-y
多…的
worth–worthy dust–dusty hunger–hungry cloud–cloudy sun–sunny fun–funny sleep - sleepy
-ed
有…的,…特征的
advance–advanced concern–concerned injure–injured interest–interested
kind–kindness sick–sicknessselfless–selflessness unique - uniqueness
-ship
身份，职业，性质
状态
friend–friendship hard–hardship member - membership
-hood
身份，性质
亲属关系
child–childhood neighbor -neighborhood
-ment
行为，结果，工具
disagree–disagreement govern–government advertise–advertisement
employ–employment argue–argumentachieve–achievement enjoy–enjoyment state–statement entertain–entertainment amuse–amusement
universe–universal origin–original agriculture–agricultural
benefit–beneficial physic–physical tradition–traditionalface–facial center–central nature–naturaltechnique - technical
-ance
-ence
动作，性质
perform–performance enter–entrance
appear–appearanceexist–existence
-th
动作，度量，性质
状态
strong–strength wide–width long–length true–truth
grow–growthdeep–depth
mid-
中间
night–midnight day–midday term - midterm
super-
超级
superman
en -
danger–endanger large–enlarge名词后缀意义源自例子-er, -or
人
direct–director survive–survivor compete–competitoroperate–operator employ–employer custom–customer behave–behavior act–actor
post-
在后边
post-graduate postwar post - dated
a-
在…上，向
asleep aloud across
co-
联合，共同
education–coeducation operate–cooperate exist - coexist
inter-
相互
net–internet national–international class - interclass
-er, -or
物
heat–heater cook–cooker calculate–calculator contain–container
dry–dryer draw -drawer
-age
状态，费用
use–usage marry–marriage post–postage short - shortage
-ant,-ent
…的
please–pleasant important excellent
-ic, -ical
…性质的, 与…有关的
base–basic electric technical
gymnasium–gymnastic athlete–athletic
energy–energetic
-ish
year- yearly friend–friendly live–lively week - weekly
-ure
行为，过程，结果
mix–mixture create–creature fail–failure press - pressure
-ity
性质，状态，程度
responsible–responsibility real–realityactive–activity
electric–electricity curious–curiositynation–nationality major–majority opportunity
-ight
fly–flight
形容词后缀
意义
例子
-able
可…的，能…的
value–valuable accept–acceptable suit–suitableeat - eatable
-al
有…性质的
person–personal logic–logical type–typical finance–financial culture–cultural electric–electrical magic–magical technology–technological
amuse–amused excite–excited worry–worried learn - learned
-en
由…构成的
wood–wooden strength–strengthen long–lengthen
-ern
…方向的
east–eastern west - western
-ly
有…性质的
稍带…的,…气的,…语的
fool–foolish self–selfishSpain–Spanishchild - childish
-ive
有…性质的
persuade–persuasive protect–protective effect–effectivesubject–subjective attract–attractive create–creative instruct - instructive
-ful
充满…的
doubt–doubtful hope–hopeful pain–painful success–successful harm–harmful mercy–merciful beauty–beautifulthank–thankful
forget - forgetful
-less
不…的
home–homeless harm–harmless wire–wirelessself - selfless
-ous
有…特性的
danger–dangerous religion–religious mountain–mountainous
humour–humorousnerve–nervous fame - famous
perform–performer rescue–rescuer report–reporter translate - translator
-eer
人
engine–engineer volunteer
-ess
女性
host–hostess wait - waitress
-ician
专家
music–musician physic - physician
disappoint–disappointed devote–devoted maze–amazed reserve–reserved
limit–limited puzzle–puzzled please–pleased terrify–terrified
frighten–frightenedcrowd–crowded astonish–astonished bore–bored
-ist
主义者
art–artistsocial–socialist real–realistjournal–journalist art–artist science–scientistreception–receptionistphysic–physicist special–specialist tour–tourist
-ce
defend–defence violent–violence distant–distanceindependent–independence evident–evidenceconfident–confidence important–importancepatient - patience
-dom
地位，领域，性质，状态
free–freedom king - kingdom
-ing
动作
suffer–suffering swim–swimmingunderstand–understanding
-ery
slave–slavery revolution–revolutionary scene–scenery
injure–injury recover–recoverycruel–cruelty
-al
动作，行为
arrive–arrival survive - survival
-ness
性质，状态，程度
happy–happiness sad–sadness rude–rudeness weak–weakness