Suffixes Change Parts of Speech

Suffix	Meaning	Examples	Frequent Function
able, ible	able, can do	capable, agreeable, visible	verb ® adjective
ade	result of action	blockade, lemonade	verb or noun ® noun
age	act of, state of, collection of	salvage, storage, forage	added to root words (often French) to form a noun
al	relating to	sensual, gradual, manual, natural	verb or noun ® adjective
an, ian	native of, pertaining to	American, Martian, antediluvian	noun ® adjective
ance, ancy	action, process, state	assistance, allowance, defiance	verb ® noun
ant	performing, agent	assistant, servant	verb ® noun
ate	cause, make	liquidate, segregate	noun or adjective ® verb
cian	having a specific skill	magician, optician, physician	thing noun ® person noun
ish	origin, nature, resembling	Spanish, foolish,	noun ® adjective (however, often the adjective is used as a noun. ex: "The Spanish" meaning the people of Spain)
ize	to make (like)	emphasize, anthropomorphize	noun®  verb
less	without	worthless, mindless, guileless	noun ® adjective
ly	like	clearly, fearlessly	noun or adjective ® adverb
ness	state of	carelessness, uselessness	adjective ® noun