1)-age, 表示"住所,地點(diǎn)" village, cottage
2)-ary, 表示"住所,場地" library, granary (谷倉)
3)-ery, ry, 表示"工作場所,飼養(yǎng)所,地點(diǎn)" laundry, nursery, surgery(手術(shù)室)
4)-ory, 表示"工作場所,住處" factory, dormitory, laboratory, observatory
(3) 帶有學(xué)術(shù),科技含義
1)-grapy, 表示"……學(xué),寫法” biography, calligraphy, geography
2)-ic, ics, 表示"……學(xué)……法" logic, mechanics, optics, electronics
3)-ology, 表示"……學(xué)……論”biology, zoology, technology(工藝學(xué))
4)-nomy, 表示"……學(xué)……術(shù)" astronomy, economy, bionomy(生態(tài)學(xué))
5)-ery, 表示"學(xué)科,技術(shù)" chemistry, cookery, machinery
6)-y, 表示"……學(xué),術(shù),法” photography, philosophy
(4) 表示人和事物的總和,集合含義
1)-age, baggage, tonnage
2)-dom, newspaperdom(新聞界)
3)-hood, neighbourhood, womanhood
4)-ery, cavalry, ministry(內(nèi)閣)
5)-ure, legislature, judicature
(5) 表示物品和物質(zhì)名稱的含義
1)-ant, ent, solvent, constant
2)-al, signal, pictorial(畫報)
3)ar, collar, pillar(石柱)
4)- er, boiler, computer, washer, cooker
5)-ery, drapery(綢緞)
6)-ing, clothing, matting,
7)-ment, instrument, equipment, attachment
(6) 表示“細(xì)小”的含義
1)-cle, particle,
2)-cule, molecule(分子)
3)-el, parcel
4)-en, chicken, maiden
5)-et, pocket, ticket
6)-etta, -ette, etto, cigarette, essayette(短文)
7)-kin, napkin
8)-ling, duckling,
9)-let, booklet
10)-y, baby, doggy