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Form new words with the given PREFIXES and SUFFIXES using the given ROOT WORDS.

1. Prefixes and Suffixes : ion, ment, est, extra, ful, pre, est, ly
   
   Root words :
   
   invent - invention
   
   develop - development
   
   great - greatest
   
   colour - colourful
   
   eminent - pre-eminent
   
   journal - journally
   
   
   
   
2. Prefixes and Suffixes : less, dis, with, ed, ness, ing, ly, down, a
   
   Root words :
   
   warm - warming
   
   chain - chained
   
   hope - hopeless
   
   honest - dishonest
   
   rest - restless
   
   held - withheld
   
   
   
   
3. Prefixes and Suffixes : mis, er, ness, dis, per, em, ed, be
   
   Root words :
   
   want - wanted
   
   hard - hardness
   
   chief - mischief
   
   came - became
   
   weak - weaker
   
   appoint - disappoint
   
   
   
   
4. Prefixes and Suffixes : re, ity, my, ish, pre, un, es, co
   
   Root words :
   
   operation - cooperation
   
   class - classes
   
   self - selfish
   
   local - locality
   
   markable - remarkable
   
   fool - foolish
   
   
   
   
5. Prefixes and Suffixes : able, ly, ful, al, ity, est, more, ing, mean
   
   Root words :
   
   old - oldest
   
   popular – popularly
   
   over - moreover
   
   while – mean while
   
   hurl – hurling
   
   quick - quickly
   
   
   
   
6. Prefixes and Suffixes : ate, in, er, dis, im, wise, non, ist
   
   Root words :
   
   cricket - cricketer
   
   national - nationalist
   
   passion - passionate
   
   violence - nonviolence
   
   other - otherwise
   
   possible - impossible
   
   
   
   
7. Prefixes and Suffixes : ful, up, homo, sub, oc, al, logy, ness
   
   Root words :
   
   logic - homologic
   
   techno – technology
   
   ordinary – extraordinary
   
   nature - natural
   
   hope - hopeful
   
   
   
   
8. Prefixes and Suffixes : al, ful, un, able, im, ing, be
   
   Root words :
   
   power - powerful
   
   condition – conditional
   
   happen - happening
   
   possible – impossible
   
   fore - before
   
   favour – favourable
   
   
   
   
9. Prefixes and Suffixes : ment, ly, stand, ed, ness, re, be, over, self
   
   Root words :
   
   usual - usually
   
   punish - punishment
   
   your - yourself
   
   under - understand
   
   take - take over
   
   bright - brightness