SUFFIXES MEANIN EXAMPLES

G
-ify This suffix
attaches to
three
kinds of
base word:
to
monosylla
bic words,
to words
stressed
on the
final
syllable,
and to
words
stressed
on the
penult
followed
by a final
syllable
ending in
unstressed
/ɪ/.
-ion
This Latinate suffix has three allomorphs: when attached to a verb in -ify,
the verbal suffix and -ion surface together as -ification (personification).
When attached to a verb ending in -ate, we find -ion (accompanied by a
change of the base-final consonant from [t] to [ʃ], hyphenation), and we
find the allomorph -ation in all other cases (starvation, colonization).

The suffix -ize attaches primarily to bases ending in an unstressed

syllable and the resulting derivatives show rather complex patterns of
base allomorphy. For example, bases are systematically truncated (i.e.
they lose the rime of the final syllable) if they are vowel-final and end in
two unstressed syllables (cf. truncated vowel-final mémory—mémorize,
vs. non-truncated consonant-final hóspital—hóspitalize).

An adverb provides information about the manner, frequency, degree, or other circumstances of He plays tennis excellen
the activity indicated by the verb or verb phrase. A similar meaning can usually be expressed b tly.
He moves gracefully.
He appears professiona
lly at fundraisers¹.
 few adverbs are formed from nouns with the suffix -wise, meaning "in this/that way"

He hit the tennis ball sideways. "in a way that sent it off to the side of the court"

The official turned the timer clockwise. "in the circular direction that the hands of a clock turn"

He folded his towel lengthwise. "with the fold as the length of the item"

y a prepositional phrase
.
An adjective describes a noun with qualities such as size, shape, color, worth, age, origin, and so late – lately
on. By adding the suffix -ly, the word form may be changed to an adverb (with a right – rightly
few exceptions differing in form or meaning). For most words, add -ly to the end of an adjective hopeful – hopefully
form to create an adverb word form.
complete – completely