Suffixes 1- 10

Front

-er

Back

someone who does the action of the base word

Front

-less

Back

without

Front

-ful

Back

full of

Front

-ing

Back

shows action is still going on

Front

-ed or -ied

Back

shows action happened in the past/ is over

Front

-s or -es

Back

multiple/ plural/ more than one

Front

-able

Back

capable of being / possible

Front

-ward

Back

the direction of

Front

-ly

Back

characteristic of / related to

Front

-est

Back

more extreme in any direction when comparing