Suffix & Prefix

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When it comes to learning English language, we need to learn a lot of words, their meanings and applications. But let’s face it, at times we do come across words that are not simply in our mind’s dictionary! It is not possible for one to memorize every word and it meaning out there .  But there are ways for us to analyze the closest meaning of a word through group of words which have a certain meaning.

SUFFIXES: Group of letters with special meaning found at the end of a word. Each suffix has a general meaning, so you will be able to understand what a word with a suffix means more easily.

The table below has some common suffixes, their meaning, and an example word.

Suffix

Meaning

Example word

-able, -ible

able to be

terrible

-ful

full of

beautiful

-less

not having, without

toothless

 

Suffix

Meaning

Example word

-dom

place or state of being

freedom

-er

a person who does

worker

-ment

action or process

payment

-ness

state of being

happiness

PREFIX: A prefix is a set of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. Each prefix has a general meaning, so you will be able to understand what a word with a prefix means more easily.

Prefix

Meaning

Example word

dis-

not, opposite of

disagree

in-, im-

not

incorrect, impossible

mis-

incorrectly

misunderstand

re-

again

redo (do again)

un-

not

uninteresting

under-

below, lower, not enough

underwater

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