What are examples of prefixes and suffixes?

Answer 1

A prefix is a syllable placed in front of a word to add or to change its meaning.

Prefix -- Meaning -- Example

1) anti -- against, opposite -- anti-fungal, antidepressant

2) auto -- self -- autograph, automobile

3) bi -- two -- bicycle, bivalve

4) con -- with -- contact, conform, converse

5) un -- not -- unconvincing, unnatural, unprepared

6) re -- again -- revisit, reenter

7) a, an -- not, without -- amoral, anesthetic, apolitical, asocial

8) ab -- away from -- abduction, abstain, abnormal

9) ambi -- both -- ambidextrous, ambivalent

10) centro, centri -- around, center -- concentric, centrifugal

11) dis -- apart, not -- disengage, discord, discomfort

A suffix is a set of letters added at the end of a word to make another word or as an inflexion. It can alter the spelling of words when changing the part of speech.

Suffix -- Meaning -- Example

1) -er -- doer -- teacher

2) -able -- able to -- unbelievable

3) -ous -- full of -- dangerous

4) -ness -- state of being -- happiness

5) -ful -- full of -- wonderful

6) -ly or y --like -- gently, wintry

7) -ment --state of -- government

8) -cide -- kill(ing) -- patricide, infanticide, herbicide, suicide

9) -logy -- study field of -- Biology, geology, etymology, cardiology

10) -phobia -- exaggerated fear -- photophobia, claustrophobia, agoraphobia

Answer 2

The science of formation of words is called Morphology. This word is especially related to Biology. But we have word morphology in linguistics as well. There can be 3 parts of a word.

Prefix + root + Suffix

Root is the main part of a word. For example, in the word "enactment," act is the root part, 'en' prefix and 'ment' suffix. To know more visit here.

Answer 3

A prefix is a group of letters being added to the beginning of a word for example an, anti, dis etc. A suffix is a group of letters being added to the end of a word. for example ant, ful, able etc. A prefix modifies a word whereas a suffix changes a word’s meaning.

Answer 4

Prefix Meaning Examples

dis- not, opposite, reverse, away disagree, disappear

ex- out of, away from, lacking, former exhale, explosion

il- not illegal, illogical

im- not, without impossible, improper

Answer 5

Examples of prefixes:

amoral, anaemic = without; a-, an- = without; amoral, anaemic

de- = off, remove; de-ice ex = out of, former; ex-boyfriend il = not; illegal inter = between; interplanetary post = after; postpone super = above; supersede un = not; unnatural

Let's put a prefix to the test in a sentence.

Craig was unsatisfied with the level of service he received.He got it at the store.

negative

Examples of suffixes:

–en = made of, consisting of; wooden, golden –al = possessing qualities of; remedial, denial –ed = past-tense verbs; travelled, talked

–er, stronger, strongest –tion, strongest –tion, strongest –tion, strongest –tion, strongest –tion, strongest –tion, strongest – -ion = condition, state of being; fulfilment, relationship

–ity = quality of; humility, enormity –less = lacking; hopeless, homeless –ly = characteristic of; brotherly, lovely –s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s, -es = greater than

e; trenches, apples

Consider the following example of a suffix in a sentence:

Students will research the current election in government class.

ion is a suffix that means act or process

Answer 6

The Prefixes and Suffixes are based on English vocabulary which is asked in the form of fill in the blanks under the Verbal Ability section of competitive exams.

