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    The document discusses prefixes and suffixes. A suffix is a word part added to the end of a base word that changes the word's meaning, like -ful. A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a base word that also changes the meaning, like un-. Some common suffixes and prefixes are provided like -able, -al, dis-, -ful, -ic, im-, -ish, -itive, -ive, -ous, un-, and -y. An example is provided where helpful becomes unhelpful when the prefix un- is added.

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    The document discusses prefixes and suffixes. A suffix is a word part added to the end of a base word that changes the word's meaning, like -ful. A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a base word that also changes the meaning, like un-. Some common suffixes and prefixes are provided like -able, -al, dis-, -ful, -ic, im-, -ish, -itive, -ive, -ous, un-, and -y. An example is provided where helpful becomes unhelpful when the prefix un- is added.

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    The document discusses prefixes and suffixes. A suffix is a word part added to the end of a base word that changes the word's meaning, like -ful. A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a base word that also changes the meaning, like un-. Some common suffixes and prefixes are provided like -able, -al, dis-, -ful, -ic, im-, -ish, -itive, -ive, -ous, un-, and -y. An example is provided where helpful becomes unhelpful when the prefix un- is added.

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    A suffix is a word part added to the end of a word (for example, -ful).

    If you add the


    suffix -ful to the base word, help, the word is helpful.
    A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a word or base word (for example,
    un-). If the prefix un- is added to helpful, the word is unhelpful.

    Some suffixes and prefixes are:

    able -al - dis- -ful –ic - im- -ish


    -itive -ive -ous – un -y
    1. ADVENTURE 1. ADVENTUROUS, UNADVENTUROUS
    2. AGGRESSION 2. AGGRESSIVE
    3. ANXIETY 3. ANXIOUS
    4. ARTIST 4. ARTISTIC
    5. CAUTION 5. CAUTIOUS Form character adjectives from these
    6. CHEEK 6. CHEEKY words with these prefixes and suffixes
    7. COMPETE 7. COMPETITIVE
    8. EMOTION 8. EMOTIONAL, UNEMOTIONAL able –al - dis- -ful - ic im- -ish
    9. ENERGY 9. ENERGETIC itive - ive -ous - un- -y
    10. ENTHUSIASM 10. ENTHUSIASTIC , UNENTHUSIASTIC
    11. FOOL 11. FOOLISH
    12. GREED 12. GREEDY
    13. HELP 13. HELPFUL, UNHELPFUL
    14. HONEST 14. DISHONEST
    15. PESSIMIST 15. PESSIMISTIC
    16. POLITE 16. IMPOLITE
    17. POPULAR 17. UNPOPULAR
    18. RELY 18. RELIABLE, UNRELIABLE
    19. RESPECT 19. RESPECTFUL, DISRESPECTFUL
    20. SYMPATHY 20. SYMPATHETIC, UNSYMPATHETIC

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