Word building with prefixes and suffixes

What is word formation in grammar? and what are the methods of word formation? What are prefixes and suffixes?

Word formation definition: 

Merriam Webster dictionary defines word formation as the formation of words in a language by the processes of derivation and composition.

We usually add a prefix or suffix to make new words. How are prefixes and suffixes alike? Both are a type of affix and both can change a word’s meaning. 

Word formation prefixes and suffixes in English: Word formation examples lists

Word formation suffixes and prefixes (important word formation lists)

List of prefixes and suffixes

Generally, we use prefixes and suffixes to make new words. This post deals with words with prefixes and suffixes.

Word formation prefixes

Prefix meaning

A prefix is defined as a letter or group of letters that we add to the beginning of a word to form new words. Prefixes can be used to guess the meaning of words.

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Prefix examples

Look at the words tie, retie and untie.  What do they have in common? ( prefix of tie)

They all include the word tie. So the word tie is the root word or base word. Adding a prefix changes the meaning of the root.

Adding a prefix changes the meaning of the root.

Here are lists of common prefixes and suffixes, along with their meanings and examples, that we use in word formation.

The word formation examples list below shows prefixes (word building prefixes)

What prefix means new? What is the prefix for new and recent?

The prefix meaning new and recent is neo-

The prefix of tie is un- (untie)

The prefix of look is over- (overlook which means fail to notice = misheed)

The prefix with present or potent is omni- (omnipresent, omnipotent)

The prefix of appeared is dis-. It means the opposite of. (disappeared is the opposite of appeared).

The prefix of able is un- or dis- (Examples: unable, disable)

The prefix of see is un- or for- (Examples: unsee, forsee)

The prefix of paid is under- (underpaid)

The prefix for potent is im- (impotent)

The prefix for tied is un- (untied)

The prefix of populated is un- (unpopulated which means uninhabited)

The prefix for the word trust is dis- , un- or mis- ( we can say distrust, untrust or mistrust. All of them mean lack of trust or confidence)

The prefix for accurate is in- (inaccurate which means not accurate or incorrect or wrong)

The prefix of use is mis- (misuse which means use in the wrong way or badly) (The prefix mis means wrongly or badly)

The prefix of necessary is un- (unnecessary)

The prefix that means recent is neo- (Words with prefix neo-)

The prefix for tie (tie prefix) is un- (untie)

The poster below shows over 10 examples of prefixes

The prefixes in-, im-, il-, ir-, un-, dis- have the same meaning. They mean ‘opposite of’ or ‘not’. When we add these prefixes to a word, they give its opposite.

Prefixes examples and prefixes rules and tips

• im– is used before a word beginning with ‘m’ or ‘p’ {e.g. Immature, impatient…}

  Adjectives beginning with c usually take the prefix in– {e.g.  incorrect…}

• il– is used before a word beginning with ‘l’ {e.g. illiterate, illegal…}

• ir–  is used before a word beginning with ‘r’ {e.g. irregular, irrelevant…} What does the prefix ir mean? The prefix ir means ‘opposite of’ or ‘not’
  

• There are no rules for in– , un– and dis–

• We can also use the prefixes un– and dis– with verbs to form their opposites. (e.g. untie, unfasten, unpack, undo, unlock, undress, disagree, disappear, dislike, disqualify, disobey, disconnect etc.)
• dis meaning (with adjectives, adverbs and nouns): The prefix dis- in adjectives, adverbs and nouns mean ‘not’ or ‘opposite of’ (dishonest, disagreeably, disadvantage)
• in prefix meaning (meaning of the prefix in-)  (in prefix): The prefix in means ‘not’ or ‘opposite of’ (in prefix words: incorrect (= not correct), infinite, inaccurate, inactive, inadequate, incapable, incoherent, incomplete, indirect…) (words with the prefix in)
• The prefix of able can be dis-, un– or en-. Here are some examples: disable (verb), unable (adjective), enable (verb).

