The suffix affects a word's part of speech. For example, the word 'happy' is an adjective. When you change the suffix, it changes the part of speech. If you change 'happy' into 'happiness' it becomes a noun; when you change it into 'happily' it becomes an adverb.
The word "-ing" is a suffix. You will see this suffix on the end of gerunds.
A suffix changes a word's part of speech. For example, the word 'happy' is an adjective. But when you add a suffix, which is an ending, it can change the part of speech. Happily is an adverb. Happiness is a noun.
noun
determines its part of speech.
A word with the -able suffix is usually an adjective.
The word "anticipation" is a noun. It refers to the act of expecting or looking forward to something.
When the suffix -phobia is added to a word, it creates a noun that refers to a fear or aversion to the thing specified by the root word. For example, arachnophobia is a fear of spiders.
ite added to the end of a word is called a suffix. It creates a noun.
Adding the suffix "-phobia" to a root word creates a noun indicating an irrational fear or aversion towards the root word.
The suffix -itis forms a noun, indicating inflammation or a medical condition.
A suffix. For example, the common suffixes "-tion", "-ness", and "-hood" generally indicate abstract nouns irrespective of the part of speech of the root word, and the suffix "-ly" usually changes an adjective to an adverb.