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| Welcome to the WORD ENDINGS PAGE! |
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This page is dedicated to the endings of words, such as nouns, adjevtives, verbs and adverbs. A crucial element in forming sentences. |
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1. The following suffixes usually indicate nouns:
-ion, -sion, -tion  population
-acy accuracy
-age image
-ance, -ence permanence
-hood childhood
-ar, -or scholar,doctor
-ism socialism
-ist artist
-ment government
-ness happiness
-y beauty
-ty reality, capacity
2. The following suffixes usually indicate adjectives: -al natural
-ful beautiful
-ly friendly
-ic chronic
-ish childish
-like childlike
-ous populous, numerous
-y happy
-ate accurate
-able, -ible capable, terrible
3. The following suffix usually indicates adverbs: -ly happily, readily, beautifully
4. The following suffixes usually indicate verbs: -ify beautify
-ate populate
-ize realize
NOTE: There are some exceptions to these general rules, but if you learn these you will not go far wrong. |
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