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Саюкова Наталья Александровна
учитель английского языка
НОУ ООЦ «Школа» г. Тольятти

В последнее время перед учителями российских школ возникла необходимость эффективной подготовки к ЕГЭ. Все языковые экзамены направлены на контроль эффективности коммуникации в устной и письменной речи. Это предполагает наличие в них заданий на контроль навыков аудирования, чтения, говорения, письма и лексико-грамматических заданий. Особую сложность у выпускников наших школ вызывает раздел по словообразованию.В своей педагогической практике при подготовке к ЕГЭ я использовала следующие таблицы с прификсами и суффиксами для определенных частей речи, упражнения и тестовые задания. Я надеюсь, что учителям английского языка, работающим в выпускных классах эти материалы окажутся полезными при подготовке к ЕГЭ и к другим существующим международным и национальным экзаменам по иностранному языку.

WORD FORMATION
PREFIXES

(1) PREFIXES WITH NEGATIVE MEANING

These prefixes change the meaning of the word from positive to negative:

Un –	equal fair important official	unequal unfair unimportant unofficial
In —	ability adequate capable comparable	in ability in adequate in capable in comparable
Im – (before -m and -p)	mobile measurable patient possible	immobile immeasurable impatient impossible
Dis —	order advantage honest	disorder disadvantage dishonest
il – (before l)	legal logical BUT! limited likable	illegal illogical unlimited unlikable
Ir – (before r)	regular resolute	irregular irresolute
Mis —	fortune trust	misfortune mistrust
Non —	sense resistance	nonsense nonresistance

PRACTICE

Exercise 1. PREFIXES WITH NEGATIVE MEANING.

Complete each word with prefixes in-, un-,ir-,il-,dis.

1. I am afraid that the world is full of ___ justice.

2. ___ agreements about causes of this disease seem likely to continue for many years.

3. Discrimination in hiring is ___ legal.

4. Thank you for your help. It was ___ valuable.

5. The ___ armament Conference will be held in Geneva.

6. The amount of food aid the country received is quite ___ sufficient.

7. The garden is divided into ___ equal parts.

8. Your passport is ___ valid. The date expired two month ago.

9. Why are you so ___ sensitive to other people’s problems?

10. One ___ advantage of city living is high cost.

11. I can’t believe this is happening. This is so ___ fair.

12. The newspapers depicted her as a greedy,___ responsible betrayer of the truth.

13. The teacher expressed ___ satisfaction with the work of our committee.

14. Everything is possible. The ___ possible just takes longer.

15. Good answers don’t always come quickly. So don’t be too ___ patient.

16. I was so frustrated because my dad was ___ willing to see my problems through my eyes.

(2) OTHER PREFIXES

Mis – (со значением неправильно, неверно)	misinterpretation misunderstanding misusage misuse	неверное истолкование недоразумение плохое обращение неправильное использование
Under – (со значением недостаточно)	undernutrition underproduction undersupply undereducated	недостаточное питание недопроизводство недостаточное снабжение не имеющий достаточного образования
Pre – (со значением перед, ранее; соответствует в русском языке приставке пред-)	precaution predecessor prediction preface prehistoric	предосторожность предшественник предсказание предисловие доисторический
Post – (со значением после; соответствует в русском языке приставке после-, пост-)	postglacial postwar Post-impressionism	послеледниковый период послевоенный постимпрессионизм
Anti – (соответствует в русском языке приставке анти-)	anticyclone antioxidant antidepressant antipode	антициклон антиоксидант антидепрессант антипод
Counter – (соответствует в русском языке приставке проти-, контр-, противо- )	counterforce countermeasure counterpropaganda counterclockwise	сила противодействия контрмера контрпропаганда против часовой стрелки
Co – (обозначает сотрудничество)	co-education cooperation coexistence	совместное обучение сотрудничество сосуществование
Inter – (со значением между-, взаимо-)	interaction interdependence/cy international interdisciplinary	взаимодействие взаимозависимость международный междисциплинарный
Ex – (соответствует приставке экс -, бывший)	ex-husband ex-wife ex-champion ex-president	бывший (экс-) муж бывшая (экс-) жена бывший (экс-) чемпион бывший (экс-) президент
Ultra – (со значением ультра-, сверх-)	ultrasound ultramodern ultraviolet ultrasonic	ультразвук ультрасовременный ультрафиолетовый сверхзвуковой, ультразвуковой
Sub – (соответствует в русском языке приставке под-, суб-)	subcommittee subconsciousness subculture submarine	подкомитет подсознание субкультура подводная лодка
Over – (со значением сверх-, чрезмерно-)	overproduction overestimate overcharge	перепроизводство слишком высокая оценка слишком высокая цена

