WORD FORMATION

SUFFIXES

SUFFIXES TO CHANGE ADJECTIVES TO VERBS

• -e + ify
pure purify
simple ________________
• + ize
modern modernize
social _______________

SUFFIXES TO CHANGE ADJECTIVES TO NOUNS

• ant + -ance
tolerant tolerance
important _________________
• ent + -ence
different difference
violent _____________________
• + y/+ -ty/ -ity
honest honesty
loyal __________________
mature _________________

SUFFIXES TO CHANGE NOUNS TO ADJECTIVES

• + able
fashion fashionable
misery __________________
• + al
nation national
nature _________________
• + ful
joy joyful
pain ________________

• + ive
effect effective
expense _____________________
 • + ous
fame famous
glamour ____________________

SUFFIXES TO CHANGE NOUNS TO NOUNS

• + -ian
Australia Australian
History _________________
• + -ist
art __________________
tour tourist
• + -ism
critic criticism
race _________________
• + -hood
boy boyhood
child __________________
• + -ship
citizen citizenship
champion ___________________

SUFFIXES TO CHANGE VERBS TO ADJECTIVES

• + -able
enjoy ___________________
rely ___________________
• + -ive
attract ___________________
compete ___________________

SUFFIXES TO CHANGE VERBS TO NOUNS

• + -ance
appear ___________________
attend ___________________
• + -ation
adore ___________________
explain ___________________
• + -ion
create ___________________
predict ___________________
• + -ment
argue ___________________
improve ___________________
• + -ant
emigrate ___________________
inhabit ___________________
• + -ent
reside ___________________
study ___________________
• + -er
drive ___________________
explore ___________________
• + -or
direct ___________________
visit ___________________