Suffix Examples

Suffix Examples Suffix A suffix is a word part that is added to the end of a word. The suffix changes the meaning of the word. Suffixes can also change the number of a noun, or the tense of a verb. Examples of Suffix: -ed makes most verbs past tense (wash = washed; talk = talked; call = called) -s makes most nouns plural (boy = boys; phone = phones; parent = parents) -es makes some nouns plural (box = boxes; church = churches) -ful means "full of" (joy = joyful; tear = tearful; care = careful) -able means "able to" (bend=bendable; read=readable; excite=excitable) -ant means "a person who" (apply = applicant; serve = servant) -est means "most" (big = biggest; fast = fastest; quiet = quietest) -hood means "state" (child = childhood; parent = parenthood) -ish means "relating to" (child = childish; boy = boyish; self = selfish) -less means "without" (fear = fearless; care = careless; friend = friendless)