ACY (CY)
privacy, legacy, fallacy, accuracy, adequacy, delicacy, obstinacy, literacy,
intimacy, intricacy;
diplomacy, conspiracy, supremacy, confederacy, illiteracy, immediacy,
inadequacy;
lunacy, piracy, pharmacy, papacy, candidacy, magistracy; democracy,
autocracy, bureaucracy, aristocracy;
fancy, idiocy, normalcy (normality), prophecy, bankruptcy.
Note S+Y: fantasy, ecstasy, courtesy, heresy, jealousy, leprosy,
controversy; hypocrisy, idiosyncrasy.
ADE (AD)
brigade, grenade, parade, blockade, stockade, cascade, charade, crusade;
comrade, decade, barricade, renegade, fusillade;
cannonade, cavalcade, lemonade, masquerade, promenade, serenade;
accolade, escapade, marmalade;
ballad, myriad, nomad, salad, triad.
Note: facade, charade.
AGE
adage, bandage, garbage, courage, package, savage, damage, image,
visage, hostage, sausage, voyage;
language, wreckage, average, leverage, heritage, hermitage, orphanage,
personage; advantage, percentage;
leafage, frontage, footage, postage, shortage, voltage, nonage, outage,
vantage, vintage;
blockage, bondage, breakage, carnage, cleavage, coinage, coverage,
drainage, leakage, rampage, shrinkage, steerage, storage, usage;
baggage, cabbage, cottage, luggage, message, passage, stoppage,
tonnage, village, hemorrhage;
carriage, foliage, marriage, acreage, mileage, mortgage; miscarriage,
undercarriage.Note: camouflage, collage, espionage, fuselage, garage, massage,
mirage, montage, sabotage.
Note: cartridge, partridge; vestige; college, privilege, sacrilege; prestige.
AL, IAL
animal, cardinal, criminal, general, marshal, vandal; professional,
intellectual; tribunal, credentials, collateral;
medal, metal, pedal, petal, moral, journal, signal, mineral, musical,
capital, carnival, chemical, festival, hospital, interval, terminal;
approval, removal, referral, rehearsal, dismissal, disposal, proposal,
refusal, appraisal, arrival, revival, survival, denial; trial;
manual, ritual, serial, burial; material, memorial, editorial, centennial,
initial, official; court-martial.
AN, IAN
human, pelican, charlatan, puritan, captain, chaplain, villain; republican;
partisan, artisan, courtesan;
cardigan, talisman, curtain, fountain, mountain; toboggan;
German, African, Anglican; Alaskan, Tibetan, American, Korean,
European, Venezuelan;
magician, musician, optician, physician, patrician, technician; dietitian
(also, dietician);
cosmetician, electrician, phonetician, politician, statistician;
mathematician, pediatrician, diagnostician, academician;
guardian, median; comedian, custodian, meridian, civilian, bohemian,
amphibian;
historian, librarian, grammarian, barbarian, pedestrian; vegetarian,
humanitarian, parliamentarian;
Belgian, Russian; Egyptian, Brazilian, Italian, Canadian, Australian,
Ukrainian, Hungarian, Norwegian, Peruvian.
ATE
pirate, magnate, advocate, candidate, delegate, graduate, magistrate,
surrogate, chocolate, doctorate, estimate, consulate, postulate, syndicate,
duplicate, concentrate;associate, subordinate, coordinate, certificate, electorate, directorate,
conglomerate, protectorate.
DOM
freedom, kingdom, wisdom, stardom, boredom, earldom, serfdom,
martyrdom; officialdom.
EN
children, brethren, oxen, maiden, warden, citizen, chicken, kitten, marten,
raven, vixen;
garden, burden, kitchen, oven, heaven, token, omen, batten, pollen,
regimen, specimen, acumen.