Prefix video

• Word formation suffixes

What is a suffix in English? /What does suffix mean? / Suffix meaning formation?

A suffix is the letters or syllables that we add to the end of a word to create new words. Using suffixes to form new words is a good way to enrich your vocabulary.

As we said before, we add prefix or suffix to make new words. Knowing the different suffixes can enable you to guess the meaning of new words and recognize whether the word is a verb, a noun, an adjective, an adverb, etc.

The suffix can change the spelling of the original word. For example, the -e ending of the verb ‘create’ and the adjective ‘wise’ is omitted when the suffix is added.

• Create → creation
• wise→ wisdom

Adding the suffixes change the spelling of the original word.

In the English language, not only do suffixes change the spelling of the original word but they also change the word’s part of speech. For example, the suffix ly changes adjectives to adverbs. (brave (adjective) → bravely (adverb), correct → correctly )

Here is a list of common suffixes (suffixes list/suffix examples) 

Suffixes tips:

• The suffix less meaning (less definition): The suffix less means ‘without’.
• al suffix meaning: The suffix al in adjectives means ‘having the quality of’ or ‘connected with’. The suffix al in nouns means ‘the state or process of’
• able suffix meaning: The suffix able means ‘that can or must be’ or ‘having the quality of’

The table below displays more suffixes with meaning and examples (suffix words)

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Prefixes and Suffixes Exercises / Prefixes and suffixes worksheet (Word formation exercises)

In the exercises below, you should add prefixes and suffixes to the words in the sentences so that they are meaningful sentences.

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct prefix. Make any necessary changes

1. He has never been to school. He is …………literate. He can’t write and read.
2. Male students …………..number female students in rural areas.
3. He is so ……..……honest that nobody trusts him.
4. My father is ……..…..partial. He does not discriminate between his children.
5. I’m sorry to …….…….pronounce your name.
6. Children in some African countries are ………..fed. They suffer from hunger.
7. China is an………..…populated country. It has over a billion people.
8. It is ……….…responsible of some students not to prepare for their exams and resort to cheating.
9. Big cities are usually ………………..crowded.
10. It’s ………………moral to smoke in class and expose students to danger.
11. Most workers are complaining that they are ………………paid.

B. Complete with the right suffixes. Make any necessary changes.

1. Georgia is cap……………….of helping you with your problems. Why don’t you ask her to?
2. Be care………………! A car is coming.
3. The best treat………..……..for obesity is doing sport every day.
4. Our factory has installed two video cameras for secure ………………reasons.
5. An anonym………………person called me twice last night.
6. The belief that things will improve is called optim……….., whereas the belief that things will get worse is called pessim……..
7. The legs of these trousers are too long. Could you short…………..them for me, please?
8. Don’t be pessimist……..…….. Everything will be all right.
9. Could you simple ………..………..your instructions, please?
10. Nobody can understand this sentence. It is meaning…………
11. Criticize…………………is useful on condition that it is constructive.
12. He does exercise every day so as to strength……………his muscles.
13. The news of his best friend’s death sad……..….….him.
14. I don’t see any similar…………….between the two presidents.
15. She works very hard. She has the able…….………to succeed.
16. For further inform………..….., contact me on this mobile number.

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What are the 10 examples of prefix?

Prefix	Prefix meaning	Words with prefixes/ examples of prefixes/prefixes examples
en-	cause to be/make/put into	enrich, enlarge, encircle, enable, endanger…
re-	do again/back	rewrite, reread, resend, readmit, re-advertise, reaffirm…
pre-	before/earlier	prehistoric, preplan, pretest…
post-	after	postgraduate, post-war, post hoc, posthumous, postmodifier, postmortem…
non-	not/ not connected with	non-alcoholic, non-governmental, non-aligned, non-essential…
under-	too little/ not enough	undercooked, underpaid, undercharge, underdone, underfed…
mis-	wrongly/badly	misunderstand, misbehave, misapply, misdeed…
self-	by oneself	self-education, self-analysis, self-confidence, self-assured…
multi-	many / more than one	multinational, multimedia, multi-access, multicolored…
bi-	twice/ two/double	bilingual, biannual, bicameral, bicycle, biennial…
Neo–	Prefix meaning new/recent	neo-Georgian, neo-colonialism, neo-fascist, neoliberal,
Tri-	Prefix meaning three	Tricycle, triatomic, triacid, tri-band, tri-focused, tri-camera photography

