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    This document provides a study guide on common English prefixes and suffixes, including their meanings and examples. It discusses how prefixes can change the meaning of words, such as making them negative, and lists common prefixes with their meanings. It also examines suffixes used to form nouns and adjectives from root words. Examples are given throughout to illustrate the use of prefixes and suffixes. Exercises are included to help the reader test their understanding of these word parts.

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    This document provides a study guide on common English prefixes and suffixes, including their meanings and examples. It discusses how prefixes can change the meaning of words, such as making them negative, and lists common prefixes with their meanings. It also examines suffixes used to form nouns and adjectives from root words. Examples are given throughout to illustrate the use of prefixes and suffixes. Exercises are included to help the reader test their understanding of these word parts.

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    This document provides a study guide on common English prefixes and suffixes, including their meanings and examples. It discusses how prefixes can change the meaning of words, such as making them negative, and lists common prefixes with their meanings. It also examines suffixes used to form nouns and adjectives from root words. Examples are given throughout to illustrate the use of prefixes and suffixes. Exercises are included to help the reader test their understanding of these word parts.

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    Prefixes And Suffixes Of English: List, Meanings, Examples

    In this study guide, you will learn about common prefixes and suffixes in English. You will discover how
    these change the meaning and form of a word. Examples are given to show you exactly how to use these
    prefixes and suffixes. Check out the exercises at the end to test your understanding! You can also
    download this guide as a free pdf to use offline. Let’s dive in!

    What you will learn:

    Prefixes – meanings & use


    Suffixes – common suffixes for nouns & adjectives
    Spelling rules & word families
    List of common prefixes & suffixes (with examples)
    Prefixes & suffixes: exercises

    Prefixes and suffixes are collectively known as ‘affixes’. Some words have both a prefix and a suffix, for
    example:

    prefix + root word + suffix


    un-comfort-able

    Understanding how words are formed using prefixes and suffixes can help you work out the meaning of
    words and make sense of difficult spellings.

    Prefixes: meanings and use


    The most commonly-used prefixes are those that change an adjective with a positive meaning into one
    with a negative or opposing meaning, for example: uncomfortable. Prefixes that change the word to a
    negative meaning include: in-, ir-, im- and dis-. Examples formed using this type of prefix are: inactive,
    irregular, impossible and dishonest.

    Prefix Meaning Example


    anti- opposed/to prevent antidote
    counter- opposite/ opposed to counterproductive
    de- something is removed or reduced de-activate
    dis- negative/opposite disadvantage
    ex- former ex-wife
    extra- outside/beyond extra-curricular
    fore- before forewarn
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    homo- same homosexual


    hyper- very/extremely hyper-sensitive
    il- negative/opposite illogical
    im- negative/opposite immature
    in- negative/opposite inexpensive
    inter- between international
    ir- negative/opposite irregular
    mal- bad/wrong malpractice
    mid- middle midwinter
    mis- bad/wrong misplace
    mono- one monorail
    neo- new neoclassical
    non- not nondescript
    omni- all omnivore
    out- outside/beyond/bigger outweigh
    pre- before pre-date
    re- again re-arrange
    semi- half semicircle
    sub- under submerge
    super- bigger/more powerful superhero
    un- negative/opposite unbelievable
    under- beneath/not enough underplay

    Some groups of prefixes have very specific meanings and uses. The table below summarises the most
    common prefixes for metric measures, those that describe multiples of units and those indicating fractions
    of units.

    Prefix Meaning Example


    deca- ten times a unit decathlon
    kilo- one thousand times a unit kilometre
    mega- one million times a unit megabyte
    giga- one billion units gigawatt

    deci- one tenth of a unit decilitre


    centi- one hundredth of a unit centimetre
    milli- one thousandth of a unit millimetre
    micro- one millionth of a unit (also means extremely small) micro-organism

    Suffixes: common suffixes for nouns & adjectives


    Suffixes enable root words to change in different ways in order to form different classes of word. For
    example, the root word ‘create’ can be modified to creation (noun), creative (adjective) and creatively
    (adverb). Different classes of words (nouns, verbs, adjectives) have their own common suffixes.

    Common suffixes for adjectives Example

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