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Understanding Common Prefixes and Suffixes in English Language

This resource provides an extensive overview of common prefixes and suffixes used in the English language. It outlines the meanings and examples of prefixes such as anti-, dis-, en-, and others that convey opposition, negation, or causation. Additionally, it covers suffixes like -able, -ful, and -ism, which indicate capability, quality, and ideologies. This guide is essential for enhancing vocabulary and understanding word formation, making it perfect for students, educators, and language enthusiasts alike.

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Understanding Common Prefixes and Suffixes in English Language

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  1. Prefixes Comm Arts II

  2. Anti • Meaning: Against • Examples: antiterrorism, anti-war

  3. De • Meaning: opposite • Examples: defrost

  4. Dis • Meaning: not, opposite of • Examples: disagree, discord, disunity

  5. En, Em • Meaning: Cause to • Examples: encode, embrace

  6. Fore • Meaning: Before • Examples: Forecast, foretell, foreshadow

  7. In, Im • Meaning: in • Examples: infield, intake

  8. In, im, il, ir • Meaning: Not • Examples: injustice, impossible, illiterate, irresponsible, illegal

  9. inter • Meaning: between • Examples: international, interstate

  10. mid • Meaning: middle • Examples: midway, midpoint

  11. mis • Meaning: wrongly • Examples: misfire, mistake, misnomer

  12. non • Meaning: not • Examples: nonsense, nonfiction

  13. over • Meaning: over • Examples: overlook, overcast

  14. pre • Meaning: before • Examples: prefix, prepare, prelaw, preview

  15. re • Meaning: again • Examples: return, renew, relearn, redo

  16. semi • Meaning: half • Examples: semicircle

  17. Sub • Meaning: under • Examples: submarine

  18. super • Meaning: above • Examples: Superman, superstar, supersede

  19. Trans • Meaning: Across • Examples: transport, transatlantic

  20. un • Meaning: Not • Examples: unfriendly, undo, unhappy

  21. Under • Meaning: under • Examples: undersea, undervalue, underestimate

  22. Suffixes Comm Arts II

  23. -able, -ible • Meaning: can be done, able • Examples: comfortable, lovable, readable

  24. -ance, ence • Meaning: state or quality of • Examples: maintenance, eminence

  25. -al, -ial • Meaning: having characteristics of • Examples: personal, refusal, genial, cordial

  26. -dom • Meaning: place or state of being • Examples: kingdom, freedom

  27. -ed • Meaning: past tense verbs • Examples: hopped

  28. -en • Meaning: made of • Examples: wooden, silken

  29. -er • Meaning: comparative • Examples: higher, faster, stronger • OR • Meaning: one who • Examples: worker, actor, teacher, reader

  30. -est • Meaning: comparative • Examples: biggest, fastest, strongest

  31. -ful • Meaning: full of • Examples: beautiful, careful

  32. -ism • Meaning: doctrine, belief • Examples: communism, fascism, fanaticism

  33. -ist • Meaning: one who • Examples: chemist, biologist

  34. -ion, -tion, -ation, -ition • Meaning: act, process • Examples: occasion, attraction

  35. -ity, ty • Meaning: state of • Examples: infinity

  36. -less • Meaning: without • Examples: fearless, careless, loveless

  37. -ly • Meaning: characteristic of • Examples: quickly, fairly

  38. -ment • Meaning: action or process • Examples: enjoyment, argument

  39. -ness • Meaning: state of, condition of • Examples: kindness, heaviness

  40. -ous, -eous, -ious • Meaning: possessing the qualities of • Examples: joyous, enormous, nutritious

  41. -ic,-ical • Meaning: pertaining to • Examples: music, musical, lyric, lyrical

  42. -ize, ise • Meaning: become • Examples: civilize, modernize

  43. -ify, -fy • Meaning: make or become • Examples: terrify, solidify

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