Adjective & Verb Suffixes
📋 What it is
Some suffixes make describing words or action words: -able/-ible = can be, -ous/-ful = full of, -ify/-ize = to make, -ate = to do.
🗣️ Coach says
These endings change what a word DOES. "-able" says it can happen (readable = can be read), "-ify" makes it an action (simple → simplify). The ending is the word's job description.
🧠 Memory hook
-able = can be · -ous/-ful = full of · -ify/-ize = to make.
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Shakespeare is credited with inventing hundreds of words by adding suffixes — "-less", "-ful", and "-y" were his favourite tools.
✅ Quick check: The suffix "-able" means "can be". What does "breakable" mean?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
Able to be broken — something that can break.
The suffix turns a verb into an adjective and tells you a possibility.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Add "-able" to "wash", "-ous" to "danger", and "-ify" to "simple"; check each new word.