What suffix can change nouns to adjectives?

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NOUN Suffixes

-er added to a verb is used for the person who does an activity: writer, worker, singer,... (sometimes -or, as in actor, sailor, supervisor,...)

-er/-or are also used for things which do a particular job: tin-opener, projector, ...

-er and -ee can contrast with each other, meaning "person who does something" (-er) and "person who receives or experiences the action" (-ee): employer/employee, ...

-(t)ion is used to make nouns from verbs: communication, pollution, admission, ...

-ist (person) and -ism (activity or ideology): marxist/Marxism, terrorist/terrorism, ...

-ist is also used for people who play Musical Instruments: pianist, violinist, ...

-al is added to some verbs to make nouns: arrival, refusal, ...

-ness is used to make abstract nouns from adjectives: happiness, goodness, weakness, ...

-ment is used to make abstract nouns from verbs: excitement, enjoyment, ...

-hood is used to make abstract nouns, especially family terms, from nouns: childhood, brotherhood, ...

-ship is used to make abstract nouns, especially status, from nouns: friendship,

membership, partnership, ...

-(i)ty is used to make abstract nouns from adjectives: honesty, loyalty, ...

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