PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES

CONCEPT

CONCEPT

A suffix is a group of letters placed after the root of a word

EXAMPLE

Por ejemplo, la palabra sin sabor consiste en la palabra raíz "sabor" combinada con el sufijo "-less" [que significa "sin"]; la palabra "sin sabor" significa "sin sabor".

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-able/-ible Worth, ability Solvable, accessible, believable, reliable
-al, -ial, -ical Quality, relation Professional, structural, national, legal

CONCEPT

CONCEPT

A prefix is a group of letters placed before the root of a word.

example:

la palabra "infeliz" consiste en el prefijo "un-" [que significa "no"] combinado con la palabra raíz (o raíz) "feliz"; la palabra "infeliz" significa "no feliz".

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il-, im-, ir-, in- Not/opposite of Illegal, Illegible, imperfect, impolite, irrelevant, irrational, inconvenient, inactive