1. a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or form
Usage: grammar

1. to add a suffix to a word
Usage: grammar

Examples

• The suffix ‘-ly’ changes ‘quick’ into ‘quickly’.
• Adding the suffix ‘-ness’ to ‘happy’ creates ‘happiness’.
• Common suffixes include ‘-ing’, ‘-ed’, and ‘-er’.
• The word ‘teacher’ contains the suffix ‘-er’.
• You can suffix ‘-tion’ to ‘create’ to make ‘creation’.
• Many adjectives are suffixed with ‘-able’ or ‘-ible’.
• The suffix ‘-ful’ means ‘full of’ as in ‘helpful’.