-able, -ible
1) added to verbs to form adjectives that mean able to receive the action of the stated verb:
to wash -> washable
to recycle -> recyclable
2) a quality
fashion -> fashionable
change -> changeable
Note some spelling changes:
y ->i + -able
to rely -> reliable
-(i)al
form -> formal
centre -> central
magic -> magical
commerce -> commercial
finance -> financial
-ant/-ent
to import -> important
to differ -> different
-ed
added to verbs and nouns in the meaning having the characteristics of (similar to Participle 2)
to educate -> educated
beard -> bearded
-en
material
gold -> golden
-ful
having the stated quality to a high degree (full of), or causing it
success -> successful
-ic
history -> historic
economy -> economic
-ical
economy -> economical
classic -> classical
-ing
added to verbs (similar to Participle 1)
to interest -> interesting
to bore -> boring
-ish
a quality (+ like smb)
style -> stylish
child ->childish
-ive (-ative, -itive, -tive)
added to verbs to form adjectives meaning showing the ability to perform the activity represented by the verb:
to act -> active
to attract -> attractive
-less
Added to nouns to form adjectives meaning “without (the thing mentioned)”
to help -> helpless
to use -> useless
-ly (not just adverbs!)
1) a quality
love -> lovely
friend -> friendly
live -> lively
coward -> cowardly
lone -> lonely
2) frequency
day -> daily
week -> weekly
-ous
a quality or a condition:
fame -> famous
danger -> dangerous
–y
having the stated quality to a high degree (full of)
dirt -> dirty
often about weather conditions:
rain -> rainy
Note some spelling changes:
sun -> sunny
fog -> foggy
Note:
Suffixes added to nouns: -able, -al, -ary/-ory, -ate, -ed, -en, -ern, -ful, -ic, -ical, -ish, -less, -ly, -ous, -y.
Suffixes added to verbs: -able/-ible, -ant/-ent, -ary/-ory (+to nouns), -ed (+to nouns), -ing, -ive (-ative, -itive, -tive), -ous (+to nouns).