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Suffix and Prefix

The document discusses prefixes and suffixes. Prefixes are added to the beginning of words to change their meaning, and suffixes are added to the end to change a word's grammatical function. Examples of common prefixes like "de-", "dis-", "ex-" and suffixes like "-able", "-al", "-ly" are provided. Banks of prefixes and suffixes are also included for completing partial words.

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Suffix and Prefix

The document discusses prefixes and suffixes. Prefixes are added to the beginning of words to change their meaning, and suffixes are added to the end to change a word's grammatical function. Examples of common prefixes like "de-", "dis-", "ex-" and suffixes like "-able", "-al", "-ly" are provided. Banks of prefixes and suffixes are also included for completing partial words.

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Prefix is a letter or a group of letters

that appears at the beginning of a


word and changes the word’s original
meaning.
Prefix Examples
de- decode, decrease
dis- disagree, disappear
ex- exhale, explosion
il- illegal, illogical
im- impossible, improper
in- inaction, invisible
mis- mislead, misplace
non- nonfiction, nonsense
pre- prefix, prehistory
pro- proactive, profess, program
re- react, reappear
Suffix is a letter or a group of letters
that is usually added onto the end of
words, to change the way a word fits
into a sentence grammatically.
Suffix Examples
-able comfortable, portable
-al annual comical
-er bigger, stronger
-est strongest, tiniest
-ful beautiful, grateful
-ible reversible, terrible
-ily eerily, happily, lazily
-ing acting, showing
-less friendless, tireless
-ly clearly, hourly
-ness kindness, wilderness
-y glory, messy, victory
Bank of Prefixes:

de- ex- in- non- pro- un-


dis- im- mis- pre- re- uni-
Use the bank of prefixes to complete each word. There may be more than one answer for some
words.
____ honest ____ well ____ behave
____ agree ____ kind ____ trust
____ tidy ____ obey ____ please
___ possible ____ appear ____ connect
____ pair ____ allow ____ friendly
____ wind ____ serve ____ chief
____ duce ____ pert ____ corn
____ hale ____ proper ____ ject
____ certain ____ lead ____ pel
____ fect ____ vise ____ fess
Bank of Suffixes
-able -ful -ly
-al -ion -y

Use the bank of prefixes and suffixes to complete each word. There may be more than one answer for
some words.
Prefix - Root Word - Suffix
____predict____
____proper____
____success____
____comfort____
____equal____

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