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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))