Adjective suffixes abigail

Suffixes change word class, e.g. from verb to noun or noun to adjective, but they can also change meaning
1. double the consonant, sun/sunny, fog/foggy
  1. leave out the final ‘e’, create/creative, fame/famous
    1. leave out the final’s’ before ‘al’, politics/political; economics/economical
      1. change ‘y’ to ‘i’ before ‘al’, industry/industrial
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This suffix (also -ible in some words) is used to form many adjectives from nouns or verbs: enjoyable comfortable knowledgeable (= knows a lot) suitable (= right/correct for a particular situation)
examples: careful, you are full of care if you are helpful you are full of help. painful (= hurts a lot) useful thoughtful (= someone who is thoughtful is kind and always thinks about others; a thoughtful action shows care for others)

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