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Suffixes
Suffixes are word parts that come at the end of a word. Sometimes a suffix will tell you what part of speech a word is. For example, many adverbs end in the suffix ly.
able [able, can do]
agreeable (willing to agree)
capable (able to do something)
ed [past tense]
called (past tense of call)
learned (past tense of learn)
er [one who]
baker (one who bakes)
teacher (one who teaches)
er [used to compare things]
neater (more neat than another)
tougher (more tough than another)
ess [female]
lioness (a female lion)
princess (female royalty)
est [used to show superiority]
fastest (most able to move fast)
hottest (highest temperatures)