Dictionary of Prefixes and Suffixes: Useful English Affixes

Dictionary of Prefixes and Suffixes: Useful English Affixes (English Word Power Book 5)

Affixes, Prefixes and Suffixes

AFFIX
A letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to get a new word with a changed meaning.
Examples -
im- in impossible; inter- in international
-able in agreeable; -er in learner

English Affixes could be divided into two groups:
Prefixes and Suffixes

PREFIX
A letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to get a new word with a changed meaning.
Examples -
im- in impossible; inter- in international; un- in unaffected

SUFFIX
A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to get a new word with a changed meaning.
Examples -
-able in agreeable; -er in learner; -ness in quickness

Sample This:

ENGLISH PREFIXES - A

a-
Used to form: adjectives, adverbs and nouns
General meaning: not, without
Examples:
acellular / amoral / apolitical / atheism / atheist / atypical

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anti-
Used to form: adjectives and nouns
General meaning: against; the opposite of; preventing
Examples:
anti-aircraft / anti-bacterial / antibiotic / antibody / anti-choice / anticlerical / anticlimax / anticlockwise / anticoagulant / anti-competitive / anti-corruption / anticyclone / antidepressant / anti-encroachment / antifreeze / anti-globalization / anti-graft / antigravity / anti-hate / anti-hero / anti-inflammatory / anti-liquor / anti-lock / anti-national / antioxidant / antiparticle / anti-people / anti-personnel / antiperspirant / anti-poaching / antipyretic / antiretroviral / anti-rowdy / anti-sabotage / antiseptic / antisocial / anti-stalking / antitank / anti-terror / antitrust / antiviral / antivirus

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ENGLISH SUFFIXES - A

-able
Used to form: adjectives, adverbs and nouns
General meaning: that can, should or must be done; having the characteristic of
Examples:
agreeable / approachable / avertable / avoidable / believable / breakable / calculable / changeable / comfortable / computable / controllable / curable / desirable / enjoyable / escapable / excitable / exploitable / fashionable / imaginable / manageable / moveable / noticeable / observable / payable / preventable / quantifiable / ratable / readable / recognizable / reputable / respectable / serviceable / stoppable / taxable / transferable / transportable / understandable / usable / washable / wearable / workable

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-ability
Used to form: nouns
General meaning: a level of skill, intelligence, etc.
Example:
capability / curability / excitability / playability / preventability / serviceability / usability / workability

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-ance
Used to form: nouns
General meaning: the action or state of
Examples:
appearance / assistance / attendance / clearance / extravagance / resistance

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-ant
Used to form: adjectives and nouns
General meaning: that is or does something; having an effect
Examples:
contestant / dormant / important / inhabitant / lubricant / pleasant / reliant / servant / significant

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-ate
Used to form: adjectives, nouns and verbs
General meaning: having the characteristic, function or status of
Examples:
activate / ameliorate / amputate / consulate / doctorate / elaborate / electorate / hyphenate / intricate / Italianate / motivate / passionate / separate / stimulate / violate

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-ation
Used to form: nouns
General meaning: the action or state of
Examples:
allegation / allocation / alteration / amplification / association / calculation / celebration / circulation / commemoration / communication / connotation / contamination / creation / declaration / denunciation / deterioration / devastation / disputation / elimination / eradication / exaggeration / fascination / fortification / implication / indication / innovation / insinuation / intensification / intimation / magnification / manifestation / migration / obliteration / ornamentation / refutation / rejuvenation / revelation / rotation / termination / transformation / vacation / vaccination

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Country USA
Manufacturer Manik Joshi
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-01-25
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Manik Joshi
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-01-25
Format	Kindle eBook

Dictionary of Prefixes and Suffixes: Useful English Affixes (English Word Power Book 5)

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