1) 带有"属性,倾向,相关"的含义
1) -able, -ible, movable, comfortable,visible,2) -al, natural, additional, educational
3) -an, ane, urban,
4) -ant, -ent, distant, important, excellent
5) -ar, similar, popular, regular
6) -ary, military, voluntary
7) -ice, -atie, ical, politic, historic, physical,
8) -ine,
9) -ing, moving, touching,
10) -ish, foolish, bookish, selfish
11) -ive, active, impressive,
12) -ory, satisfactory,
13) -il, -ile, -eel, genteel(文雅的)
(2) 表示"相象,类似"的含义
1) -ish, boyish, childish
2) -esque, picturesque
3) -like, manlike, childlike
4) -ly, manly, fatherly, scholarly, motherly
5) -some, troublesome, handsome
6) -y, milky,
(3) 表示"充分的"含义
1) -ful, beautiful, wonderful, helpful, truthful
2) -ous, dangerous, generous, various
3) -ent,
(4) 表示由某种物质形成,制成或生产的含义
1) -en, wooden, golden, woolen
2) -ous,
3) -fic, scientific
(5) 表示"倍数"的含义
1) -ble, double,
2) ple,
3) -fold,
(6) 表示"数量关系"的含义
1) -teen, thirteen
2) -ty, fifty
3) -th, fourth, fiftieth
(7) 表示国籍,语种,宗教的含义
1) -an, Roman, European
2) -ese, Chinese,
3) -ish, English, Spanish
(8) 表示"比较程度"的含义
1) -er, greater
2) -ish, reddish, yellowish
3) -est, highest
4) -most,
(9)其他的含义
-less, 表示否定,countless
最多的是动词加ed ,e.g.,ly,ful,able,ive,and so on