Prefix

I want to know what Prefix is. Can you tell me something about it?

A prefix goes at the beginning of a word. A prefix is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning.

You can find more detail or precision for each prefix in any good dictionary. The origins of words are extremely complicated.

This is a list of the most common prefixes in English, together with their basic meaning and some examples. You should use this list as a guide only, to help you understand possible meanings.

Prefix dePrefix aaalso an-

Meaning down, away

Meaning Examples

Examples Descend, despair, depend, deduct denigrate

Completely not, without removal, to, towards

denude, atheist, anaemic

reversal aside, aback de-ice, decamp dismount,

disa-

also dialso e-, ef-

in thenegation, process of, removal, in a a-hunting, aglow disadvantage, particular state expulsion disbud, disbar Of

ex-

Out Upward

anew abashed

exit, exclude, expand exalt, extol

Completely adalso a-, ac-, af-, agal-, an-, ap-, at- as, at-

movement to, change into, addition or Completely increase before, preceding

advance, adulterate, adjunct, ascend, affiliate, affirm, aggravate, alleviate, annotate, excruciate, exasperate apprehend, arrive, assemble, attend antecedent, ante-room

ante-

Previous

ex-wife infertile, inappropriate, impossible

inanti-

also ant-

also il-, imalso il-, im-, ir-

opposing, against, the opposite

not, without

anti-aircraft, antibiotic, anticlimax, Antarctic

in, into, towards, inside between, among inside, within absence, negation surpassing, exceeding

influence, influx, imbibe interact, interchange intramural, intravenous non-smoker, non-alcoholic Outperform

interintranonout-

out over-

external, away from excessively, completely upper, outer, over, above

outbuilding, outboard overconfident, overburdened, overjoyed overcoat, overcast Postpone pre-adolescent, prelude, precondition repaint, reappraise, reawake semicircle, semi-conscious submarine, subsoil sub-lieutenant sub-tropical unacceptable, unreal, unhappy, unmanned unplug, unmask

postpreresemisubalso suc-, suf-, sug-, sup-, sur-, sus-

after in time or order before in time, place, order or importance Again half, partly at a lower position lower in rank nearly, approximately

un-

Not reversal or cancellation of action or state

But be very careful, because often what appears to be a prefix is not a prefix at all. Note also that this list does not include elements like "auto" or " bio-", because these are "combining forms", not prefixes.

Do you think you are already familiar with the prefixes? Lets see!

I.

Write the prefix of the word in each number. 6.) ___Behave 7.) ___Logical 8.) ___Inform 9.) ___Agree 10.) ___Eat

1.) ___ Dependent 2.) ___Polite 3.) ___Do 4.) ___Driver 5.) ___Approve

II. Please fill in the blank with a suitable prefix from the choices below. Anti mis bi un over im

11.) The ___ lingual staff at this school will make you feel very welcome. 12.) He has been charged with ____ use of company funds. 13.) ___ government forces have won the latest battle and the Prime Minister seems safe for the time being. 14.) The meat was superb but the pasta was completely ___ cooked and tasted like wet cardboard.

SUFFIX
Can someone tell me what SUFFIX is?

A suffix goes at the end of a word. A suffix is a group of letters placed at the end of a word to make a new word. Example: Sing + er (suffix) = singer

The new word has a new meaning, and is usually a different part of speech. But the new meaning is related to the old meaning - it is "derived" from the old meaning. Example: derive (verb) + tion = derivation (noun)

There are several hundred suffixes. Here are some of the more common ones:

suffix

making

example example original word suffixed word explore hesitate persuade divide teach music god sad arrive diction exploration hesitation persuasion division Teacher Musician Goddess Sadness Arrival Dictionary Treatment jealousy victory

-ation nouns -sion -er -cian -ess -ness -al

-ment -y

treat jealous victor

-al -ary -able -ly -y -ful -ly -ize -ate

adjectives accident imagine tax brother ease sorrow forget adverbs verbs helpful terror private hyphen

Accidental Imaginary Taxable Brotherly Easy sorrowful forgetful Helpfully terrorize privatize Hyphenate

Heres more!

Please familiarize yourself with these common suffix es and their usages. Put them inside your great mind!

Lets apply what we have learned in Suffix!

I.

Direction: Choose the right suffix of the word from the choices inside the box. Ledge Let Ship ness ache kind domy ful age

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Careful_____ Jealous_____ Kind_____ Book_____ Head ______ Spoon______ Polite_____ Relation_____

9. Man______ 10. Drain_____ 11. Punish_____ 12. Free______ 13. Crude______ 14. Know______ 15. Open_______

Heres more! Encircle the letter of the correct answer! Break a leg! I know you can do it!

1.) Honest a.) ly 2.) Partial a.) ness 3.) loyal a.) y 4.) polite a.) ness 5.) regular a.) y 6.)patient a.) y 7.) care a.) ful 8.) thought a.) ness 9.) tender a.) ful 10.) hot a.) ful

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