Common suffixes are used to convert nouns into adjectives by adding elements that describe qualities or characteristics. The document lists several common suffixes such as -al, -ary, -ful, -ic, -ish, -less, -like, and -ous and provides examples of nouns converted to adjectives using each suffix. For instance, -al can mean "relating to" and is used to form words like accidental from accident and regional from region. Other listed suffixes include -ary meaning "relating to a place or quality", -ful meaning "full of", and -ous meaning "having a quality or nature".

1. Common suffixes: nouns to adjectives
NOUN – NOUN – NOUN – NOUN – NOUN –
SUFFIX
ADJ. ADJ. ADJ. ADJ. ADJ.
-AL accident – brute – region – universe – person –
relating toaccidental brutal regional universal personal
-ARY
relating to custom – moment – caution – honor – diet –
quality or customary momentary cautionary honorary dietary
place
-FUL beauty – wonder – skill – success –
awe – awful
full of beautiful wonderful skillful successful
-IC
having the athlete – base – history – photograph – science –
nature of; athletic basic historic photographic scientific
caused by
-ICAL
magic – logic – history – practice – statistic –
having the
magical logical historical practical statistical
nature of

2. Common suffixes: nouns to adjectives
NOUN – NOUN – NOUN – NOUN – NOUN –
SUFFIX
ADJ. ADJ. ADJ. ADJ. ADJ.
-ISH
fool – child – self – sheep – pink –
origin,
foolish childish selfish sheepish pinkish
nature
-LESS power – friend – worth – use – home –
Without powerless friendless worthless useless homeless
-LIKE lady – war – child – bird –
like – lifelike
like ladylike warlike childlike birdlike
-LY friend – cost – month – order –
day – daily
like friendly costly monthly orderly
-OUS
poison – danger – nerve – mystery – victory –
quality,
poisonous dangerous nervous mysterious victorious
nature
-Y mess – dirt – dirty
rain – rainy fun – funny dirt – dirty
like messy