Words with Both Prefixes and Suffixes List

Here is a list of words with a prefix and suffix and a root.

• Unhelpful
• undoubtedly
• Unacceptable
• Uninteresting
• Unconsciousness
• Unsuccessful
• Unsuccessfully
• Impossibly
• Antidisestablishmentarianism
• Disrespectful
• Disrespectfully
• Distasteful
• Disconnected
• Disloyalty
• Ilogically
• Nonconformist
• Replacement
• Reappearance
• Immeasureable

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Словообразование (использование префиксов и суффиксов)

 Приставки и суффиксы: общая информация

Рис. 1. Части слова

При­став­ка (prefix) – это буква или груп­па букв, ко­то­рые до­бав­ля­ют­ся к на­ча­лу слова (at the beginning of the word) с целью об­ра­зо­вать новое слово.

Prefix + Word

При­мер:

Un (prefix) + do (base/root word) = undo

Re (prefix) + write (base/root word) = rewrite

Суф­фикс (suffix) – это буква или груп­па букв, ко­то­рые до­бав­ля­ют­ся к концу слова (at the end of the word) с целью об­ра­зо­вать новое слово.

Word + Suffix

При­мер:

Use (base/root word) + ful (suffix) = useful

Friend (base/root word) + ly (suffix) = friendly

 Приставки (prefixes)

Про­цесс об­ра­зо­ва­ния новых слов с по­мо­щью пре­фик­сов (рис. 2) и суф­фик­сов на­зы­ва­ет­ся сло­во­об­ра­зо­ва­ни­ем. Зная зна­че­ние при­ста­вок и суф­фик­сов, все­гда можно по­нять, какой ча­стью речи яв­ля­ет­ся новое слово, и опре­де­лить его зна­че­ние.

Рис. 2. При­став­ка

При­став­ки до­бав­ля­ют­ся в на­ча­ле слова и из­ме­ня­ют его зна­че­ние. Од­на­ко слово оста­ет­ся той же ча­стью речи, что и без при­став­ки.

При­став­ки un-, im-, in-, mis-, dis- при­да­ют слову от­ри­ца­тель­ное зна­че­ние, де­ла­ют его про­ти­во­по­лож­ным по зна­че­нию ос­нов­но­му слову.

При­мер:

Comfortable (удоб­ный) – uncomfortable (неудоб­ный)

Polite (веж­ли­вый) – impolite (невеж­ли­вый)

Active (ак­тив­ный) – inactive (неак­тив­ный)

При­став­ка re- имеет зна­че­ние «за­но­во», «снова».

При­мер:

Write (пи­сать) – rewrite (пе­ре­пи­сать)

Do (де­лать) – redo (пе­ре­де­лать)

Count (счи­тать) – recount (пе­ре­счи­тать)

 Разветвление 1. More prefixes

Prefixes!

It’s like a remix.

It changes things,

Like what a word means.

You can find ’em

at the front of a word.

Learn ’em, you need ’em,

To figure out words and their meanings.

Prefixes are an important part,

They tell you about a word, right from the start.

When you see non- or un-, that means not,

Like unintelligent or the word nonstop.

It’s a few more for not, that I’ll hit you with,

Il-, if you can’t read, then you’re illiterate.

Inactive? No. Not moving,

Impossible is something you cannot be doing.

Irrational — you should have thought a bit,

Dis- and de- mean opposite.

If you disagree, well hey, that’s cool,

But your whole style gets devalued.

