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Noun and Adjective Suffixes Guide

This document discusses common suffixes used to form nouns and adjectives in English. It outlines suffixes like -ance, -ment, and -tion that are added to verbs to create nouns, as well as suffixes like -ity and -ness that are added to adjectives to form nouns. It also notes suffixes such as -ship, -hood, and -dom that can be attached to nouns to derive additional nouns. Finally, it lists several adjective suffixes like -ful, -ous, -ed, -ive, and -able.

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Noun and Adjective Suffixes Guide

This document discusses common suffixes used to form nouns and adjectives in English. It outlines suffixes like -ance, -ment, and -tion that are added to verbs to create nouns, as well as suffixes like -ity and -ness that are added to adjectives to form nouns. It also notes suffixes such as -ship, -hood, and -dom that can be attached to nouns to derive additional nouns. Finally, it lists several adjective suffixes like -ful, -ous, -ed, -ive, and -able.

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Noun suffixes and adjective suffixes.

From verbs+ suffix Ò we form a noun

}  ANCE¨endurance,assistance,appearance,annoyance.
}  MENT¨punishment, development ,improvement,
goverment, management,agreement.
}  TION¨information,education,organization,invitation.
}  SION¨admission,confusion,permission,conclusion.
}  ER/OR¨driver,baker,teacher,driver,sailor,writer,worker.
}  ION¨creation,election,discussion
 
From adjectives+suffix Ò we form a noun

}  ITY¨possibility,stupidity,activity,similarity,personality
,flexibility,scarcity.
}  NESS¨Kindness,weakness,happiness,illness,sadness,
goodness
From noun+suffix Ò we form a noun

}  SHIP¨membership,relationship,friendship,partnership.
}  HOOD¨motherhood,brotherhood,childhood,
}  neighbourhood.
}  DOM¨Freedom,kingdom,wisdom,stardom,boredom.
}  FUL ¨ careful,painful,useful,thoughful,forgetful.
}  OUS ¨ dangerous,famous,delicious,furious.
}  ED ¨ amazed,surprised,dazed.
}  IVE ¨ attractive,sensitive,creative,passive.
}  ABLE¨washable,fashionable,reliable,readable,count
able.
}  IBLE ¨ edible , invisible ,flexible.
}  AL ¨ musical,political,emotional,legal,national.
}  LESS ¨ careless,thoughtless,harmless,useless.
}  ING ¨ boring,tiring,exciting,amazing.
}  IC ¨ realistic,optimistic,artistic.
}  ENT ¨ confident,permanent,consistent

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