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Suffixes Meaning Part of Speech Example
-able, ible able to, having adjective comfortable,
the quality of portable
-al relating to noun/ adjective annual, comical
-er, -or a person who, a noun programmer
thing which
-ful full of adjective colorful
-ily forming for an adverb happily, lazily
adverb
-ing demoting an noun / adjective Acting , showing
action, a
material, or a
gerund, in a
manner of
-ness condition noun readiness
- ly forming an adjective clearly, hourly
adjective
-ment capable of being adjective measurement
-ive having the adjective sensitive
quality
-ous to make or to do adjective dangerous

-ate, -en, -ify to make verb Abbreviation,
whiten

Identify the suffixes of the following words.
1. educate ________________
2. improve ____________
3. discuss ________________
4. stupid ________________
5. dark ________________
6. govern ________________
7. spell ________________
8. hesitate ________________
9. arrange ________________
10. similar ________________
11. happy ________________
12. popular ________________
13. television ________________

14. manage ________________
15. elect ________________