USE OF ENGLISH

	Suffix	*Meaning/use*	*Examples*
*noun*
*-ment*	*(verb/adj + suffix = Noun)*	*Activity, process, state*	*Improvement, disagreement*
*-ion*	*(verb + suffix = Noun)*		*Election, translation*
*-tion* *(-sion)*	*(verb + suffx = Noun)*	*Process, properties*	*Information, revision*
*-ing*	*(verb + suffix = Noun)*		*Spelling, reading*
*-ness*	*(adj + suffix = Noun)*	*Quality, state*	*Happiness, whiteness, weakness*
*-(i)ty*	*(adj + suffix = Noun)*	*Property*	*Similarity, popularity, capability*
*-ee*	*(noun/verb + suffix = Noun)*	*Describe people and their jobs*	*Employee,*
*-er*			*Employer, dancer*
*-or*			*Actor, translator*
*-ist*			*Artist, pianist*
*-ian*			*Politician, electrician*
*-eer*			*Engineer,*
*-ism*	*(noun + suffix = Noun)*	*Trend, tendency*	*Realism, materialism*
*-ance* *(-ence)*	*(verb/adj + suffix = Noun)*	*Process, state, property*	*Acceptance, absence*
*-ancy* *(-ency)*	*(verb/adj + suffix = Noun)*	*Process, state, property*	*Frequency, brilliancy*
*-cy*		*Quality, condition, state*	*Legacy, malignancy*
*-hood*	*(noun/adj + suffix = Noun)*	*Status, properties, relationship*	*Childhood, neighbourhood*
*-ship*	(*noun + suffix = Noun)*	*Title, skills, attitude to smth.*	*Friendship, relationship*
*-ade*		*Activity, process, result, drinks*	*Barricade, blockade, lemonade*
*-age*		*Activity, condition, result*	*Marriage, usage*
		*The meaning of quantity*	*Herbage, acreage*
		*Scene, place of residence*	*Hermitage*
*-dom*		*Status, state*	*Kingdom, freedom, boredom*
*-ery*		*Place*	*Bindery, brewery*
*-ary*		*Form of activity*	*Robbery, surgery*
*-ry*		*Totality*	*Jewellery, pottery*
		*Status*	*Slavery, mastery, misery*
*-ics*		*Science*	*Mathematics, linguistics*
*-ique*			*Technique, boutique*
*-metry*		-*метрия (рус)*	*Geometry, anthropometry*
*-nomy*		*Branch of knowledge*	*Astronomy, agronomy*
*-or, -ator*
*-pathy*		*Illness, feelings*	*Psychopathy, sympathy*
*-ure, -ture*	*Verb + suffix = Noun*	*Process, state, property*	*Departure, creature*
		*Institution and its functions*	*Manufacture, judicature*
		*Concrete object*	*Picture, furniture*
-y		*Abstract*	*Baemergencykery,*
*-al*	*Verb + suffix=Noun*		*Proposal, arrival*
*-th*	*Verb/adj + suffix = Noun*		*Growth, depth, length*
-*our*			*Behavior*

*adjective*
*-ous*	*noun/verb + suffix =Adj*	*Possess smth to a considerable degree*	*Famous, glamorous*
*-al*	*noun + suffix = Adj*		*Political, practical*
-y	*noun/verb + suffix = Adj*		*Foggy, sunny, rainy*
*-ive*	*noun/verb + suffix = Adj*		*Active, attractive*
*-able* *(-ible)*	*noun/verb + suffix = Adj*		*Drinkable, unforgettable, visible*
*-ful*			*Helpful, useful, beautiful*
*-less*	*noun + suffix = Adj*		*Homeless, jobless*
*-ic (-ical)*	*noun + suffix = Adj*		*Historic, realistic, historical*
*-ant (-ent)*			*Important, confident*
*-ar*	*noun/verb + suffix = Adj*		*Similar, circular*
*-ary*			*Secondary, contrary*
*-en*			*Wooden*
*-ior*			*Superior, prior*
*-ian,- ish, -I,* *-ese*,		*Nationalities, languages*
*-ern*		*Parts of the world*	*Northern*
*adverb*
*-ly*	*(adj + suffix = Adverb)*		*Fully, slowly, beautifully*
*-wards*			*Towards, forwards*
*verb*
*-ize* *-(ise)*			*Criticize, apologise, analyse*
*-en*			*Shorten, weaken, harden*
*-fy*			*Simplify, purify, simplify*
*-ate*			*Decorate, translate, create*
*numeral*
*-teen*			*Fourteen, sixteen*
*-ty*			*Forty, fifty, sixty*
*-th*			*The fifth, the twelfth, the fourth*