AFFIXES, PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES

AFFIXES, PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES

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USING SUFFIXES AND PREFIXES?

DIS HONEST IR REGULAR

IL LEGAL UN NATURAL

IN EXISTENT IM POSSIBLE

dis- il- ir- im- in- un They all mean ‘no/not’ or ‘without’
RE IT MEANS AGAIN DO = REDO USE = REUSE

IT MEANS “BELOW / LESS

SUB WAY = SUBWAY TROPICAL = SUBTROPICAL
THAN / UNDER

INTER IT MEANS BETWEEN NATIONAL = INTERNATIONAL ( AMONG NATIONS)

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NOUN SUFFIXES

(act of process) -al Propose proposal

Act actor (careful – the

female is irregular, actress)
Drive driver
(someone who) -er / -or
view viewer

divide divisor
(doctrine, belief) -ism national nationalism
terror terrorism

National nationalist
(someone who) -ist terror terrorist

(quality of) National nationality

-ity
Integral integrity
(condition of) -ment treat treatment
equip equipment

Happy happiness
(state) -ness homeless homelessness

(state / -sion / Educate education

situation) -tion confess confession
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VERB SUFFIXES

short shorten
-en
sweet sweeten

(become, -ify / terror terrify

change) -fy quality qualify

Terror terrorise
-ise
harmony harmonise
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ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES

Comfort comfortable
(capable of) -able
deny | deniable

(with, full of) -ful Beauty beautiful

stress stressful

Science scientific
(related to) -ic / -ical
history historical
(characteristic) -ious / -ous Fame famous
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vice vicious

distinct distinctive
(quality of ) -ive
product productive

Home homeless
(without ) -less
Sense senseless
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