Практикум по лексикологии английского языка. Часть 1. Словообразование. Маковецкая Н.А - 46 стр.

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Suffixes
Noun suffixes
Suffix Meaning Examples
-acy state of quality democracy, privacy
-al act of rebuttal, refusal
-ance, -ence state or quality of maintenance, eminence
-dom place or state of being freedom, kingdom
-er, -or one who trainer, investor
-ism doctrine or belief liberalism, Taoism
characteristic of
-ist one who organist, physicist
-ity quality of veracity, opacity
-ment condition of payment, argument
-ness state of being watchfulness, cleanliness
-ship position held professorship, fellowship
-sion, -tion state of being or action digression, transition
Verb suffixes
Suffix Meaning Examples
-ate cause to be concentrate, regulate
-en cause to be or become enliven, blacken
-ify, -fy make or cause to be unify, terrify, amplify
-ize cause to become magnetize, civilize
Adjective suffixes
Suffix Meaning Examples
-able, -ible capable of being assumable, edible
-al pertaining to regional, political
-esque reminiscent of picturesque, statuesque
-ful having a notable quality colourful, sorrowful
-ic pertaining to poetic, mythic
-ish having the quality of prudish, clownish
-ious, -ous of or characterized by famous, nutritious
-ive having the nature of festive, creative, massive
-less without endless, senseless
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                              Suffixes
Noun suffixes
Suffix                Meaning                            Examples

-acy                 state of quality            democracy, privacy
-al                  act of                       rebuttal, refusal
-ance, -ence         state or quality of          maintenance, eminence
-dom                 place or state of being     freedom, kingdom
-er, -or             one who                     trainer, investor
-ism                 doctrine or belief          liberalism, Taoism
                     characteristic of
-ist                 one who                     organist, physicist
-ity                 quality of                  veracity, opacity
-ment                condition of                payment, argument
-ness                 state of being             watchfulness, cleanliness
-ship                 position held              professorship, fellowship
-sion, -tion          state of being or action    digression, transition

Verb suffixes
Suffix                Meaning                             Examples
-ate                 cause to be                 concentrate, regulate
-en                  cause to be or become       enliven, blacken
-ify, -fy            make or cause to be         unify, terrify, amplify
-ize                 cause to become             magnetize, civilize

Adjective suffixes
Suffix                Meaning                             Examples

-able, -ible         capable of being            assumable, edible
-al                  pertaining to               regional, political
-esque               reminiscent of              picturesque, statuesque
-ful                 having a notable quality     colourful, sorrowful
-ic                  pertaining to                poetic, mythic
-ish                 having the quality of        prudish, clownish
-ious, -ous          of or characterized by      famous, nutritious
-ive                 having the nature of         festive, creative, massive
-less                without                      endless, senseless