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SUFFIX
can be put after noun or adjective
1.
adjective
+ en = verb
sharp
= sharpen ( make it sharper )
wide
= widen
less
= lessen
2.
noun
+ en = verb
length
= lenghten
straight
= straighten
height
= heighten
3.
noun
+ en = adjective
gold
= golden
wood
= wooden
4.
noun
+ y = adjective
wood
= woody ( like wood )
5.
noun
+ y = adjective
cloud
= cloudy ( a lot of clouds )
rain
= rainy
wind
= windy
6.
adjective
+ ness = noun
good
= goodness
happy
= happiness
7.
adjective
+ th = noun
true
= truth
high
= height
warm
= warmth
long
= length
wide
= width
8.
noun
+ some = adjective
trouble
= troublesome ( giving or causing trouble )
quarrel
= quarrelsome ( fond of quarreling )
Tom
is a troublesome boy. ( Tom is a quarrelsome student )
9.
noun
+ ful, noun + less = adjective
care
= careful, careless
harm
= harmful, harmless
10.
verb
+ able = adjective
touch
= touchable
11.
verb,
noun + ist = noun
type
= typist
column
= columnist
12.
adjective
+ ify = verb ; adjective + ification = noun
simple
= simplify
simple
= simplification
13.
verb
+ tion = noun
explain
= explanation
14.
verb
+ ment = noun
enjoy
= enjoyment
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