Uns quants exemples dels sufixos més comuns són:
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able: |
portable, excitable |
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ation: |
qualification, complication |
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ee: |
employee, trainee |
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en: |
broaden, quicken |
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er: |
teacher, worker |
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ery: |
machinery, imaginary |
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ese: |
Portuguese, Chinese |
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ess: |
actress, lioness |
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ette: |
cigarette |
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ful: |
spoonful, useful |
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hood: |
childhood, adulthood |
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ing: |
swimming, painting |
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ish: |
smallish, sevenish |
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ist: |
violinist, pianist |
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ity: |
probability |
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ise/ize: |
modernise/ize |
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less: |
useless |
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ly: |
certainly |
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ment: |
argument |
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ness: |
happiness, loneliness |
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ship: |
membership |
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ward: |
Onward, forward |
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wise: |
clockwise |
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y: |
dirty, easy |
Per a paraules concretes, consulteu un diccionari.