SUFFIXES

(1) NOUN-building suffixes:

-ty (образует существительные от прилагательных)	social (общественный) stupid (глупый) certain (определенный) able (способный) equal (равный)	society (общество) stupidity (глупость) certainty (определенность) ability (способность) equality (равенство)
-ion (-ation, -tion, -sion, -ssion) (образует существительные от глаголов)	suggest (предлагать) combine (комбинировать) elect (избирать) include (включать) transmit (передавать)	suggestion (предложение) combination (комбинация) election (выборы) inclusion (включение) transmission (передача)
-er,-or (присоединяется к глаголам для обозначения действующего лица)	produce (производить) lead (вести) build (строить) govern (управлять) direct (направлять)	producer (производитель) leader (ведущий, лидер) builder (строитель) governor (губернатор) director (директор)
-ee (служит для обозначения лица, на которое направлено действие)	train (тренировать(ся), обучать(ся)) address (адресовать) employ (нанимать)	trainee (практикант, стажер) addressee (адресат) employee (служащий)
-ness (образует существительное от прилагательных)	bitter (горький) sick (больной) aware (осведомленный) near (близкий) weak (слабый)	bitterness (горечь) sickness (болезнь) awareness (осведомленность) nearness (близость) weakness (слабость)
-ian, -an, -n (для обозначения профессии, национальной принадлежности)	history (история) library (библиотека) Canada (Канада)	historian (историк) librarian (библиотекарь) Canadian (канадец)
-ist (как и в русском языке для обозначения принадлежности к политическому или научному направлению и др.)	social (социальный) science (наука) method (метод) tour (тур)	socialist (социалист) scientist (ученый) methodist (методист) tourist (турист)
-ment (образует существительные от глаголов)	announce (объявлять) advertise (рекламировать) place (размещать) arrange (организовывать) require (требовать)	announcement (объявление) advertisement (реклама) placement (размещение) arrangement (мероприятие) requirement (требование)
-ance or ence (образует существительные от глаголов)	occur (случаться) exist (существовать) persist (настаивать) assure (уверять) appear (появляться)	occurrence (случай) existence (существование) persistence (настойчивость) assurance (заверение) appearance (появление)
-age (обычно образует существительные от глаголов)	marry (жениться) pass (проходить)	marriage (брак) passage (проход)
-ure (образует существительные от глаголов)	depart (уезжать) please (доставлять удовольствие) press (давить)	departure (отъезд) pleasure (удовольствие) pressure (давление)
-dom (образует существительные от прилагательных и существительных)	free (свободный) wise (мудрый) king (король) bore (скучный человек)	freedom (свобода) wisdom (мудрость) kingdom (королевство) boredom (скука)
-hood м(обычно образует существительные от других существительных)	brother (брат) man (мужчина) mother (мать) neighbor (сосед) adult (взрослый)	brotherhood (братство) manhood (мужественность) motherhood (материнство) neighborhood (соседство) adulthood (зрелость)
-ship (образует существительные от других существительных)	citizen (гражданин) dictator (диктатор) owner (владелец)	citizenship (гражданство) dictatorship (диктатура) ownership (собственность, право собственности)
-ism (образует абстрактные имена существительные, ср. –изм в русском языке)	profession (профессия) individuality (индивидуальность) journalist (журналист)	professionalism (профессионализм) individualism (индивидуализм) journalism (журнализм)
-th образует сущ. от прилагательных)	warm (теплый) long (длинный) wide (широкий) young (молодой)	warmth (теплота) length (длина) width (ширина) youth (молодость)

PRACTICE

Exercise 2. NOUN-building suffixes.
Complete each sentence with the words which end in –ance, -ence, -ment, -tion, -ness.

1. Dan continued to write the essay after midnight. This ___ of writing was necessary for him.

2. Schools usually place new students in different English classes depending on their English abilities. The students’ ___ depends on the scores they get on an English test.

