ENGLISH 4

Handout: Prefix and Suffix

A prefix is a syllable added before a

root word. A root word is the
original word where a new word
comes from.

Examples: review, display,

insufficient, imperfect, alive,
international

A suffix is a syllable added after a

root word.

Examples: actor, beautiful,

protection, kindness, silently
 Examples of Root words:

actively - (root word- active)

imagination – (root word- imagine)
friendship - (root word- friend)

One suffix is "-ion". It means "the act of".

Adding "-ion" to the verb "attract" gives
you "attraction".

Some suffixes turn verbs into

adjectives. One example is "-ive".
"Create" is a verb. It becomes
“Creative”.

The suffix "-ful" means "full of". If you

add "-ful" to the noun "color", you make
the adjective "colorful".

Reference:
Murray, K. (2014). Prefixes and Suffixes. [Core Language Skills]. Retrieved
from https://books.google.com.ph/books?