ET, ETTE, LET
basket, blanket, bullet, pellet, comet, cabinet, hatchet, mallet, nugget,
midget, owlet, packet, picket, pocket;
planet, plummet, puppet, rocket, skillet, socket, market, target, tenet,
trumpet, valet, wallet, amulet, violet; clarinet, cornet;
palette, etiquette; cassette, cigarette, corvette, diskette, kitchenette,
roomette, roulette, statuette, silhouette;
Male: brunet, cadet; Female: brunette, coquette, usherette, marionette;
booklet, bracelet, cutlet, droplet, eyelet, islet, omelet (BrE also omelette),
outlet, pamphlet, piglet, ringlet, starlet.
HOOD
childhood, babyhood, boyhood, girlhood, brotherhood, sisterhood,
motherhood, womanhood, manhood;
knighthood, priesthood, neighborhood, falsehood, likelihood, livelihood,
hardihood; adulthood.
ICE
justice, notice, office, practice, service, chalice, malice, cornice, crevice,
hospice, solstice, bodice, jaundice; police, caprice;
avarice, edifice, cowardice, licorice (also, liquorice), orifice, precipice,
prejudice; accomplice, apprentice.
Note: premise, promise, treatise.IC, TIC
Arctic, classic, ethic, magic, music, rhetoric, public; republic, Antarctic,
arithmetic; characteristic;
critic, mystic, skeptic (BrE sceptic), lunatic; fanatic, mechanic, neurotic,
agnostic; paramedic, antibiotic.
ICS
ethics, physics, politics; acoustics, athletics, gymnastics, hysterics, italics,
linguistics, mechanics, phonetics, statistics;
acrobatics, analytics, calisthenics, economics, mathematics, pediatrics.
INE, IN
engine, sardine, famine, doctrine, urine, medicine, heroine, wolverine;
canine; aborigine;
discipline, guillotine, limousine, mezzanine, nectarine, quarantine;
magazine, tangerine; cuisine, machine, ravine, routine;
glycerine (also, glycerin), vaccine, gasoline, caffeine; iodine;
cousin, dolphin, urchin, virgin, mandarin; assassin, tarpaulin;
basin, bulletin, cabin, coffin, margin, origin, insulin, protein, resin;
adrenalin (also, adrenaline); hemoglobin.
ING
ceiling, building, dressing, dwelling, feeling, filling, longing, meaning,
morning, evening, pudding, shilling, wedding;
greeting, meeting, landing, opening, clearing, painting, saying, singing,
swimming, suffering, warning, writing, hardening; surrounding;
engineering.
ISM
realism, communism, feudalism, nihilism, capitalism, socialism,
nationalism, rationalism; idealism, materialism;
fatalism, formalism, journalism, symbolism, vandalism, alcoholism,
cannibalism; metabolism, surrealism;
feminism, mechanism, pessimism, optimism, organism, modernism,
chauvinism, humanism; opportunism; antagonism, protectionism;racism, fascism, criticism, classicism, cynicism, mysticism, skepticism,
witticism; agnosticism, Catholicism, fanaticism, romanticism;
autism, sadism, baptism, despotism, dogmatism, magnetism,
pragmatism, rheumatism, nepotism, favoritism, patriotism; conservatism,
occultism;
tourism, aphorism, barbarism, terrorism, vulgarism, voluntarism,
plagiarism; careerism;
truism, altruism, atheism, heroism, egoism, egotism; archaism.
Note: enthusiasm, enthusiast.
IST
dentist, typist, stylist, chemist, scientist, tourist, analyst, catalyst, copyist,
botanist, novelist, journalist; economist, monopolist;
artist, linguist, lyricist, humorist, essayist, soloist, medalist (BrE
medallist); pianist; guitarist, violinist;
pharmacist, physicist, specialist, hypnotist; industrialist, philanthropist,
psychiatrist; psychoanalyst;
philologist, pathologist, psychologist, geologist, careerist; archaeologist,
cosmetologist, opportunist;
sadist, fascist, communist, dogmatist, humanist, terrorist, socialist,
capitalist, nationalist; idealist, materialist;
altruist, atheist, egoist, realist, feminist, nihilist, optimist, pessimist,
chauvinist, rationalist; alarmist.