3. President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holyday. He made this happy ___ in 1864.

4. Television stations announce news. They interrupt programs to make important ___ as soon as they receive the news.

5. Winnie and Loretta are good friends. They are very close and tell each other everything. Their ___ will continue for many years.

6. Scientists are working to develop a cure for all kinds of cancer. The ___ of a cure will be welcome all around the world.

7. There were several ___ of Janet’s illness before she began to get well. Then her illness occurred again, and she was very unhappy.

8. Jason is my best friend. He always encourages me when I have a difficult problem. In fact, his ___ has helped me to succeed many times.

9. For centuries no one could prove the ___ of the ninth planet. Then in 1930 Clyde Tombaugh proved that Plato existed when he located it through a telescope.

10. Edward assured me enough that the plane travel was safe. In spite of all his ___ , I was very frightened on my first plane trip.

11. Alice went to doctor because she had ___ in her leg. The doctor told her that she felt weak because she didn’t exercise enough.

12. My dad wanted me to be aware of the heavy traffic on the highway. My ___ of driving conditions saved me a lot of times.

Exercise 3. NOUN-building suffixes.

Complete each word so that it ends in -hood, -ship, -dom, -ness, -ty.

1. A true friend ___ lasts throughout life.

2. After ten years in prison Paul was given his free ___.

3. Repetition of ads on TV has an incredible effect on the popular ___ of the product.

4. I spend most of my child ___ playing computer games.

5. It is very unlikely that someone could penetrate the U.S. military secure ___ system.

(2) ADJECTIVE-building suffixes:

Many adjectives do not have particular endings (young, old, pretty, etc.). However, there are some common endings for adjectives formed from nouns and verbs.

-able, -ible	changeable acceptable horrible responsible	-ar	popular regular similar
-ent, -ant	consistent confident distant resistant	-ate	passionate literate (illiterate) obstinate
-like	businesslike ladylike	-ist	racist journalist
-al	central cultural natural	-ary	imaginary legendary revolutionary
-esque	picturesque grotesque	-ive	attentive sensitive competitive
-ious, -ous	victorious dangerous glorious spacious	-some	troublesome lonesome tiresome
-ly	friendly timely dailyм weakly	-ic/-ical	heroic tragic historical economical
-y	lucky dirty cloudy healthy	-ish	boyish reddish Swedish foolish
-ful	successful useful purposeful doubtful	-ory	contradictory compulsory introductory
-less	jobless hopeless careless useless	-an, -ian	Mexican Russian Indian Scandinavian

Exercise 4. ADJACTIVE-building suffixes.
Fill in an appropriate adjective derived from the given word.

1. He had a very ___ career. success

2. He is quite ___ when making up his mind. decide

3. The solution was positively ___ . ingenuity

4. The ___ burden of running a place like this is really great. finance

5. Windsor Castle is a ___ residence, situated not far from London. luxury

6. The Castle is located in a very ___ place. picture

7. ___ chatting with a friend is not the best way to prepare for the examination. Mind

8. It is ___ inviting Barry to the party as he is so busy. worth

9. Can’t you see she is ___ after being up all night. edge

10. His words were ___ but his look became grave. play

11. Ghana is a ___ country of thick ___ forests and great beaches. color, tropics

12. The person I’m thinking of is ___ , ___ and accurate. observe, inquire

PROGRESS TEST (Word Formation)

Choose the correct item.

1. The Roosevelts spent a year in Europe traveling about, seeing ___ sights, visiting museums. (history)

2. If Teddy wanted a ___ career, he would have to go abroad for three years of study. (science)

3. He learned that ___ is a matter of give and take. (policy)

4. The Labor Party had nominated a popular and ___ leader. (power)

5. While running for presidency he made three to five ___ every day. (speak)

6. People loved their new president for his ___ . (young)

7. He started on his biggest and most ___ project. (success)

8. He described ___ deeds of American people. (hero)

9. They were ideal parents because they had ___ patience, love for children and the home life. (end)

10. In the 19th century there was ___ in London, homelessness and all attendant problems associated with big cities. (poor)

