WORD FORMATION

VERB + SUFFIX

They are known to be doing or action words

improve

elect

inform

spell

-ment

improvement

-ion

election

-ation

information

-ing

spelling

ADJETIVE + SUFFIX

They are words that describe or give information about nouns or pronouns.

dark

stupid

ness

darkness

ity

stupidity

NOUN SUFFIXES

Topic principal

PRONUNCIATION

verb

Educate

ion

Noun

Education

adjective

ity

Noun

Punctuality

Punctual

COMMON NOUN SUFFIXES

Describe people and their jobs

-er

dancer

-or

actor

-ist

artist