Suffix

A suffix is a group of letters placed at the end of a word to make a new word. A suffix can make a new word in one of two ways:

Ø  Inflectional (grammatical): for example, changing singular to plural (dog > dogs), or changing present tense to past tense (walk > walked). In this case, the basic meaning of the word does not change.

Ø  Derivational (the new word has a new meaning, "derived" from the original word): for example, teach > teacher or care > careful.

VERB	SUFFIX	NEW WORD
Short Intense Memory	-en -ify,-fy -ize,ise	Shorten Intensify Memorise
NOUN
Intelligent Write Tour National Improve Ill Relation Connect	-ance,-ence -er, -or -ist -ity, -ty -ment -ness -Ship -sion, tion	Intelligence Writer Tourist Nationality Improvement Illnes Relationship Connection
ADJECTIVE
Admire Care Biology Danger Tall Attract Dirt	-able,ible -ful -ic,ical -ious,-ous -ish -ive -y	Admirable Careful Biological Dangerous Tallish Attractive Dirty