IVE
captive, additive, narrative; detective, adhesive, abrasive, explosive,
executive; representative;
defensive, offensive, incentive, collective, directive, perspective,
prerogative; contraceptive.
MENT
treatment; apartment, department, appointment, adjustment,
commitment, enlistment, investment;
government; environment, assignment, alignment, annulment,
concealment, fulfillment, installment (BrE fulfilment, instalment);
entertainment;shipment, parchment; equipment, attachment, detachment, development,
encampment, embankment;
pavement, movement; improvement, involvement, achievement,
agreement, excitement, enlargement, atonement;
garment, torment, measurement; requirement, retirement; assessment,
harassment, embarrassment; cement;
basement, casement, puzzlement; embezzlement, amazement,
amusement, endorsement, advertisement;
replacement, announcement, commencement, pronouncement,
enforcement; reinforcement;
statement, element, tenement, increment, excrement, implement,
complement, supplement, settlement;
compliment, condiment, regiment, rudiment, sentiment; experiment,
embodiment, impediment, predicament, accompaniment;
armament, ornament, tournament, filament, parliament, testament,
temperament; disarmament;
payment, argument, document, instrument, monument; endowment,
enjoyment, employment; unemployment;
punishment, nourishment; refreshment, astonishment, establishment,
accomplishment, embellishment;
judgment; abridgment, acknowledgment (BrE also: judgement,
abridgement, acknowledgement);
fragment, segment, management; arrangement, derangement,
encouragement, engagement, infringement.
NESS
blindness, brightness, coldness, darkness, toughness, harshness,
stiffness, highness, illness, sickness, thickness, quickness;
kindness, goodness, hardness, madness, sadness, shrewdness, dullness,
neatness, fitness, witness, smartness, swiftness;
harness, cleverness, tenderness, eagerness, bitterness, nothingness,
wilderness, willingness; unwillingness;
gentleness, idleness, likeness, rudeness, muteness, whiteness; politeness,
acuteness, completeness;closeness, tenseness, looseness, niceness, fierceness, handsomeness,
strangeness, vagueness, soreness, sureness; awareness;
forgiveness, attractiveness, effectiveness, protectiveness, suggestiveness,
competitiveness;
defensiveness, exclusiveness, responsiveness, impulsiveness,
persuasiveness, aggressiveness, possessiveness;
happiness, business, laziness, coziness, dizziness, giddiness, readiness,
hardiness, heaviness, emptiness, friendliness, liveliness, loneliness,
cleanliness, weariness, worthiness;
cleanness, meanness, openness, stubbornness, drunkenness, childishness,
foolishness, lavishness, selfishness;
carelessness, helplessness, homelessness, hopelessness, restlessness,
uselessness, weightlessness;
faithfulness, hopefulness, meaningfulness, skillfulness, thankfulness,
usefulness; forgetfulness, resourcefulness;
consciousness, obviousness, seriousness; enormousness; nakedness,
tiredness, wickedness; indebtedness.
SHIP
friendship, hardship, worship, courtship, leadership, dealership,
membership, scholarship; relationship;
ownership, partnership, citizenship, statesmanship, championship;
companionship, dictatorship;
kinship, township, authorship, censorship, chairmanship, fellowship,
penmanship, partisanship.
TH
breadth, depth, filth, growth, health, length, month, stealth, strength,
truth, warmth, wealth, width.
TUDE
altitude, amplitude, aptitude, attitude, gratitude, platitude, latitude,
longitude, magnitude, multitude;
certitude, fortitude, lassitude, servitude, solitude; solicitude, ineptitude,
infinitude.URE
failure, figure, tenure; procedure;
measure, pleasure, treasure, leisure, seizure, closure; censure, fissure,
pressure;
displeasure, disclosure, enclosure, exposure, composure; discomposure;
culture, creature, feature, future, gesture, lecture, mixture, nature,
picture, posture, sculpture, structure, venture, vulture;
capture, denture, fixture, fracture, juncture, moisture, pasture, puncture,
rapture, rupture, stature, scripture, suture, texture, tincture;
furniture, literature, miniature, signature, temperature, aperture,
caricature, curvature, ligature; architecture, acupuncture, legislature;
adventure, departure, conjecture, expenditure, imposture; manufacture.