11. He had come to England shortly after the ___ of his mother. (dead)

12. This new CD tower system is attractive and ___ . (style)

13. Each evening Julia would surf through the World Wide Web in at all the information available. (amaze)

14. When a boy found a lizard he measured the total ___ of its tail with his ruler. (long)

15. We found the script ___ , and we enjoyed the dialogue between the main characters very much. (fascinate)

16. The water in many lakes and rivers is ___ . As a result, it needs to be cleaned before people can drink it. (pure)

17. ___ in large multinational companies have excellent career opportunities if they are willing to travel. (employ)

18. From this spot, we travel through ___ , rolling country to Gettysburg, a town of historic interest. (picture)

19. His dream was to become the world’s greatest ___ . (biology)

20. The lack of knowledge or reliance upon ___ is harmful. (information)

21. The population ___ in this area is very low. (dense)

22. Such kind of behavior only seems ___ . (logical)

23. The theme of his report was ___ for war. (ready)

24. On the yacht we’ve often seen passengers talking in whispers and exchanging packages. (mystery)

In a
sentence or text you have to change the form of a word, e.g. from a noun to an
adjective, or from a verb to a noun. For example:

The
_____ was very nervous. (sing)

You
have to complete the sentence with the person noun (singer). You change
the verb (sing) into the person noun (singer).

·        
Look at the word you have to change. Which words do you know that
are in the same word family?

·        
The beginning of the word is often the same and the end of the
word changes.

·        
What form is the new word? A verb? A noun? An adjective? An
adverb?

·        
Nouns often end: -ment, -ion, -ness, -ity.

·        
People nouns often end: -er, -or, -ist, -ian.

·        
Adjectives often end: -able, -ible, -ive, -al, -ic, -ed, -ing.

·        
Some verbs end: -ise, -ate, -en.

·        
Adverbs often end: -ly.

·        
Is the new word negative? If so, you may need a prefix, e.g. un- (unhappy),
im- (impolite), in- (inexperienced), dis- (dishonest),
etc.

·        
If you don’t know the new word, guess. You
may be right!

There are many word beginnings (prefixes) and word
endings (suffixes) that can be added to a word to change its meaning or its
word class. The most common ones are shown here, followed by examples of how
they are used in the process of word formation. More can be found in the
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.

Verb Formation

The endings ize and ify can be added to nouns and
adjectives to form verbs.

Noun + ize = Verb

American + ize = Americanize Legal + ize = legalize

This will make the factory more modern. This will
modernize the factory. Adjective + ize = Verb

 False + ify = Falsify Humid + ify = humidify

These tablets make the water pure. They purify the
water.

Adverb Formation

The ending ly can be added to most adjectives to form
adverbs.

Adjective + ly = Adverb

Easy + ly = easily His behaviour was stupid. He
behaved stupidly

Noun Formation

The endings er, ment, and ation can be added to many
verbs to form nouns.

Verb + er = Noun Fasten + er = faster Open
+ er = opener

John drives a bus. He is a bus driver.

Amaze + ment = amazement Retire + ment = retirement

Children develop very quickly. Their development is
very quick.

Admire + ation = admiration Organize + ation =
organization

The doctor examined me. The doctor gave me an
examination.

The endings ity/ty and ness can be added to many
adjectives to form nouns.

 Stupid + ity = stupidity Don’t be so cruel. I hate
cruelty

Adjective Formation

The endings y, ic, ical, ful, and less can be added to
many nouns to form adjectives. The ending able can be added to many verbs to
form adjectives.

Noun + y = Adjective Dirt + y = dirty

That was an awful smell. It was very smelly.

Atom + ic = atomic That was a book of poetry. It was a
poetic book.

Hope + ful = hopeful His broken leg caused pain. It
was very painful.

Care + less = careless The operation didn’t cause
pain. It was painless.

Verb + able = Adjective Love + able = lovable You can
wash this coat.

It’s washable Opposites Prefixes added to the front of
many words can produce an opposite meaning. un + fortunate = unfortunate I’m
not very happy. In fact I’m very unhappy.

 Put the correct
form of the word in brackets into the blank .

