.
-y	characterized by	funny	The movie was very funny.
-able/-ible	able to be	drinkable	The water was drinkable.
-ance/-ence	action or process of	assistance	She asked for assistance with the project.
-ary	related to or a place for	library	She spent hours in the library studying.
-ate	having a certain quality	considerate	He was always considerate of other people’s feelings.
-cide	killing of	homicide	The police investigated the homicide of the young woman.

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