The prefix anti- means against,

You’re antisocial if you don’t have friends.

Here comes the intermission, everybody sing,

‘Cause inter- means between and the hook’s here, see? Like…

Prefixes!

It’s like a remix.

It changes things,

Like what a word means.

You can find ’em

at the front of a word.

Learn ’em, you need ’em,

To figure out words and their meanings.

Allow me to reintroduce this word,

‘Cause re- means again, let’s be sure you heard.

Even the word prefix has a prefix in it,

Pre- means before, man, I hope y’all remembering.

You may ask where they come from,

Most are Greek or Latin, there’s a whole bunch of ’em,

Like macro- is large and micro- is small,

Mono- is one. Are you hearing me, y’all?

I could talk in a monotone on the telephone,

And tele- goes the distance just like a telescope.

If you kinda understand that’s semi-,

You’ll halfway get it till you commit it to memory.

Keep these in your mind’s foreground,

‘Cause fore- means front and you’ll need ’em around.

This song is over and I don’t mean ending,

It’s overqualified, too much of a good thing.

Prefixes!

It’s like a remix.

It changes things,

Like what a word means.

You can find ’em

at the front of a word.

Learn ’em, you need ’em,

To figure out words and their meanings.

 Суффиксы (suffixes)

Рис. 3. Суф­фикс

Суф­фик­сы (рис. 3) до­бав­ля­ют­ся к концу ос­нов­но­го слова, и они могут из­ме­нить не толь­ко ос­нов­ное зна­че­ние слова, но и сде­лать его дру­гой ча­стью речи.

Суф­фик­сы для об­ра­зо­ва­ния су­ще­стви­тель­ных, обо­зна­ча­ю­щих про­фес­сии:

-ist, -ian, -man, -er/-or (рис. 4).

При­мер:

Piano (пи­а­ни­но) – pianist (пи­а­нист)

Politic (по­ли­ти­че­ский) – politician (по­ли­тик)

Build (стро­ить) – builder (стро­и­тель)

Police (по­ли­ция) – policeman (по­ли­цей­ский)

Рис. 4. Суф­фик­сы для об­ра­зо­ва­ния су­ще­стви­тель­ных, обо­зна­ча­ю­щих про­фес­сии

Суф­фик­сы для об­ра­зо­ва­ния при­ла­га­тель­ных:

-y, -ful, -less, -ic, -able (рис. 5).

При­мер:

Dirty – гряз­ный

Wonderful– пре­крас­ный

Priceless – бес­цен­ный

Historic – ис­то­ри­че­ский

Eatable – съе­доб­ный

Рис. 5. Суф­фик­сы для об­ра­зо­ва­ния при­ла­га­тель­ных

Tip: изу­чая новое слово, по­про­буй­те сразу за­по­ми­нать его про­из­вод­ные.

На­при­мер:

Happy – счаст­ли­вый

Unhappy – несчаст­ный

Happiness – сча­стье

 Exercises

Чтобы лучше по­нять и усво­ить осо­бен­но­сти упо­треб­ле­ния при­ста­вок и суф­фик­сов, рас­смот­рен­ных в дан­ном уроке, необ­хо­ди­мо вы­пол­нить сле­ду­ю­щие упраж­не­ния.

Упраж­не­ние 1

Use the words to complete the sentences.

(ungrateful, dishonest, imperfect, unable, inaccurate)

A person who is ____________ cheats others.

She was ___________ to take the test because she was really sick.

If something is _____________, it is not completely correct.

Oh, Mary, you are so _______________! I have done so much for you!

I believe this information is _________________.

От­ве­ты:

dishonest

unable

imperfect

ungrateful

inaccurate

Упраж­не­ние 2

Form the new word with prefixes and suffixes.