Prefix Word Meanings Prefix Examples

a without amoral, apolitical, atypical

ante before antecedent, antedate

anti against, opposing anti-war, anti-bacterial

arch more, extreme arch-capitalist, arch-rebel

auto self auto-dial, auto-rotate

bi two, twice bilingual, bisect, bi-monthly

circum round circumnavigate, circumvent

co with co-author, co-edit

col, com, con with collaborate, combine, connect

contra, counter against, opposing contraception, counterclaim, counteract

de opposite action declassify, destroy

dia across diagonal, diameter

dis not, opposite of disagree, disprove, distrust, disbelief

dys abnormal dyslexia, dysfunctional

e electronic e-book, e-mail, e-governance

eco related to environment eco-tourism, eco-disaster

en(m) cause to encode, embrace

equi equal equidistant, equilateral

ex previously, former ex-president, ex-student

extra very extra-bright, extra-strong

extra outside extra-curricular, extrasensory, extraordinary

fore before Forecast, forelimb,

hyper too much hyperactive, hypersensitive

il, im, in, ir not, opposite of illogical, impossible, indistinct, irrational

in(m) movement to, in input, inset, intake, implant, import

inter between, connected interrelated, interact

intra within intra-generational, intramuscular

kilo thousand kilogram, kilometer, kilowatt

macro large macroeconomics, macro-scale

mal bad, badly malfunction, malpractice

micro small micro-economics, micro-scale

mid middle midway, midsummer

mis wrongly, incorrect mistake, mistranslate, misunderstanding

mono one mono-centric, monoculture

multi many multicultural, multi-level

neo something old in new form Neoclassical,

non not non-believer, non-competitive, nonsense

out more, to a great extent outnumber, outlive, outburst, outrage

over over, above, too much overlook, overcook, overhead, overheat

post after post-examination, post-modern, post-independence

pre before pre-industrial, preview, pre-war, pre-independence

pro in favour of pro-feminist, pro-liberal, proactive

pseudo false, pseudo-intellectual, pseudo-science

quasi almost, not quite quasi-academic, quasi-legal

re again rediscover, redefine, rename, return, rejuvenate

retro backwards retrogressive, retrospective

semi partly, half semicircle, semi-organic, semi-precious, semifinals

sub part of something, under, beneath, subway, submarine, subsection

super above or bigger superpower, supersonic, superstar

trans across transcontinental, transcribe, transport, transit

ultra extreme ultra-sensitive, ultrasound, ultramodern

un not unusual, uncertain, unusual, unscrew, unplug, unfriendly

under under, beneath, insufficient underpower, underemployed, undersea

well useful, successful well-designed, well-written. well-established

Answer 7

A prefix is something that is in front of a word. The word "prefix" has the prefix "pre" (can you believe it?!? [insert a heck ton of "xd"s ])

Let's look at the prefix "Un". "Un" means "not". Here we have the word "kind".

"Kind" means "nice" or "the same/similar". If we add the prefix "un" in front of "kind", the word becomes "unkind". This new word means "not nice" [mean] [rude] [INpolite] or "not the same/not similar". We have another word here. "Sure". If we add the prefix "un" in front of "sure", then the word becomes "unsure" (lol). That means "not sure".

Another prefix is "re". This one means "again". For example, we have the word "REvive". If someone is ded ._. , we REvive them and make them alive. -again.

A suffix is just the opposite. The suffix comes at the END of a word.

We have the suffix "less". This means "without". "Careless" = without care.

Penniless = without pennys [money].

There are many more prefixes and suffixes but uhhhhh I don't feel like typing them :')

Anyway, I think you get the idea now :)

Answer 8

A prefix is a group of letters placed before the root of a word. For example, the word “unhappy” consists of the prefix “un-” [which means “not”] combined with the root (or stem) word “happy”; the word “unhappy” means “not happy.”

A short list of prefixes:

de-: from, down, away, reverse, opposite; decode, decrease

dis-: not, opposite, reverse, away; disagree, disappear

ex-: out of, away from, lacking, former; exhale, explosion

il-: not; illegal, illogical

im-: not, without; impossible, improper

in-: not, without; inaction, invisible

mis-: bad, wrong; mislead, misplace

non-: not; nonfiction, nonsense

pre-: before; prefix (this indicates that a prefix means something before a word), prehistory

pro-: for, forward, before; proactive, profess, program

re-: again, back; react, reappear

un-: against, not, opposite; undo, unequal, unusual

A suffix is a group of letters placed after the root of a word. For example, the word flavorless consists of the root word “flavor” combined with the suffix “-less” [which means “without”]; the word “flavorless” means “having no flavor.”

A short list of suffixes:

-able: able to, having the quality of; comfortable, portable

-al: relating to; annual comical

-er: comparative; bigger, stronger

-est: superlative; strongest, tiniest

-ful: full of; beautiful, grateful

-ible: forming an adjective; reversible, terrible

-ily: forming an adverb; eerily, happily, lazily

-ing: denoting an action, a material, or a gerund; acting, showing

-less: without, not affected by; friendless, tireless

-ly: forming an adjective; clearly, hourly

-ness: denoting a state or condition; kindness, wilderness

-y: full of, denoting a condition, or a diminutive; glory, messy, victory

Answer 9

Prefix Meaning Example

A- Without/Not Aside, Atheist

An- Without/Not Anarchy, Anesthesia

Anti- Against Antisocial, Anticlimax

Ben- Good Benefit, Benevolence

Bi- Two Bicarbonate, Biannual

Circum- Around Circumference, Circumspection

Com- Together Companion, Commaterial

Contra- Against Contradiction, Contra-trader

De- Opposite Decode, decelerate

Dis- Not Dislike, disqualify

Em- Cause to Embrace, embody

Answer 10

A prefix is a group of letters placed before the root of a word. For example, the word “unhappy” consists of the prefix “un-” [which means “not”] combined with the root (or stem) word “happy”; the word “unhappy” means “not happy.”

Some examples

1. de- (decode, decrease)

2. ex- (example, explosion)

3. im- (impossible, important)

A suffix is a group of letters placed after the root of a word. For example, the word flavorless consists of the root word “flavor” combined with the suffix “-less” [which means “without”]; the word “flavorless” means “having no flavor.”

Some examples

1. -er (bigger, greater)

2. -est (strongest, tiniest)

3. -ful (beautiful, grateful)