18 Haziran 2013 Salı

MOST COMMON SUFFIXES &PREFIXES

PREFIX-MEANING              EXAMPLES
anti- against                             antifreeze
de- opposite                            defrost
dis-* not, opposite of              disagree
en-, em- cause to                     encode, embrace
fore- before                             forecast
in-, im- in                                 infield
in-, im-, il-, ir-* not                  injustice, impossible
inter- between                         interact
mid- middle                             midway
mis- wrongly                            misfire
non- not                                  nonsense
over- over                               overlook
pre- before                              prefix
re-* again                                return
semi- half                                 semicircle
sub- under                               submarine
super- above                           superstar
trans- across                            transport
un-* not                                   unfriendly
under- under                           undersea


SUFFIX-MEANING                 EXAMPLES
-able, -ible can be done          comfortable
-al, -ial having personal           practical
characteristics of
-ed* past-tense verbs             hopped
-en made of                            wooden
-er comparative                      higher
-er, one who                           worker, actor
-est comparative                     biggest
-ful full of                                careful
-ic having                                linguistic
characteristics of
-ing* verb form/                      running
present participle
-ion, -tion, act, process           occasion, attraction
-ation, ition
-ity, -ty state of                       infinity
-ive, -ative, -itive                    plaintive
adjective form of a noun
-less without                           fearless
-ly* characteristic of               quickly
-ment action or process          enjoyment
-ness state of                          kindness
-ous, -eous, -ious
possessing the qualities of        joyous
-s, -es* more than one            boxes
-y characterized by                 happy
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