Nouns with the suffixes ANCE, ENCE, ANCY, ENCY
ANCE
acceptance, assistance, resistance, admittance, remittance, reluctance,
importance, inheritance;
distance, instance, substance, guidance, circumstance; abundance,
accordance, attendance, acquaintance;
grievance, relevance, arrogance, elegance; extravagance, connivance,
significance; advance;
clearance, ignorance, furtherance, severance, tolerance, utterance;
appearance, assurance, insurance;
performance, endurance, exuberance, protuberance, deliverance;
perseverance; romance; nuance;
entrance, fragrance, hindrance, nuisance; remembrance, Renaissance,
reconnaissance;
penance, provenance, resonance, ordinance, ordnance, countenance,
maintenance, sustenance; finance;
balance, parlance, semblance, ambulance, nonchalance, petulance,
vigilance, brilliance; resemblance, surveillance;
radiance, vengeance; alliance, appliance, compliance, defiance, reliance,
allowance, annoyance, allegiance, luxuriance.ENCE
sentence, competence; existence, insistence, persistence, subsistence,
incompetence; coexistence;
diligence, negligence; convergence, divergence, emergence, indulgence,
intelligence;
silence, valence, violence, virulence, insolence, prevalence, excellence,
pestilence, opulence, turbulence; condolence, equivalence, benevolence;
absence, essence, innocence, reticence, license; defense, offense,
pretense (BrE licence, defence, offence, pretence), magnificence;
adolescence, convalescence, obsolescence, effervescence, fluorescence,
iridescence, luminescence, acquiescence, reminiscence, putrescence;
presence, prominence, eminence, imminence, continence, abstinence,
vehemence; impertinence;
conference, preference, reference, reverence, deference, difference,
inference, sequence, consequence, eloquence;
occurrence, recurrence, deterrence, abhorrence, adherence, coherence,
circumference; interference;
prudence, confidence, decadence, evidence, impudence, providence,
residence; coincidence, dependence; independence, correspondence;
science, patience, conscience, influence, affluence, audience, experience,
convenience, obedience; disobedience.
Note: homo sapiens.
ANCY
vacancy, constancy, pregnancy, poignancy, occupancy, militancy;
discrepancy, expectancy, redundancy.
ENCY
agency, urgency, tendency, clemency, currency, decency, regency,
frequency, fluency, presidency, residency;
emergency, consistency, contingency, delinquency, complacency,
transparency;
leniency (also lenience); efficiency, deficiency, proficiency, sufficiency,
expediency, constituency.Nouns with the suffixes ANT, ENT
ANT
peasant, pheasant, sergeant, servant; assistant, attendant, lieutenant,
consultant, accountant, contestant;
tenant, tyrant, migrant, vagrant, emigrant, immigrant, applicant,
occupant; defendant, descendant, inhabitant, participant;
instant, pendant, remnant, warrant, hydrant, radiant, variant, colorant,
covenant, restaurant, stimulant.
ENT
agent, regent, parent, president, resident, student; adherent, opponent,
respondent, correspondent, superintendent;
present, moment, patent, talent, tangent, torrent, current, solvent,
accent, crescent, content, continent;
event, extent, assent, consent, dissent, ascent, descent, percent;
antecedent;
accident, incident, precedent; component, deterrent, detergent,
contingent, equivalent;
client, gradient, quotient, patient; recipient, ingredient, constituent,
coefficient.
Nouns with the suffixes ARY, ERY (RY), ORY
ARY
secretary, dignitary, military, notary, votary, lapidary, dromedary,
emissary, adversary, antiquary, functionary, mercenary, missionary,
visionary; canary, apothecary, contemporary; revolutionary;
diary, primary, summary, salary, burglary, glossary, rosary, vagary,
boundary, dictionary, centenary, commentary, tributary, estuary,
statuary; obituary, vocabulary, itinerary; anniversary, documentary;
apiary, aviary, granary, library, ovary, February, January, mortuary,
sanctuary; auxiliary, subsidiary, constabulary; penitentiary.