Example: possible – impossible (opposite adjective)

agree – ________________ (opposite verb)

health – _____________________ (adjective)

visible – __________________ (opposite adjective)

help – _________________ (adjective)

like – ____________________ (opposite verb)

understand – ________________ (adjective)

write – __________________ (use the prefix meaning again)

care – ________________ (use opposite suffix)

От­ве­ты:

disagree

healthy

invisible

helpful

dislike

understandable

rewrite

careless

Упраж­не­ние 3

Form the nouns meaning profession.

Invent –

Biology –

Swim –

Library –

Art –

Translate –

Sports –

От­ве­ты:

Inventor

Biologist

Swimmer

Librarian

Artist

Translator

Sportsman 

Вопросы к конспектам

Suffixes and Prefixes are described along with the definition, meaning, examples, list, rules, uses, etc. All the concepts will be cleared in this session. There are an ever-increasing number of words in the English language. In addition to enhancing your vocabulary, learning new words can be overwhelming. However, if you know English prefixes and suffixes, you will learn many new words and gain a greater understanding of language.

It’s like learning a code when you master common prefixes and suffixes. Having cracked the code, you can not only spell words more accurately, but also recognize and perhaps even define unfamiliar words as well. Let’s explore Suffixes and Prefixes!

Let’s try to understand the basics of suffix and prefixes with examples.

Suffix and Prefix Basics

The English vocabulary is vast! We all know that, don’t we? But without an extensive stock of vocabulary, how can you improve your skills with the language? Well, expanding your vocabulary is not an easy task; you need to read a lot before your stock of words will reach a certain level.

• But what if you get some tricks to not only effectively use the language but also expand your vocabulary rapidly?
• Sounds interesting?

Well, this is exactly what you can do with suffix and prefix. So what are they exactly, and how do they function?

The Function of Suffix and Prefix

This is exactly what this post is all about. Thanks to the nature of the English language, just adding two letters before or after a particular word can change the meaning of the original word and create a new word altogether. These extra letters that you can add before or after any particular words are called suffix and prefix. But can you add these letters for every word in the English language?

In this post, we are going to find out all these answers regarding suffix and prefix. Read on as we talk about the definition, rules, and examples of suffix and prefix and how you can use them to expand your vocabulary. So without any further ado, let’s get started.

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What is The Definition Of Suffix And Prefix?

Well, before we move on to the definition of suffix and prefix, you need to understand where they occur in a word? Usually, the suffix and prefix will be added as per the root of every word. Now, the question arises what a root of a word is?

Well, to put it simply, a root of a word is nothing but the shortest base form of a word. For example, if we take the word ‘Video’, the root of the word is ‘vid’. The suffix and prefix will be added to the root of the word. This is how the meaning of the word will be determined after the change.

Suffix and Prefix with Examples

Let’s try to understand suffix and prefix with examples!

Let’s know about word formation before suffix and prefix.

Define Word Formation

A derivation and composition process results in words in a language. This is known as Word Formation.

Define Suffix: What is Suffix?

Suffixes form new words by adding a prefix to a root word, except they are added at the end of the root word. By adding a suffix to the root word, one can change the meaning of that word slightly, but only a little, not opposite or negative as prefixes do, instead, one can change the class of the word, as in making a verb an adjective. 

Suffix refers to the group of letters that sits after the word and alters the meaning or qualifies the meaning of the original word. Like for example, ‘able’ is a suffix that can be used with the word ‘comfort’, and together they make ‘comfortable’, which qualifies the meaning of the original word.

So, comfort + able = comfortable.

Hence, ‘able’ is a suffix here.

Define Prefix: What is Prefix?

A prefix is a word that is added to the beginning of a root for the formation of a new word. There is no meaning to a prefix word on its own, but when added to a root word it changes its meaning. Prefixes make words negative, indicate opinions, or show repetition.

Prefix denotes the group of letters that sits before a word based on the root and alters or qualifies the meaning of the original word. For example, ‘de’ is a prefix that can be used with the word ‘code’, and together they form the opposite of the original word ‘decode’.

