Suffixes Suffixes are sets of letters added to the end of a word (adjective, adverb, noun or verb). The addition of a suffix . changes the grammar category of the word Suffix Meaning Used with Grammar category Examples -ful full of, having qualities of n. adj. useful, plentiful -less without n. adj. useless, colourless -ly quality adj., n. adv., adj. safely -able, -ible having the quality of, apt to, possible to v. adj. reliable, convertible -ability/-ibility possibility v., adj. abstract noun dependability, convertibility -proof that can resist something n. adj. waterproof -like similar to, resembling n. adj. robotlike -ing doing the action of, causing something to n., v. adj. interesting -ed having the characteristic of n., v. adj. interested -hood state, condition of n. abstract n. childhood, brotherhood -ness state, quality n. abstract n. robustness, usefulness -ship status, skill n. abstract n. ownership -dom status n. abstract n. kingdom -en make into, cause to be adj., n. v. to shorten, to strengthen -ward(s) in the direction of prep., adj., adv. forward(s), towards -ways in the direction of n. adv. sideways -wise in the direction of n. adv. clockwise 11. Write the nouns corresponding to these adjectives. rich ............................................. thick ............................................. possible ............................................. powerful ............................................. practical ............................................. beautiful ............................................. deep ............................................. increasing ............................................. sustainable ............................................. productive ............................................. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 12. Write the adjectives corresponding to these nouns. help ............................................. care ............................................. health ............................................. influence ............................................. growth ............................................. probability ............................................. skill ............................................. width ............................................. effectiveness ............................................. easiness ............................................. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.