ERY (RY)archery, fishery, bravery, slavery, flattery, lottery, robbery, snobbery,
forgery, trickery, witchery, quackery, gunnery, millinery; artillery,
adultery, effrontery; dairy, fairy;
bakery, battery, pottery, cutlery, eatery, greenery, grocery, nursery,
nunnery, finery, vinery, winery, scenery, stationery, monastery,
cemetery; machinery, refinery, confectionery;
pantry, sentry, ancestry, artistry, chemistry, dentistry, registry, masonry,
weaponry, heraldry, husbandry;
jewelry (BrE jewellery), cavalry, infantry, rivalry, bigotry, banditry,
peasantry, pleasantry, poetry, tapestry.
ORY
memory, allegory, oratory, dormitory, lavatory, purgatory, repertory,
signatory, territory; laboratory;
directory, trajectory, inventory, accessory, reformatory, repository,
conservatory; valedictory.
Nouns with the suffixes ER, OR, AR, EER (IER), EE, ESS
ER
worker, lawyer, founder, officer, barrister, manager, minister,
programmer, jeweler, advertiser; adviser, reviser, commander, employer,
astronomer, commissioner; manufacturer;
baker, butcher, driver, farmer, miner, plumber, porter, carrier, courier,
carpenter, messenger, passenger; dispatcher, repairer;
dancer, drummer, painter, reader, singer, speaker, teacher, trainer,
viewer, writer, publisher; designer, explorer, researcher, interpreter,
geographer, photographer; entertainer;
buyer, eater, hunter, robber, killer, gangster, murderer, prisoner,
customer, retailer; consumer, provider;
dreamer, leader, partner, player, skier, prankster, arbiter, sorcerer;
defender, deserter, examiner, observer;
father, mother, sister, brother, daughter, dweller, villager, foreigner,
northerner, southerner, easterner, westerner;
burner, cooker, cooler, filter, flicker, trigger, matter, murder, browser,
drier, dryer, pacifier, purifier, cylinder; propeller, remainder, reminder;center, theater, heater, quarter, sweater, slaughter, laughter, luster,
monster, harvester; computer, maneuver (BrE centre, theatre, lustre,
manoeuvre, etc.).
OR
sailor, tailor, janitor, operator, aviator, navigator; contractor, director,
inspector, inventor, investor, investigator, distributor;
actor, doctor, donor, mentor, tutor, tenor, sculptor, editor, prosecutor,
commentator; dictator, translator, conductor, instructor;
juror, lessor, major, mayor, minor, sponsor, chancellor, councillor,
counselor, conqueror, creditor, emperor, governor, senator, legislator,
supervisor; advisor, professor, solicitor, ambassador;
ancestor, bachelor, neighbor, orator, traitor, visitor, warrior, alligator;
aggressor, oppressor, spectator, creator, survivor, manipulator;
anchor, error, horror, liquor, mirror, motor, rotor, terror, parlor, monitor,
elevator, escalator, indicator; equator, protector, refrigerator;
color, favor, glamour, honor, humor, labor, odor, rumor, tumor, valor,
vigor; endeavor, behavior (BrE colour, favour, honour, humour,
behaviour, etc.).
Note: councillor, councilor = member of a council; counselor (BrE
counsellor) = adviser.
Note: carnivore, herbivore, omnivore; grandeur, chauffeur, amateur,
liqueur, connoisseur, entrepreneur, restaurateur.
AR
beggar, burglar, liar, scholar, vicar, cougar, dollar, calendar, circular,
seminar, vinegar, caterpillar; registrar;
altar, cellar, collar, cedar, sugar, hangar, mortar, nectar, molar, pillar,
grammar, caviar; cigar, guitar.
EER (IER)
career, veneer, auctioneer, engineer, gazetteer, mountaineer, mutineer,
overseer, pamphleteer, pioneer, profiteer, puppeteer, racketeer,
volunteer;
soldier, terrier, barrier, glacier, rapier; cashier, premier, frontier,
bombardier, brigadier, cavalier, grenadier, chandelier; financier.Note: sommelier.
