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Adjective Suffixes Greg Heon Arielle Amzallag Michael Hwang Brian Delsack Definition Some adjectives have special endings These endings are called adjective suffixes Some of these adjective suffixes are -able, ful, -ish, -less, -y, and -ous. RULES One method for creating adjectives is to add a suffix to either a noun or verb. If suffix that you are adding to the word begins with a vowel and the word that you are changing ends in silent “e,” you would generally remove this e. Sometimes a verb can be the same word as a noun. Ex. running boy The Main Suffixes The main six adjective suffixes are: – able – ful – ous – ish –y – less EXAMPLE 1 -able Here are some examples of root words and suffixes: – Believe believable (shows dropping of “e”) – Renew renewable – Reason reasonable The suffix adjective “-able” appears to be used primarily with verbs. EXAMPLE 2 -ful Here are examples of words with the -ful adjective suffix: – Help helpful – Dread dreadful – Delight delightful – Grace graceful – Success successful The suffix adjective “-ful” seems to be used with nouns. EXAMPLE 3 -y Here are some examples of words with the suffix adjective “-y”: – Mess messy – Luck lucky – snow snowy – rock rocky The “-y” suffix adjectives appears to be used for nouns Advantages Suffix adjectives allow you to change the sentence structure easily Suffix adjectives can also the writer to rephrase a sentence Suffix adjectives can also add variety to your writing
