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Suffixes that create adjectives:

- -able: able to be done or able to be used. Able to be done alone, capable of being.
- -al: related/relating to a certain thing
- -ary:
- -ful: full of a certain quality. Having the characteristic of.
- -ic: pertaining to a certain thing
- -ive: having a certain quality. Something that is.
- -ical:
- -ish: similar to a certain quality
- -less: without a certain quality.
- -like: Resembling something.
- -ly:
- -ous: full of a certain quality. Having a certain characteristic.
- -y: having the characteristics of something
- -ish: similar to a certain quality
- -able: able to be done or able to be used. Able to be done alone, capable of being.
- -ive: having a certain quality. Something that is.
- -ing: having a state or condition. Usually describes an action that is happening or has just happened.

## From Nouns

SUFFIX | NOUN – ADJECTIVE | NOUN – ADJECTIVE | NOUN – ADJECTIVE
--- | --- | --- | ---
-AL relating to | accident – accidental<br/>region – regional | brute – brutal<br/>person – personal | region – regional<br/>universe –universal
-AL related/relating to | accident – accidental<br/>region – regional | brute – brutal<br/>person – personal | region – regional<br/>universe –universal
-ARY relating to quality or place | custom – customary<br/>compliment – complimentary | moment – momentary<br/>honor – honorary | caution – cautionary<br/>diet – dietary
-FUL full of | beauty – beautiful<br/>skill – skillful | wonder – wonderful<br/>success – successful | awe – awful<br/>delight – delightful |
-IC having the nature of; caused by | athlete – athletic<br/>photograph – photographic | base – basic<br/>science – scientific | history – historic<br/>rhythm– rhythmic
-FUL full of, having the characteristic of. | beauty – beautiful<br/>skill – skillful | wonder – wonderful<br/>success – successful | awe – awful<br/>delight – delightful |
-IC having the nature of; caused by, pertaining to a certain thing | athlete – athletic<br/>photograph – photographic | base – basic<br/>science – scientific | history – historic<br/>rhythm– rhythmic
-ICAL having the nature of | magic – magical<br/>practice – practical | logic – logical<br/>statistic – statistical | history – historical<br/>alphabet – alphabetical
-ISH origin, nature | fool – foolish<br/>sheep – sheepish | child – childish<br/>pink – pinkish | self – selfish<br/>girl – girlish
-LESS without | power – powerless<br/>use – useless | friend – friendless<br/>home – homeless | worth – worthless<br/>penny – penniless
-LIKE like | like – lifelike<br/>child – childlike | lady – ladylike<br/>bird – birdlike | war – warlike<br/>spring – springlike
-ISH origin, nature; similar to a certain quality | fool – foolish<br/>sheep – sheepish | child – childish<br/>pink – pinkish | self – selfish<br/>girl – girlish
-LESS without, without a certain quality | power – powerless<br/>use – useless | friend – friendless<br/>home – homeless | worth – worthless<br/>penny – penniless
-LIKE like, resembling something. | like – lifelike<br/>child – childlike | lady – ladylike<br/>bird – birdlike | war – warlike<br/>spring – springlike
-LY like | friend – friendly<br/>day – daily | cost – costly<br/>order – orderly | month – monthly<br/>coward – cowardly
-OUS quality, nature | poison – poisonous<br/>courtesy – courteous | danger – dangerous<br/>mystery – mysterious | nerve – nervous<br/>victory – victorious
-Y like | rain – rainy<br/>mess – messy | fun – funny<br/>dirt – dirty | dirt – dirty<br/>spot – spotty
-OUS quality, nature, having a certain characteristic. | poison – poisonous<br/>courtesy – courteous | danger – dangerous<br/>mystery – mysterious | nerve – nervous<br/>victory – victorious
-Y like, having the characteristics of something | rain – rainy<br/>mess – messy | fun – funny<br/>dirt – dirty | dirt – dirty<br/>spot – spotty

## From Verbs

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