Prefixes and SuffixesEnglish Grammar Index Prefixes and Suffixes : Prefixes : Prefix is placed before a root word to make a new word. Example : Inter + national = international In this, the prefix is INTER whereas the word is NATIONAL. The new word is INTERNATIONAL. Important Prefixes : En……: enabled, encounter In….: infertile, inappropriate, impossible Un…: unacceptable, unreal, unhappy, unmanned Be….: bejeweled Co……: coauthored Bi……: bisector Mis……..: misused Dis……..: disqualified Inter……….: interact, interchange, international Im……: impossible, imbibe Re……..: recount, repaint, reappraise, reawaken Em…..: embitter Il…..: illegal, illimitable Suffixes : Suffix is placed after a root word to make a new word. Example : Class + mate = classmate In this example, the suffix is MATE whereas the root word is CLASS and the new word is CLASSMATE. Important Suffixes : ……al : accidental …..en : eaten ……ly : lovely ……ful : colorful, beautiful ……..er : walker, mixer, grinder …….y : jealousy, victory ……..age : weightage, drainage ………dom : kingdom ……ate : hyphenate …….ize : terrorize, privatize …….ish : yellowish, whitish ……ist : terrorist …….ment : containment, fulfilment
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