In case of uncomfortable, we see that un + comfortable = uncomfortable.

Here, ‘un’ is a prefix. Are you still not clear about the concept? Let’s take a look at some other examples.

Prefix Examples

Prefix examples are as follows,

• Non, un, im, in, il, ir = not, opposite = Nonsense, invalid, unhappy, unchanged.
• Re- = again = redo, replay, revisit.
• Mis = wrongly, not = misunderstand, misguide.
• De = reverse, remove = Deconstruct, destruct, detonate.
• Co, com, con = with, together = Compute, construct, contrive.
• Dis, dif, di = separation, away = Disbelief, Disown, Disorder, dissect.

Suffix Examples

Suffix examples are as follows,

• Er, or = showing comparison = Donner, teacher, cheater.
• Able, Ible = capable = Respectable, Formidable, Credible.
• D, ed = forming the past tense = Respected, Cheated, Fired, Aggravated.
• Ing = continuous tense = Running, Eating, Fighting, Working.
• Ment = State of result = Disappointment, Appointment.
• Ive = having the quality = Decisive, Creative, Divisive.

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Importance of Prefix & Suffix

You will be able to get through the Verbal Ability section of Competitive exams with ease if you are familiar with the usage of prefixes and suffixes in English. The English section of most government exams is considered a common and important part of the exam. To master the English section one needs to have a good grasp of English vocabulary and word formation. 

It aims therefore to provide knowledge on the formation of words in the English language by using examples to illustrate how prefixes and suffixes work. Additionally, you will be able to download the list of prefixes and suffixes for your own reference. 

Basic Rules for Suffix and Prefix

Always remember that neither suffix nor prefix can be used with every word. So before you use them, you need to keep in mind certain aspects. Below, I am listing them for your better understanding.

Suffix Rules

Rule#1: While using a suffix, you need to understand that sometimes they can have multiple meanings.

• For example, the suffix ‘er’. Sitting after the word, it can refer to the person who does the activity.
• Like ‘a dancer, a singer’. Sometimes, they can help establish a comparison as well, like ‘ faster, weaker, lower’.

Rule#2: When the suffix is used, sometimes, it can change the spelling of the word.

• For example, when the ‘ing’ suffix is used, the spelling of the word is bound to be changed.
• Like for ‘running. Swimming, fighting’. Another similar example can be ‘iness’ which is often applicable for words ending with ‘y’. In that case, ‘y’ is replaced by ‘I’.

Suffixes are also similar in meaning to many prefixes. In like manner with the suffix, ‘er’ indicates the action performed by a person when added to a word such as Teachers, gardeners, performers, etc. Comparative adjectives and adverbs are also modified by adding the suffix ‘er’. Fast is shortened to faster and soon becomes sooner, etc.

The spelling of the base word can change when a suffix is added. In general, these are the base words ending in y or e. For example, happy becomes happier, costly becomes costlier with the suffix ‘er’, manage become managing, make become making with the suffix ‘ing’.

Prefix Rules

Rule#1: Many prefixes also mean the same. Like for example, un-, in-, and non mean the same as ‘mis’ and ‘ir’.

Rule#2: Sometimes using the prefix changes the spelling by introducing double letters. Like for example, ‘unnatural’ ‘unnoticeable’.

Rule#3: Using the prefix will never alter the root of the original word. This is very important. Like for example, if you take the word ‘Live’ and add the prefix ‘re’, it will be ‘relive’, keeping the root of the word intact.

A hyphen (-) should be used when adding a prefix to a common noun. Examples include Pro-American or Anti-Religion. 

After self- and ex-prefixes, hyphen must be used, for example, self-desirable, self-disciplined, ex-husband, ex-employee etc.

If you add a prefix, you should not change the spelling of the original word or root word; for example: undo, disappear, irrelevant, cooperation, irrational, etc.

When adding a prefix, letters can be repeated.

