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Understanding Prefixes and Suffixes

This document discusses prefixes and suffixes. Prefixes are groups of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning or part of speech. Some common prefixes and their meanings are provided. Suffixes are groups of letters added to the end of words, and they are used to change a word's part of speech. Examples of common suffixes that form nouns, adjectives, and verbs are given along with their functions.

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Understanding Prefixes and Suffixes

This document discusses prefixes and suffixes. Prefixes are groups of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning or part of speech. Some common prefixes and their meanings are provided. Suffixes are groups of letters added to the end of words, and they are used to change a word's part of speech. Examples of common suffixes that form nouns, adjectives, and verbs are given along with their functions.

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Vocabulary Skill

Prefixes And Suffixes


Prefixes
Group of letters that could be added to the
beginning of a word.

Prefixes help change the words’ meanings or


kind.
Prefix Meaning Example

Anti- Against Antiwar/ antisocial/antibiotic

Co- together Cooperation/ coworker/ coexistence

Extra- more Extracurricular/ extractive

In - not Independence/ inaccurate/incredible

Inter- Go between Interact/ interject/ international

mid- Middle Midfifties/ midnight/ midterm

Mis- Incorrect; badly Misunderstanding/miscommunication/


misleading

Re- Again Represent/ replay/ redo


Suffixes
• Groups of letters come at the end of the
words to change the part of speech of the
word.
Suffixes that form nouns Ence/-ance/ Significance / competence/
tion/ness/dom/ -ity confidence /
- ment Wisdom/
Capability/
Happiness /
Employment
/development

Suffixes that form -ent/ -ant/ -ful/-/less/- Consistent / important/


adjectives over/ - ous/ resentful/ thoughtful/
-y Homeless/ hopeless
Overestimated /
Famous/ generous/
Handy / cloudy

Suffixes that form verbs -ate Exaggerate/ motivate/


- Ize estimate
- ify Realize/ hypothize/
Modify / identify/

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