1. The results were very strange! In fact,
they were ___________________ ! (BELIEVE)

2. He has an unfortunate
___________________ to understand people’s feelings (ABLE)

3. Due to the clerk’s
______________________ we missed the train (STUBBORN)

4. What we saw was beyond all
______________________ (EXPECT)

5. She is a student of the
______________________ (HUMAN)

6. The book contains some great
______________________ (ILLUSTRATE)

7. Please give us details of your present
______________________ (OCCUPY)

8. What is the ______________________ of
the Danube River (LONG)

9. The ______________________ of our
agriculture is important if we want to produce more food (MECHANIC)

10. Drug ______________________ is a
problem causing great concern (ADDICT)

11. The ______________________ of the
awards is scheduled for next Friday (PRESENT)

12. I have been sworn to
______________________ so I can’t say a word (SECRET)

13. After losing her job she was
______________________ for a month (EMPLOY)

14. Pushing into a queue is considered to
be extremely ______________________ (POLITE)

15. The audience gave the violinist a
round of ______________________ (APPLAUD)

16. He isn’t happy with his job because he
feels he is ______________________ (PAY)

17. We have just been shown another
example of ______________________ killing (SENSE)

18. My sister’s ______________________
makes hers social life difficult (SHY)

19. I’m not sure at all I really can’t say
with ______________________ (CERTAIN)

20. My ______________________ is the
history of Elizabethan England (SPECIAL)

21. The police were told by their
______________________ where to find the criminal (INFORM)

22. He received many medals for his acts
of ______________________ during the war (HERO)

23. The ______________________ of the
company is said to be dangerous to small firms (EXPAND)

24. For all of us, Marilyn Monroe was the
______________________ of beauty (PERSON)

25. I can guarantee the ______________________
of our new product (RELY)

26. The government is encouraging heavy
______________________ (INVEST)

27. People who suffer from
______________________ should buy themselves a pet (LONELY)

28. George and I have been friends since
______________________ (CHILD)

29. Everybody is worried about the
______________________ of the rain forest (DESTROY)

30. Some MPs are calling for
______________________ without trial (DETAIN)

31. My grandfather was given a medal for ______________________
(BRAVE)

32. My father takes great
______________________ in his work (PROUD)

33. This bag contains all my photographic
______________________ (EQUIP)

34. ______________________ is probably the
most useful form of energy (ELECTRIC)

35. John turned up on the wrong day
because of a ______________________ (UNDERSTAND)

36. Jake had another
______________________ with his boss (AGREE)

37. The bank robbers were sentenced to
twelve years of ______________________ (PRISON)

38. Mary suddenly felt sick, so we needed
a ______________________ for her part in the play (REPLACE)

39. Failure to apply in time may result in
a ______________________ of benefits (LOSE)

40.
Pat was accused of stealing some ______________________ documents (CONFIDENT)

 Put the correct
form of the word in brackets into the blank.

