Prefix and Suffix. What is a prefix A beginning that is added to a root word A beginning that is...

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Prefix and SuffixPrefix and Suffix

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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))

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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))