If you can handle suffixes then you’re well on the way to becoming a capable speller. A suffix is simply an ending that’s added to a base word to form a new word. Let’s look at some examples:

Base word	Suffix	New word
interest	-ing	interesting
noise	-y	noisy
breath	-less	breathless
popular	-ity	popularity
drop	-let	droplet

A key thing to know about suffixes is whether they start with a consonant or a vowel. Here are some suffixes you’ll meet quite often:

Consonant Suffixes	Examples	Vowel Suffixes	Examples
-ful	hopeful, plentiful	-er;, -or	farmer, collector
-less	useless, tasteless	-en	mistaken, hidden
-ly	bravely, frankly	-ish	foolish, thinnish
-ment	movement, agreement	-ation	limitation, reservation
-ness	darkness, happiness	-ing	firing, sitting

Did you notice that sometimes the base word changes when you dd a suffix? For example, fire becomes firing (dropping the e) and sit becomes sitting (doubling the letter t).

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