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Affixes list
Citizenship (-ship) Those who refused citizenship were given permanent
residency status.
Friendship (-ship) College is where your strongest friendships are formed.
Backward (-ward) he took a step backward
Homeward (-ward) He should sail homeward within three months of the date of
his letter.
Childish (-ish) This is childish behaviour at its most irritating.
Foolish (-ish) Your comment about scientific realism is foolish .
Greenish (-ish) A greenish light shone from their terrible faces greenish-blue
eyes.
Feverish (-ish) Maybe your daughter got off the bus looking pale and
feverish .
Festive (-ive) The party involves festive food and dance.
Talkative (-ative) the talkative driver hadn't stopped chatting
Active (-ive) I needed to change my lifestyle and become more active
Sensitive (-tive) His innocent words touched sensitive spots within her own
heart.
Courteous (-eous) The staff everywhere was extremely courteous and helpful.
Mysterious (-ious) This mysterious disappearance case was never solved.
Nervous (-ous) Aaron was nervous about meeting his new teachers in
college for the first time
Adventurous (-ous) My brother loves to try new things, like rock climbing and
even skydiving, he is very adventurous
Miserably (-ly) The experiment failed miserably and many shows were
canceled.
Distantly (-ly) distantly he heard shouts
Closely (-ly) closely spaced homes.
the students had to answer questions closely related to what
they just learned.
patients have to be watched closely for side effects.
Loudly (-ly) I laughed loudly when something funny happened.
Comfortably (-ly) Dress comfortably and wear good walking shoes.
Friendly (-ly) The staff are very welcoming & friendly .
Worthy (-y) These are honest statements worthy of debate.
Sleepy (-y) We were too tired and sleepy to eat.
Dirty (-y) Wear rubber gloves when handling dirty cat litter.
Cloudy (-y) The skies are clear to partly cloudy .
Angry (-y) She had never seen him angry before.
Comfortable (-able) The living room includes four comfortable arm chairs.
Considerable (-able) Due to her illness and time off work, she has a considerable
amount of paperwork that needed to be finished
Miserable (-able) criminals life is already miserable .
Valuable (-able) Full motion videos for each game offer valuable strategy tips.
Responsible (-ible) I mean those resposible for writing the script of the previous
movie.
Darkness (-ness) She was working in almost total darkness .
Fairness (-ness) To ensure fairness a waiting list is always in operation.
Careless (-less) He has multiple speeding and careless driving violations .
Helpless (-less) A human being is born tiny and completely helpless .
Childless (-less) It was a happy but childless marriage.
Beautiful (-ful) The flower has six beautiful violet petals.
Painful (-ful) His mother is seriously ill and undergoing painful cancer
treatments
Careful (-ful) Successful web pages begin with careful planning.
Bigger/ biggest (‫)مقارنة‬ My purple fish is bigger than my orange fish, but my blue fish
is the biggest in the tank
Colder/ coldest (‫)مقارنة‬ The weather today is colder than yesterday, but weather
forecast said that tomorrow is the coldest day in the year
Taller/tallest (‫)مقارنة‬ Sara is taller than Joud, but Lina is the tallest among us
Hotter (-er) The temperature is much hotter down here.
Earlier (-er) Here is a cake I made earlier
Teacher (-er) Remember lazy teachers equals lazy schools equals lazy
kids.
Writer (-er) A few writers create historical fiction without fictional
characters.
Foreigner (-er) This place is very seldom visited by foreigners .
Calculator (-or) Different calculators follow different orders of operations.
Actor (-or) A single actor plays every single part.
Chemist (-ist) Scientists engaged in chemical research are known as
chemists .
Jumped (-ed) v Another passenger jumped off and was slightly injured.
Helped (-ed) v This technology has helped several paralyzed patients walk
again.
Interested (-ed) adj She is highly interested in creative outlets.
Bored (-ed) adj The counsellor may feel bored or irritated.
Helping (-ing) v Last night a man was helping police inquiries.
Skipping (-ing) v He is skipping lunch lately
Running (-ing) v He is running in the woods
Seeing (-ing) v Dr.Mohammed is seeing a patient right now
Thinking (-ing) v I am thinking about your offer
Interesting (-ing) adj Your statements are interesting tho clearly misguided.
Boring (-ing) adj The romantic story line was equally ridiculous and boring .
Impatient (im-) The crowd outside became tense and impatient

Immature (im-) Michael was smart, but emotionally immature .

Imbalance (im-) Sugar cravings are triggered by hormonal imbalances .

Irregular (ir-) The surrounding country is dry and receives irregular seasonal
rainfall .

Illegal (il-) I am 100 % against illegal downloading.

illegible (il-) Medical records were illegible for five patients .

Unicycle (uni-) We just bought this unicycle for Viola .

Unicorn (uni-) Laura's favorite animal is the unicorn .

Uniform (uni-) The 1971–1975 uniform included red socks.

Unlock (un-) The player can unlock five bonus levels.

Unsafe (un-) .
It is unsafe to store fish or shellfish without preservation.
Uncover (un-)
I was excited to uncover this great site.

Unhealthy (un-) Are celebrities promoting unhealthy foods to children?

Tricycle (tri-) He was watching his son ride his tricycle .

Triangle (tri-) Our table received 3 triangle shaped slices .

Reread (re-) Reread the last paragraph

Rewrite (re-) take every opportunity to rewrite history.

Return (re-) Air miles donated covered four return flights.

Prefix (pre-) It used many prefixes and grammatical particles.

Preview (pre-) Two of the preview stories featured were never published.

Prewrite (pre-) Writing students learn to follow a prewrite, Outline, and revise
pattern
Nonfat (non-) Choose nonfat or low-fat dairy instead of whole milk products.
Nonsense (non-) This theory was tested by giving participants ten nonsense
syllables.

Multigrain (multi-) Eat whole wheat or multigrain bread , instead of white bread.

Multiply (multi-) Cancer cells multiply by creating their own growth factor.

Inexpensive (in-) This device is created using inexpensive materials .

Insecure (in-) He seemed a bit clumsy and insecure .

Inaction (in-) we are surrounded by inaction and laziness.

Disapperance (dis-) Her mysterious disapperance is an unsolved mystery that has

many incredible details.

Disadvantage (dis-) The medications own their own advantages & disadvantages

Bicycle (bi-) Bicycle riders under age 16 must wear a helmet.

Bilingual (bi-) The more books that are bilingual , the better!
Prefixes in the vocab list
in- Adequate
describe
experience
De- Camp
construct
form
Un- Control
develop
discover
guide
impress
produce
protect
protection
shelter
clear
convincingly
knowing
scientific
successful
non- Durable
Dis Obey
agree
Re- Produce
En- Slave
Under- Develop
im- Patiently
politely
Anti- Social

Words with one affix

Custom -ary
Diabetes -ic
Discussion -ing
Element -al
Fat -en
Frozen -ing
Universal -ly
Ancient -ly
Attached -ment
Branch -less
Clay -ish
Goal -less
Homeless -ness
Necessity -ary
Contradict/ contradiction -ory
Terrible -ly
Tourist -ism

Confusing Words with its affixes

Architect -ure, -al
Architecture -al, -ly

Invent -tion, -or, -ive, -ness, -ly

Invention -ive, -or, -ly

Social -ly, -ize, -ism, -ist, -able, -y, anti-

Society -al, -ly, -ize