1)-acy, 表示"性質(zhì),狀態(tài),境遇" accuracy, diplomacy
2)-age, 表示"狀態(tài),行為,身份及其結(jié)果,總稱" courage, storage, marriage
3)-al, a) 表示"事物的動(dòng)作,過程”refusal, arrival, survival, denial, approval
b) 表示具體的事物manual, signal, editorial, journal
4)-ance, -ence表示"性質(zhì),狀況,行為,過程,總量,程度” endurance, importance, diligence, difference, obedience
5)-ancy, -ency, 表示"性質(zhì),狀態(tài),行為,過程" frequency, urgency, efficiency,
6)-bility, 表示"動(dòng)作,性質(zhì),狀態(tài)" possibility, feasibility,
7)-craft, 表示"工藝,技巧” woodcraft, handicraft, statecraft(治國策)
8)-cracy, 表示"統(tǒng)治,支配" bureaucracy, democracy
9)-cy, 表示"性質(zhì),狀態(tài),職位,級(jí)別" bankruptcy(破產(chǎn)),supremacy
10)-dom, 表示"等級(jí),領(lǐng)域,狀態(tài)" freedom, kingdom, wisdom
11)-ery, -ry, 表示"行為,狀態(tài),習(xí)性" bravery, bribery, rivalry
12)-ety, 表示"性質(zhì),狀態(tài)” variety, dubiety(懷疑)
13)-faction, -facture, 表示"作成,……化,作用" satisfaction, manufacture
14)-hood, 表示"資格,身份, 年紀(jì),狀態(tài)" childhood, manhood, falsehood
15)-ice, 表示"行為,性質(zhì),狀態(tài)" notice, justice, service
16)-ine, 表示"帶有抽象概念" medicine, discipline, famine
17)-ing, 表示"動(dòng)作的過程,結(jié)果" building, writing, learning
18)-ion, -sion, -tion, -ation, -ition, 表示"行為的過程,結(jié)果,狀況" action, solution, conclusion, destruction, expression, correction
19)-ise, 表示"性質(zhì),狀態(tài)” exercise, merchandise(商業(yè))
20)-ism, 表示"制度,主義,學(xué)說,信仰,行為" socialism, criticism, colloquialism, heroism
21)-ity, 表示"性質(zhì),狀態(tài),程度” purity, reality, ability, calamity
22)-ment, 表示"行為,狀態(tài),過程,手段及其結(jié)果 treatment, movement, judgment, punishment, argument
23)-mony, 表示"動(dòng)作的結(jié)果,狀態(tài)" ceremony, testimony
24)-ness, 表示"性質(zhì),狀態(tài),程度" goodness, kindness, tiredness, friendliness
25)-or, -our, 表示"動(dòng)作,性質(zhì),狀態(tài)" favor, error,
26)-osity, 表示"動(dòng)作,狀態(tài)” curiosity
27)-ship, 表示"情況,性質(zhì),技巧,技能及身份,職業(yè)” hardship, membership, friendship
28)-th, 表示"動(dòng)作,性質(zhì),過程,狀態(tài)" depth, wealth, truth, length, growth
29)-tude, 表示"性質(zhì),狀態(tài),程度" latitude, altitude(海拔)
30)-ure, 表示"行為,結(jié)果" exposure, pressure, failure, procedure(手續(xù)),
31)-y, 表示"行為的結(jié)果,狀態(tài),性質(zhì)” glory, history, victory, inquiry
(2) 帶有場(chǎng)所,地方的含義
1)-age, 表示"住所,地點(diǎn)" village, cottage
2)-ary, 表示"住所,場(chǎng)地" library, granary (谷倉)
3)-ery, ry, 表示"工作場(chǎng)所,飼養(yǎng)所,地點(diǎn)" laundry, nursery, surgery(手術(shù)室)
4)-ory, 表示"工作場(chǎng)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(bào))
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