Suffixes
You can make some nouns into adjectives or adjectives into nouns by adding suffixes (extra letters at the end of the word).
For example, you can make the noun 'noise' into an adjective by taking off the 'e' and adding 'y' to make 'noisy'.
Here is some of the most common suffixes:
Making nouns into adjectives:（名词转为形容词）
-able
knowledge - knowledgeable
fashion - fashionable
comfort - comfortable
-al
nature - natural
accident - accidental
music - musical
-ous
danger - dangerous
fame - famous
adventure - adventurous
-y
health - healthy
cream - creamy
mess – messy
Making adjectives into nouns:（形容词转为名词）
-ce
important - importance
patient - patience
violent - violence
-ity
popular - popularity
formal - formality
regular - regularity
-ness
happy - happiness
lazy - laziness
ruthless - ruthlessness
-y
difficult - difficulty
modest - modesty
honest - honesty
Some spelling rules:（拼字的规则）
When the adjective or noun ends in –e, -t or –y, sometimes its spelling changes.
For example:
-e
nature - natural
fame - famous
-t
important - importance
patient - patience
-y
happy - happiness
lazy - laziness
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