Suffixes

Suffixes are endings that

are added to root words.
They can change the
meaning of the words
 Root word and add –ness
(something exemplifying a
quality or state)
1. Fair fairness
2. Kind kindness
3. Fit fitness
4. Willing willingness
5. Childish childishness
6. Careless carelessness
When root word ends in ‘y’ this
happens
10. Tidy tidiness
11. Lovely loveliness
12. Silly silliness

The ‘y’ changes to an ‘i’

before we add –ness.
Root word and add –ment
(result, action,)

13. Enjoy enjoyment

14. State statement
15. Move movement
16. Manage management
 Root word and add –hood
(time : period)

18. Child childhood

19. Mother motherhood
20. Father fatherhood
 Root Word and –ly
(manner, nature)
1.Beautiful beautifully
2.Quick quickly
3.Partial partially
4.Slow slowly
5.Heaven heavenly
 Root word and –er
(comparative, a person, thing
that is connected to something)
1.Follow follower
2.Make maker
3.Build builder
4.Watch watcher
5.Foreign foreigner
 Root word and –ive
(expressing tendency, disposition,
function, connection,)
1.Act active
2.Correct corrective
3.Detect detective
4.Pass passive
5.Sport sportive
 Root word and –ful
(full of something)

1.Forget forgetful
2.Beauty beautiful
3.Awe awful
4.Help helpful
5.Peace peaceful
 Root word and –less
(without, low, limited)
1.Care careless
2.Flaw flawless
3.Peer peerless
4.Fear fearless
5.Child childless
 Root word and –est
(greatest extent, comparison)
1. Sweet sweetest
2. Pretty prettiest
3. Big biggest
4. Soon soonest
5. Fast fastest
Note: words ending with “y” should be
changed to “i” and add est. (see #2 example)
 Root word and –able, ible
(can be)
1.Adjust adjustable
2.Convert convertible
3.Stretch stretchable
4.Comfort comfortable
5.Afford affordable
Write one example for each
suffix and use it in a sentence.