1. In the future the public will have a
wider __________________ of television programs. (CHOOSE)

2. Looking after the health of 700
children is heavy ______________________ . (RESPONSIBLE)

3. The town spent more money on
__________________ and health than ever before (HOUSE)

4. Do you have any particular
__________________ where we sit? (PREFER)

5. There’s a __________________ contrast
between what he does and what he says. (STRIKE)

6. The party turned out to be a huge
______________________ (DISAPPOINT)

7. He was fined and __________________ for
reckless driving (QUALIFY).

8. Is it possible to remove the smell from
the books that have been in _______________ for such a long time? (STORE)

9. Many people are interested in job
__________________ more than in earning large amount of money (SATISFY).

10. I hadn’t made a __________________ ,
so I just got on the first flight available. (RESERVE)

11. The anti-doping association believes
that all sports must be free of drug __________________ (USE).

12. The country is facing a population
__________________ . (EXPLODE)

13. It is __________________ to fasten
your seat-belts before take-off (ADVISE)

14. She claimed __________________ benefit
for over six months. (EMPLOY)

15. Tax __________________ is one of the
biggest problems that face the new country. (EVADE)

16. You can basically wear what you want
but there is an _____________ law that says you must not wear jeans. (WRITE)

17. The __________________ course is being
paid for by the company. (MANAGE)

18. It’s a __________________ shame that
she didn’t have a better chance in life. (CRY)

19. The farm house we stayed in was
completely off the __________________ track. (BEAT)

20. The police searched the house
_______________________ . (SYSTEM)

21. He is a __________________ -paid
senior executive. (HIGH)

22. A full-scale ____________________ of
our company is urgently needed (ORGANIZE)

23. Are we going to be saved
__________________ by our oil supplies? (ECONOMY)

24. Experts have tried to find a
__________________ to the personnel problems. (SOLVE)

25. She’s a specialist in psychology and
human __________________ . (BEHAVE)

26. The __________________ of the most
important port of the country eliminated all trade. (BLOCK)

27. The __________________ system of some
countries used to be based on gold. (MONEY)

28. He recovered from his injuries in the
__________________ hospital (NAVY)

29. He has loved her __________________
ever since they first met. (PASSION)

30. The importance of this
__________________ has been extremely overrated. (INVENT)

31. He is a convinced __________________
of Chinese communism (FOLLOW)

32. Jane’s party was more of an
__________________ test than anything else. (ENDURE)

33. The government has committed itself to
developing __________________ sources of energy. (NEW)

34. He took a job as a sales
__________________ in a big department store. (ASSIST)

35. The potential benefits of this
treatment __________________ the risks. (WEIGH)

36. Make sure the hairdryer is
__________________ before you fix the switch. (CONNECT)

37. They say that travel
__________________ the mind. (BROAD)

38. Without his teacher’s __________________
he would have given up long ago. (ENCOURAGE)

39. Dickens’s last novel was
__________________ The Mystery of Edwin Drood. (TITLE)

40.
She has known me for two years now but she still __________________ my name. (PRONOUNCE)

Before exploring these prefixes and suffixes exercises with answers pdf, this introduction will definitely help you recognize prefixes and suffixes. So, What is a prefix? What is a suffix?

A prefix is a letter or letters added to the beginning of a word or base word. (il- is an example of prefix). If you add the prefix il- to the word legal, you get the word illegal.

As you can notice, the prefix il- changes the meaning of the word legal to its opposite. So, generally speaking, prefixes change the meaning of the words they are attached to.

On the other hand, a suffix is a letter or a small group of letters that can be added to the end of a word to make a new word. (-ful and -less are suffix examples).

If you add the suffixes -ful or less to the base word ‘help’, you form the words helpful and helpless. You can notice that when you attach a suffix to the end of a word, you not only change the meaning of this word but you also change its part of speech (= you change the word class).

Prefixes and Suffixes Exercises with Answers pdf

Here are two important prefixes and suffixes exercises with answers pdf.

1. Prefixes Exercises with Answers

Fill in the blanks with the correct prefix from the list: over-, under-, re-, ir-, un-, im-, il-,

1. My desk is —tidy. I need to clean it up.
2. It was —fair of the teacher not to treat the students equally.
3. I do not think that she will be —elected for another term.
4. It is considered —polite to ask about somebody’s salary.
5. He is still —employed. He has been looking for a job for months.
6. I did not like the meat. It was —cooked.
7. My father is —partial. He does not discriminate between his children.
8. You should learn —regular verbs by heart.
9. Janet is totally —reliable as a source of information.
10. He always acts in an —responsible manner when he loses his temper.
11. Some students displayed —proper behavior during the activity.
12. In some poor countries, a lot of people are —literate.
13. I did not do well on the last test. I think I’ll have to —take it.
14. The fish is —cooked . It is totally burnt.
15. You should learn —regular verbs by heart.
16. Nobody trusts her because she is —honest.

2. Suffixes Exercises with Answers

Fill in the blanks with the right suffix from the list. Make any necessary changes: -al, -ic, -ment, -fy -ful, -ness, -able, -en, -ism, –ance

1. Success— people always set smart goals.
2. I go to a fit— centre twice a week.
3. This sofa is comfort—.
4. He could not go to work yesterday because of his sick—.
5. I do not advise you to talk to him. He is not help—.
6. Reading is the best way to broad— your knowledge.
7. Poor countries suffer from unemploy—.
8. The weather is too cold in this area. I have to buy some wool— clothes.
9. Equal— is the belief that everyone should be equal.
10. We are looking for hard-working and rely— employees.
11. Could you simple— your instructions, please?
12. The belief that things will improve is called optim—, whereas the belief that things will get worse is called pessim—.
13. Persevere— is looked upon as one of the most essential qualities for success in life.
14. The government has taken a history— decision.
15. The whole world is undergoing an economy— crisis.
16. Those warning notices are not readily understand—. People may misunderstand them.

Prefixes and suffixes PDF/Prefixes and Suffixes Exercises with Answers pdf

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