Prefixes that end with an ‘a’ are used as they are, like atypical, amoral, etc. With prefixes that end with a vowel, the base word will use it as it is.

Following point number 3 (don’t change spelling) is generally recommended even if it results in double consonants after adding the prefix.

The word Uncle begins with a prefix, but it does not have a prefix added to it.

There are many prefixes that can mean the same thing, such as ‘in’, ‘im’, ‘un’ all of these prefixes mean ‘opposite of’ or ‘not’.

List of Suffixes and Prefixes

Suffixes and prefixes lists are tabulated,

Prefixes List

Prefix	Meaning	Examples
anti-	against,	antibiotic,
auto-	self	autobiography
co-	with	co-operation
de-	down	decrease
dis-	opposite of,	disagree, disapprove
ex-	former,	ex-president,
extra-	beyond,	extraordinary,
il-,	not	illegal,
im-,	not	impossible,
In-	not	indefinite
ir-	not	irresponsible,
in-	into	insert,
inter-,	between	interact,
micro-	small	microscope,
mis-	wrongly	mistake,
mono-	one,	monotone,
para-	beside	parachute,
post-	after	postpone,
pre-	before	prefix,
re-	again	react
semi-	half	semicircle,
super-	over	superfood,
therm-	heat	thermodynamics
trans-	across,	transport,
tri-	three	triangle
un-	against	unusual

Suffixes List

Suffix	Meaning	Examples
-al	Related or action	annual, criminal
-able	able to,	remarkable
-dom	state	freedom
-ence	quality	ambience
-er	in comparison	bigger,
-est	superlative	heaviest
-fy	make	justify
-ful	full of	houseful
-ible	to form adjective	terrible
-ily	To form adverb	happily,
-ing	action	driving
-ist	Person who acts	psychologist
-less	without,	Fearless, helpless
-ness	to express the state	hardness
-tion	state	position
-y	to express condition	noisy

Why Do You Need To Learn And Practice Suffix And Prefix?

As mentioned earlier as well, learning suffixes and prefixes will not only help you understand the grammatical elements better but will also help you expand your vocabulary too.

Keep in mind that suffix and prefix can only be used for certain words. Hence, you need to practice regularly to master the concept. Plus, as for everything related to English grammar, the more you read, the more you will learn. The same can be said for suffix and prefix as well.

• So, from now on, whenever you will read something in English, try to locate the words that are using suffixes or prefixes.
• Firstly, it will help you understand the usage better and refer to the points I have mentioned above about using them.
• Apart from that, you can also note down the words in a copy. This can be a great practice to improve your vocabulary and learn new words.

Conclusion

So, what else would you like to know about suffix and prefix? Should you have any further queries about them, then reach out to us, and we will surely get back to you to the best of our knowledge. Further Study you can refer below:

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  Grammar rule. Word formation
  Lesson 5, 6
  Teacher Isaeva N.A.

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  Cловообразование (word formation) – это образование новых слов при помощи приставок, суффиксов, сложения основ и других способов. Если вы знаете, как устроено словообразование в английском языке, понимаете значение основных приставок и суффиксов, вам будет куда проще пополнять словарный запас, читать, понимать английскую речь, потому что значение огромного количества слов вы будете угадывать без словаря.

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  Ways of word formation

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  Affixation
  Очень часто слова образуются с помощью присоединение приставок и суффиксов (вместе их называют аффиксами).

  Приставки (префиксы) изменяют значение слов, но само слово при этом не переходит в другую часть речи. Зная наиболее употребительные приставки, вы сможете угадывать значение образованных с их помощью слов, если, разумеется, знаете исходное слово.
  Суффиксы служат для образования одной части речи из другой. Зная какие суффиксы для какой речи характерны, вы будете легко понимать, какая перед вами часть речи, соответственно это облегчит понимание слова.

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  Prefixes
  Приставки можно разделить на две группы: отрицательные и все остальные.
  Наиболее употребительные отрицательные приставки: un-, in-, dis-. Нет никаких правил, регулирующих какая из этих приставок используется для придания слову отрицательного значения.

