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SUFFIXES AND PREFFIXES

Prefixes and suffixes are essential components of the English language that modify the meanings of root words. Suffixes, such as -ing, -al, -ish, -ed, -ive, and -ful, often indicate an activity, quality, or characteristic.

SUFFIXES AND PREFFIXES

SUFFIXES AND PREFFIXES

sufix

-ive

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-ous
Having the quality of, relating to

Adventurous, courageous, advantageous

-less
Without, missing

Worthless, careless, useless, hopeless

-ful
Having a characteristic

Helpful, colorful, useful

-ish
Having the character of, about, almost

Newish, reddish

-ing
Referring to an activity

Boring, interesting, fascinating

-ic

Generic, archaic, idealistic, historic

-ed
Having the quality of

Bored, interested, fascinated

-ent/-ant
Having a certain quality

Important, dependent, relevant

-al, -ial, -ical
Quality, relation

Professional, structural, national, legal

-able/-ible
Worth, ability

Solvable, accessible, believable, reliable

prefix

trans-
Across

Transatlantic, transmarine

inter-
Between

International, interdisciplinary

ultra-, super-, -hyper-
Extreme

Ultra-compact, ultrasound, hyperactive

dis-

Dishonest, disloyal, dissimilar, disabled

un-

Unusual, unhappy, uninterested, unpleasant

il-, im-, ir-, in-
Not/opposite of

examples

Illegal, Illegible, imperfect, impolite, irrelevant, irrational, inconvenient, inactive