EE
absentee, addressee, devotee, divorcee, employee, endorsee, lessee,
licensee, payee, refugee, trainee, trustee;
apogee, coffee, levee; committee; jubilee, decree, degree, guarantee,
repartee.
ESS
actress, goddess, governess, hostess, mistress, poetess, sculptress,
seamstress, sorceress, stewardess, waitress;
baroness, countess, duchess, princess, empress, heiress, lioness, tigress;
fortress; enchantress.
Nouns with the suffix ION (TION, ITION, ATION, SION)
ION: [yən] (million); [ən] (region); [iən] (champion). TION: [shən]
(revolution).
ATION: [‘eishən] (information). ITION: [‘ishən] (composition).
SION: [zhən] (vision); [shən] (tension); [zhən] or [shən] (version).
SSION: [shən] (mission).
CION: [shən] (suspicion). XION: [kshən] (complexion).
ION, TION
million, billion, trillion, union; battalion, medallion, rebellion, pavilion,
opinion, dominion, communion;
cushion, fashion, champion, scorpion, carrion, legion, region; religion,
criterion, oblivion, accordion;
caution, lotion, motion, notion, potion, nation, ration, station, portion;
proportion, abortion, coercion;
completion, deletion, creation, equation, discretion, devotion, emotion,
promotion, concoction;
action, auction, faction, fraction, traction; attraction, contraction,
subtraction, distraction, extraction, reaction; interaction, counteraction;
satisfaction, liquefaction, putrefaction, rarefaction, stupefaction;function, junction, sanction, suction; production, reduction, deduction,
induction, conduction, abduction, construction, destruction, instruction,
obstruction; introduction, reproduction;
section; selection, election, collection, connection, correction, direction,
protection, affection, infection, perfection, reflection, deflection,
inspection, objection, rejection, projection, complexion;
diction, fiction, friction; prediction, addiction, conviction, eviction,
depiction, affliction, restriction, distinction, extinction; contradiction,
jurisdiction, crucifixion;
mention; attention, detention, intention, indention, retention, convention,
prevention, invention; intervention;
question; combustion, exhaustion, suggestion, digestion; indigestion;
solution, pollution; evolution, revolution, resolution, elocution, execution,
prosecution; electrocution;
constitution, institution, prostitution, restitution, substitution, contribution,
distribution, retribution;
caption, option; adoption, absorption, deception, exception, perception,
reception, conception; contraception;
assumption, consumption, redemption, exemption, presumption,
corruption, eruption; interruption;
description, inscription, prescription, subscription, transcription,
encryption;
ITION
addition, ambition, audition, condition, edition, rendition, tradition;
erudition, expedition, extradition;
ignition; recognition, precognition, definition, admonition, premonition,
ammunition, exhibition, prohibition;
position, transition; composition, deposition, disposition, opposition,
proposition, supposition, acquisition, inquisition, requisition;
decomposition;
petition, partition, contrition, nutrition; malnutrition, apparition,
competition, repetition, superstition;
volition, suspicion, tuition; intuition, demolition, abolition, coalition;
ATIONformation; information, reformation, transformation, confirmation,
defamation, animation, automation, estimation, consummation;
sensation, cessation, pulsation, causation; conversation, condensation,
compensation, indexation, annexation, accusation, improvisation;
negation; delegation, allegation, congregation, segregation, instigation,
litigation, mitigation, navigation, obligation, prolongation; interrogation,
investigation;
salvation, starvation; activation, captivation, motivation, deprivation,
derivation, elevation, observation, conservation, preservation, reservation,
aggravation, renovation;
relation, inflation, deflation, translation; violation, revelation, consolation,
desolation, isolation, escalation, inhalation, exhalation, jubilation,
mutilation, ventilation, compilation, contemplation;
population, regulation, insulation, calculation, circulation, speculation,
stipulation; articulation, accumulation, manipulation, congratulation,
capitulation, configuration, inauguration;
installation, cancellation, constellation, distillation, instillation, fibrillation;
collation; percolation; annihilation;
location, vacation, vocation; provocation, revocation, evocation,
allocation, relocation, deprecation, education, publication, application,
complication, implication, duplication, replication, multiplication;
communication;
indication, dedication, medication, syndication, abdication, fabrication;
eradication, sophistication, prognostication;
classification, clarification, justification, notification, certification,
modification, qualification, simplification, specification, verification;
purification, falsification, fortification, nullification; identification,
intensification, personification;
constipation, occupation; preoccupation, anticipation, participation,
emancipation, intoxication;
centralization, civilization, realization, normalization, nationalization,
rationalization; monopolization;
organization, modernization, mechanization, humanization,
synchronization, standardization, authorization, characterization;
acclimatization;Note BrE: IZE, ISE – ZATION, SATION (to organize, to organise –
organization, organisation).
