1. Common Suffixes

2. A suffix is a part- word added to the end of a word to change its meaning.

3. These four may be added to a word to mean the person or thing that does the action suggested by the word.

4. -istart > artist

5. -erpaint > painter

6. -oract > actor

7. -antserve > servant

8. These five can change a verb into a noun closely related to the verb.

9. -mentagree > agreement

10. -agemarry > marriage

11. -tionprotect > protection

12. -sioninvade > invasion

13. -ingI like to read > I like reading

14. This suffix can change some nouns into adjectives,

15. -ful care > careful wonder > wonderful

16. -less care > careless

17. -est small > smallest long > longest short > shortest

18. -er fast > faster short >shorter

19. and this one can change some adjectives into nouns. -ness willing > willingness