Prefix and SuffixPrefix and Suffix

What is a What is a prefixprefix

A beginning that is added to a root A beginning that is added to a root wordword

For example:For example:PurposePurposeMultiMultipurposepurpose

Some common prefixesSome common prefixes

Re (again) Re (again) Hyper (over)Hyper (over) Un (not)Un (not) Tri (three)Tri (three) Pre (before)Pre (before) Mis (wrong)Mis (wrong) Sub (below) Sub (below)

ReReplay play reresendsend re replacplacee

HyperHyperactive active UnUnclear, unsureclear, unsure TriTriangle, triweeklyangle, triweekly PrePrepay, prepackagepay, prepackage MisMisconduct, misspellconduct, misspell SubSubway, submarineway, submarine

Some more prefixesSome more prefixes

Ante (before)Ante (before) Bi (two)Bi (two) Equi (equal)Equi (equal) Hypo (under)Hypo (under) Neo (new)Neo (new) Poly (many)Poly (many) Semi (half)Semi (half)

Auto (self)Auto (self) Curcum (around)Curcum (around) Im (not)Im (not) Inter (between)Inter (between) Omni (all)Omni (all) Retro (backward)Retro (backward) Trans (across)Trans (across)

What is a What is a suffixsuffix

It comes at the end of a wordIt comes at the end of a wordFor example:For example:Help Help HelpHelpfulful

Adjective suffixesAdjective suffixes

-ful (beauti-ful (beautifulful)) -y (funn-y (funnyy)) -ing (interest-ing (interestinging)) -ed (relax-ed (relaxeded)) -ous (curi-ous (curiousous)) -ible (sens-ible (sensibleible)) -able (reason-able (reasonableable)) -ive (act-ive (activeive))

-ic (enthusiast-ic (enthusiasticic)) -ent (intellig-ent (intelligentent)) -ant (toler-ant (tolerantant)) -al (loy-al (loyalal)) -est (hon-est (honestest)) -ite (pol-ite (politeite))

Noun suffixesNoun suffixes

-or (profess-or (professoror)) -th (ten-th (tenthth)) -ine (eng-ine (engineine)) -eer (engin-eer (engineereer)) -er (comput-er (computerer)) -ness (happi-ness (happinessness)) -ence (excell-ence (excellenceence)) -ion (dictat-ion (dictationion)) -ity (vital-ity (vitalityity))

-ian (politic-ian (politicianian)) -at (democr-at (democratat)) -acy (accur-acy (accuracyacy)) -ist (pian-ist (pianistist)) -logy (socio-logy (sociologylogy)) -ment (pay-ment (paymentment))