| -or/er/ess/crat/cis | 做某件事情或职业的人或物 | worker, debtor |
| -acy | 表示/性质，状态，境遇 | democracy, accuracy, diplomacy |
| -ance, -ence | 表示/性质，状况，行为，过程，总量，程度 | importance, diligence, difference, obedience |
| -ancy, -ency, | 表示/性质，状态，行为，过程 | frequency, urgency, efficiency |
| -bility | 表示/动作，性质，状态 | possibility, flexibility, feasibility |
| -dom | 表示/等级，领域，状态 | freedom, kingdom, wisdom |
| -hood | 表示/资格，身份，年纪，状态 | childhood, manhood, falsehood |
| -ion, -sion, -tion, -ation, -ition | 表示/行为的过程，结果，状况 | action, solution, conclusion, destruction, expression, correction |
| -ism | 表示/制度，主义，学说，信仰，行为 | socialism, criticism, colloquialism, heroism |
| -ity | 表示/性质，状态，程度 | purity, reality, ability, calamity |
| -ment | 表示/行为，状态，过程，手段及其结果 | treatment, movement, judgment, punishment, argument |
| -ness | 表示/性质，状态，程度 | goodness, kindness, tiredness, friendliness |
| -ship | 表示/情况，性质，技巧，技能及身份，职业 | hardship, membership, friendship |
| -th | 表示/动作，性质，过程，状态 | depth, wealth, truth, length, growth |
| -tude | 表示/性质，状态，程度 | latitude, altitude(海拔) |
| -ure | 表示/行为，结果 | exposure, pressure, failure, procedure(手续) |
| -grapy | 表示/……学，写法 | biography, calligraphy, geography |
| -ic, ics | 表示/……学……法 | logic, mechanics, electronics, linguistics |
| -ology | 表示/……学……论 | biology, zoology, technology(工艺学) |
| -nomy | 表示/……学……术 | astronomy, economy, bionomy(生态学) |