Suffixes
A suffix is a word part that comes at the end of a word. When you add suffix, you change the word's meaning.
-able, -ible means "can be"
comfortable convertible
washable sensible
breakable reversible
I want to buy a comfortable chair.
He is a sensible man.
| -en means "to make" or "made of"
harden frighten
lenghten weaken
sharpen wooden
I want to have a wooden house.
The movie was frightening.
| -er means "a person who"
builder writer
teacher runner
painter baker
A writer is a person who writes books or articles.
A painter is a person who paints pictures.
| -ful means "full of"
careful playful
helpful thankful
harmful useful
Be careful! There is a hole on the road.
This cat is playful.
| -less means "without"
careless priceless
helpless sleepless
harmless useless
A broken car is useless.
A small bird is harmless.
| -ward means 'in the direction of"
eastward southward
northward westward
forward backward
To go forward means to go in the direction in front of you.
To go backward means to go in the direction in back of you.
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Prefixes
A prefix is a word part that comes athe beginning of a word. when you add a prefix, you can change the meaning of the word.
bi- means "two" or "twice"
bicentennial bifocals
bicycle biplane
Bifocals is a pair of eyeglasses having two such parts.
A bicycle has two wheels.
| dis- means "the opppsite of"
disappear dishonest
disagree dislike
disconnected
Don't trust dishonest people.
She dislikes cats.
| im-, in- mean "not"
impossible incorrect
impatient incomplete
imperfect inexpensive
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Inexpensive items don't cost much.
| mini- means "small" or "little"
miniglobe minibus
minicam
The little bus is called minibus.
| pre- means "before"
precut preplan
prepay precook
preview
I precook the meat before putting in hamburger.
| re- means " again" or " back"
reuse replace
reappear rewash
reattach reread
When you read something again, you reread it.
When you put something back in its place, you replace it.
| semi- means "half"
semicircle semiannual
semifinal semiprivate
semiprecious
A semicircle is half of a circle.
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