duration; decoration, declaration, restoration, saturation, federation,
generation, liberation, coloration; deliberation, discoloration,
consideration;
acceleration, commemoration, collaboration, elaboration, enumeration,
exaggeration, exhilaration, obliteration;
narration; operation, preparation, reparation, separation, aberration,
approbation; cooperation;
aspiration, expiration, inspiration, perspiration, respiration, desperation;
exasperation;
vibration, migration; celebration, calibration, emigration, immigration,
integration, dehydration;
filtration, frustration; demonstration, registration, illustration, penetration,
concentration; administration;
donation, carnation; combination, destination, inclination, alienation,
assignation, resignation, designation, vaccination, fascination,
explanation, condemnation;
domination, nomination, pagination; denomination, imagination,
origination, coordination, examination, elimination, illumination;
termination; determination, extermination, discrimination, incrimination,
contamination, procrastination, assassination;
notation, rotation, quotation; annotation, connotation, denotation,
meditation, hesitation, imitation, invitation, irritation, limitation;
flirtation; deportation, transportation, habitation, gravitation, vegetation,
infestation, manifestation; interpretation;
consultation, confrontation, indentation, presentation, documentation,
argumentation, implementation, orientation;
dictation, temptation, mutation; salutation, reputation, computation,
permutation, amputation, expectation, affectation;
foundation, degradation, liquidation, trepidation, validation,
recommendation; accommodation, intimidation, consolidation;
radiation, variation, aviation, deviation; abbreviation, alleviation,
humiliation, affiliation, retaliation;negotiation, initiation, appropriation, expropriation, substantiation;
differentiation, reconciliation;
association, appreciation, depreciation, emaciation, enunciation,
pronunciation;
graduation, situation, punctuation; accentuation, continuation,
insinuation, evaluation;
SION, SSION
vision, lesion; revision, division, provision, collision, derision, decision,
incision, precision, excision, adhesion, cohesion;
fusion; confusion, conclusion, delusion, illusion, allusion, inclusion,
intrusion, preclusion, explosion, erosion, corrosion, occasion, invasion,
evasion;
version; aversion, conversion, diversion, excursion, immersion, incursion,
inversion, perversion;
pension, tension, torsion, mansion; expansion, dimension, extension,
pretension, suspension;
compulsion, expulsion, propulsion, convulsion, revulsion, emulsion;
apprehension, comprehension;
fission, mission; admission, commission, permission, remission,
submission, transmission, emission;
passion; compassion, concussion, discussion, percussion, confession,
profession;
depression, expression, impression, oppression, compression,
suppression, aggression, digression, progression, regression;
session, cession; obsession, concession, procession, recession, secession,
succession, possession.
