Examples of common suffixes are:
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able: |
bearable |
|
ation: |
qualification |
|
ee: |
employee, trainee |
|
en: |
broaden, quicken |
|
er: |
teacher |
|
ery: |
machinery |
|
ese: |
portuguese |
|
ess: |
actress |
|
ette: |
cigarette |
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ful: |
spoonful, useful |
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hood: |
childhood |
|
ing: |
swimming, painting |
|
ish: |
smallish |
|
ist: |
violinist |
|
ity: |
probability |
|
ise/ize: |
modernise/ize |
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less: |
useless |
|
ly: |
certainly |
|
ment: |
argument |
|
ness: |
happiness |
|
ship: |
membership |
|
ward: |
onward |
|
wise: |
clockwise |
|
y: |
dirty |
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