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4 Suffixes

We can add a letter or a set of letters to some words to make new words. Such groups
of letters are called suffixes. Let us learn to make suffixes.

1. The suffix less

Noun name love luck mercy penny tooth

Adjective nameless loveless luckless merciless penniless toothless

2. The suffix ful

Noun plenty harm beauty peace joy teaspoon

Adjective plentiful harmful beautiful peaceful joyful teaspoonful

3. The suffix ing

Verb try drown uplift graze prey bite

Adjective trying drowning uplifting grazing preying biting

4. The suffix ed

Verb learn dread amaze type hate torpedo

Adjective learned dreaded amazed typed hated torpedoed

5. The suffix able

Verb read like distinguish inflame service

Adjective readable likeable distinguishable inflammable serviceable

6. The suffix ible

Noun/Verb contempt digest collect horror vision admit

Adjective contemptible digestible collectible horrible visible admissible

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