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Common Prefix Suffix

The document defines common prefixes, suffixes, and their meanings in English. Prefixes like "anti-", "de-", and "dis-" denote opposition or negation. Suffixes like "-able", "-al", "-ed", "-er", "-ful", "-ion", and "-ly" can form adjectives, nouns, verbs, and adverbs from root words. Together, prefixes and suffixes change the meaning of base words or add grammatical functions.

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Common Prefix Suffix

The document defines common prefixes, suffixes, and their meanings in English. Prefixes like "anti-", "de-", and "dis-" denote opposition or negation. Suffixes like "-able", "-al", "-ed", "-er", "-ful", "-ion", and "-ly" can form adjectives, nouns, verbs, and adverbs from root words. Together, prefixes and suffixes change the meaning of base words or add grammatical functions.

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Prefix Definition Example

anti- against anticlimax

de- opposite devalue

dis- not; opposite of discover

en-, em- cause to enact, empower

fore- before; front of foreshadow, forearm

In-, im- in income, impulse

indirect, immoral,
in-, im-, il-, ir- not
illiterate, irreverent

inter- between; among interrupt

mid- middle midfield

mis- wrongly misspell

non- not nonviolent

over- over; too much overeat

pre- before preview

re- again rewrite

semi- half; partly; not fully semifinal

sub- Under subway

super- above; beyond superhuman

trans- across transmit

un- not; opposite of unusual

under- under; too little underestimate


Suffix Definition Example

-able, -ible is; can be affordable, sensible

-al, -ial having characteristics of universal, facial

past tense verbs; the dog walked,


-ed
adjectives the walked dog

-en made of golden

one who;
-er, -or teacher, professor
person connected with

-er more taller

-est the most tallest

-ful full of helpful

-ic having characteristics of poetic

verb forms;
-ing sleeping
present participles

-ion, -tion, -ation, submission, motion,


act; process
-ition Relation, edition

-ity, -ty state of activity, society

active, comparative,
-ive, -ative, -itive adjective form of noun
sensitive

-less without hopeless

-ly how something is lovely


-ment state of being; act of contentment

-ness state of; condition of openness

riotous, courageous,
-ous, -eous, -ious having qualities of
gracious

-s, -es more than one trains, trenches

-y characterized by gloomy

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