Nouns with the suffix TY (ITY)
plenty, bounty, safety, nicety, deity, surety, liberty, poverty, property,
puberty, honesty, majesty, certainty;
faculty, cruelty, loyalty, royalty, novelty, penalty, specialty (BrE
speciality), admiralty, difficulty, casualty;
cavity, gravity, brevity, levity; activity, captivity, declivity, festivity,
passivity, proclivity, depravity, longevity; productivity, conductivity,
creativity, receptivity, sensitivity;oddity, crudity, nudity; avidity, commodity, absurdity, heredity, humidity,
lucidity, rapidity, stupidity, solidity, validity;
unity, dignity, trinity; community, immunity, impunity, infinity, divinity,
vicinity, antiquity; opportunity;
sanity, vanity; humanity, profanity, eternity, fraternity, maternity,
paternity, obscenity, serenity, solemnity;
enmity; enormity, calamity, deformity, conformity, extremity, infirmity,
proximity; uniformity, anonymity, equanimity, magnanimity, unanimity;
scarcity; capacity, audacity, opacity, sagacity, vivacity, ferocity, atrocity,
velocity; complexity, perplexity;
publicity, duplicity, complicity, felicity, simplicity, ethnicity; electricity,
eccentricity, multiplicity, authenticity;
density, falsity, varsity; necessity, intensity, immensity, obesity, diversity,
adversity, perversity; university;
monstrosity, pomposity; animosity, curiosity, generosity, grandiosity,
virtuosity;
charity, clarity, parity, rarity; barbarity, vulgarity; popularity, regularity,
similarity, solidarity; familiarity, peculiarity;
purity; impurity, security, obscurity, authority, majority, minority,
sorority, asperity, posterity, severity, sincerity;
priority, seniority, inferiority, superiority; celebrity, integrity, alacrity;
mediocrity, incredulity;
quantity, entity, sanctity, chastity, quality; equality, tranquillity (also,
tranquility), frivolity, fidelity, identity;
reality, banality, brutality, fatality, finality, formality, locality, mentality,
morality, mortality, normality, neutrality, totality, vitality;
nationality, rationality, functionality, personality, hospitality, technicality;
municipality, originality; confidentiality, individuality;
agility, civility, debility, docility, facility, humility, nobility, senility,
fragility, sterility, fertility, futility, hostility, utility, virility; volatility,
imbecility;
ability, stability; inability, capability, probability, readability, durability,
liability; memorability, profitability, vulnerability; availability,
acceptability, reliability, desirability, inevitability;credibility, possibility, sensibility, flexibility, visibility, legibility; eligibility,
responsibility, defensibility, accessibility, invincibility, compatibility,
susceptibility; incorrigibility; incomprehensibility;
acuity, annuity, ambiguity, continuity, promiscuity; society, variety, piety,
anxiety, sobriety, propriety, notoriety, entirety.
Nouns with the suffix Y
history, botany, carpentry, industry, anarchy, monarchy, tyranny;
economy, astronomy, autonomy;
biology, ecology, geology, mythology, pathology, anthology, technology;
sociology, terminology;
philosophy, psychiatry, psychology, chronology, chronometry, geometry;
archaeology, genealogy;
biography, geography, photography, pornography, stenography,
typography; bibliography, choreography;
apology, analogy, anatomy, anomaly, antipathy, miscellany, assembly,
monotony, monogamy, polygamy;
duty, party, treaty, deputy, melody, malady, custody, remedy, comedy,
tragedy, jeopardy, subsidy, modesty, dynasty, amnesty, travesty,
guaranty, warranty;
mercy, orgy, clergy, energy, synergy, allergy, strategy, prodigy, policy,
embassy, apathy, sympathy, therapy;
ivy, envy, levy, fury, jury, entry, country, ministry, symmetry, ivory;
delivery, discovery, inquiry, upholstery;
artery, gallery, celery, century, factory, category, surgery, sorcery,
theory, victory, injury, luxury, misery, mystery;
destiny, mutiny, scrutiny, irony, agony, colony, balcony, gluttony,
company, enemy, bigamy, infamy, alchemy, harmony, symphony,
alimony, ceremony, parsimony.
Note: alley, chimney, galley, honey, hockey, journey, kidney, money,
monkey, parley, parsley, pulley, survey, trolley, valley, volley; attorney.
Note: calorie, cookie, rookie, genie; lingerie, menagerie; bourgeoisie.
Kaynak: http://usefulenglish.ru/writing/list-of-nouns-with-suffixes
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