Suffixes are often used to form different parts of speech.

        For example: respond (verb), response, responsibility (noun), and responsible (adjective).* These suffixes correspond to nouns: -ment, -er, -red, or no suffix
* These suffixes correspond to adjectives: -ing, -y, -ed, -ous, -ful Prefixes are often used to change the meaning.         For example: respond (responder): co + respond = correspond (corresponder)

-ada------------palada                          -ful--------shovelful
-dad, -tad------cantidad                      -ty---------quantity
-ero------------panadero                       -er---------baker
-ando----------dando                           -ing--------giving
-oso------------rocoso                          -y----------rocky
-ia--------------biologia                          -y----------biology
-izo-------------rojizo                           -ish--------redish
-mente---------claramente                   -ly---------clearly
-on--------------lloron                           -ful---------tearful
-dor, -or--------hablador                      -er---------talker
-ura-------------negrura                        -ness------blackness

Prefix	Base word	Suffix	Significado
in-	concious	-able/ible	conciente
	help		ayudar, ayudo
	kind	-ful	amable
un-	literate		letrado
	loyal	-(i)ive	fiel
	mature		maduro
im-	measure	-less	medir
	polite		educado
	popular	-cy	popular
il-	relevant		relevante
	rely	-(i)ty	confiar, necesitar
	respect		respetar, respeto
ir-	sense	-ment	sentido, sentir
	success		exito
	thought	-ness	pensamiento
dis-	understand		entender
	amaze		asombrar
mis-	use	-ing	usar, uso

       Practice

1) Significant
2) Amazing
3) Mobile
4) Fixed
5) Broken
6) Reliable
7) Thoughtful
8) Pity
9) Reckless
10) Responsible