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  Приставка un-

  Также un- присоединяется к глаголам, чтобы выразить противоположное действие.

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  Приставка in-
  Нет правил, регулирующих, когда используется un-, а когда in-, хотя по смыслу эти приставки не отличаются. Важная разница в том, что in- НЕ используется в глаголах.

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  Приставка in– видоизменяется
  в некоторых случаях:
  перед l превращается в il-
  перед r превращается в ir-
  перед m и p превращается в im-

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  Suffixes
  Суффиксы являются индикаторами частей речи в английском языке, соответственно их можно разделить на три группы:
  суффиксы существительных,
  суффиксы прилагательных
  суффиксы глаголов.
  суффиксы наречий

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  Suffixes for nouns
  С помощью суффиксов образуются существительные, обозначающие лица, и отвлеченные существительные, обозначающие широкие или обобщенные понятия.

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  -er, -or, -ism, -ist
  Суффиксы -er, -or – присоединяются к глаголам для обозначения действующего лица

  Суффиксы -ism и -ist соответствуют суффиксам -изм и -ист в русском языке, обозначают идеологии, политические или научные направления и их приверженцев

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  -ee, -ian
  Суффикс -ee служит для обозначения лица, на которое направлено действие

  Суффикс -ian служит для обозначения национальной принадлежности

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  Suffixes for adjectives

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  -able, -ible, -al, -y
  Суффиксы -able, -ible выражают возможность подвергнуться действию, в русском языке есть похожее “-абельный”, “-ивый”, “-обный”

  Суффиксы -ant, -ent образуют прилагательные от глаголов (этим прилагательным соответствуют существительные с -ance, -ence)

  Суффикс -al образует прилагательные от существительных (ср. В русском языке: -альный)

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  -ous, -ful, — less
  Суффикс -ous образует прилагательные от cсуществительных

  Суффиксы -ful образует прилагательные от существительных и означает наличие качества. (противоположность -less)

  Суффикс -y образует прилагательные от существительных (в основном, связанных с погодой)

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  -ive
  Суффикс -ive образует прилагательные от глаголов и существительных (как в русском языке -ивный, -ивная)

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  Suffixes for verbs -en
  Суффикс -en придает значения: делать, делаться, становиться, образует глаголы от прилагательных и существительных

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  Adverb suffixes
  Суффиксы в наречиях. Тут все предельно просто: в подавляющем большинстве случаев производные наречия образованы от прилагательных (иногда от числительных и существительных) с помощью суффикса -ly:
  wise (мудрый) – wisely (мудро),
  slow (медленный) – slowly (медленно) и т. д.
  Намного реже встречаются суффиксы
  -wise (clockwise – по часовой стрелке),
  -ward(s) (forwardbackward – впередназад),
  -ways (sideways – боком).

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  Home task 1
  More information you can find from the site:
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  WB Ex. 2 p. 6 — adverb suffixes
  Ex. 5 p. 42 -able, -ible, -ent
  WB Ex. 3 p. 19 -ist, -ir, -er
  Ex. 4 p. 53 – ous, -y, -al, -ful
  WB Ex. 4 p.27 – ous, -y, -al, -ful
  Ex. 5 p. 61 – in-, un-, il-, im-, ir-
  WB Ex. 6 p.40 in-, un-, il-, im-, ir-
  Look at the list of exercises and check which of them you`ve already done.
  Do the remaining exercises into your notebook or workbook.

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  Home task 2
  Look at the list of exercises and check which of them you`ve already done.
  Do the remaining exercises into your notebook or workbook.
  Before doing the exercises read the grammar rule carefully!!!
  Ex. 5 p. 70 -ful, -less
  WB Ex 2 p. 43 -ful, -less
  Ex. 4 p. 89 -en
  Ex. 5 p. 101 – ive
  WB Ex.5 p. 64 –ive

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