Suffixes indicating location, time, or number:
* Location:
* -ment: "movement" (act of moving), "settlement" (place of settling)
* -ary: "library" (place for books), "bakery" (place for baking)
* -dom: "kingdom" (realm of a king), "freedom" (state of being free)
* -ship: "friendship" (state of being friends), "hardship" (state of difficulty)
* Time:
* -ly: "daily" (happening each day), "weekly" (happening each week)
* -ing: "running" (happening now), "swimming" (happening now)
* -ed: "walked" (happened in the past), "cooked" (happened in the past)
* Number:
* -s: "dogs" (multiple dogs), "books" (multiple books)
* -th: "fifth" (number 5), "tenth" (number 10)
Suffixes indicating other things:
* -able/-ible: "readable" (capable of being read), "breakable" (capable of being broken)
* -ful: "beautiful" (full of beauty), "hopeful" (full of hope)
* -er/-or: "teacher" (one who teaches), "actor" (one who acts)
* -ism: "capitalism" (system of capitalism), "feminism" (belief in feminism)
* -ness: "happiness" (state of being happy), "kindness" (state of being kind)
Key Points:
* Suffixes are not always clear-cut in their meaning.
* Some suffixes can have multiple meanings.
* The context of the word often helps determine the suffix's meaning.
Let me know if you have any other questions!