SUFFIXES

Creates a noun meaning "person who receives an action"

examples of words: trainee, employee, reffugee, absentee

example: My company has six thousand employees

Creates an adjective meaning that the subject can do something or that something can be done to it.

example: excitable, employable, enjoyable, readable.

example: I didn't like his last book-it wasn't very readable

-ible

A different spelling of -able.

Example words: responsible, visible, horrible, terrible

Example sentence: Stars are only visible at night.

Creates a noun which describes a quality or state.

Example words: happiness, nervousness, politeness, sadness, sickness, kindness.

Example sentence: He missed two days of work because of sickness.