Common Suffixes and Their Meanings

Front

-es

Back

more than one

Front

-ed

Back

past tense

Front

-ing

Back

action or process

Front

-ly

Back

like or manner of

Front

-ion

Back

act of, state of, or result of

Front

-ful

Back

full of

Front

-less

Back

without

Front

-ive

Back

causing or making

Front

-ness

Back

state of

Front

-ment

Back

act of, state of, or result of