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Prefix/Suffix
Term | Definition |
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con- | When added to a word, this prefix means "to be/go against". |
com- | This prefix means "to bring /come together". |
-ed | This suffix puts verbs in the past tense. |
re- | This prefix means "to do /go again." |
-s | This suffix, when added to a noun, makes it more than one. |
pro- | This prefix means "to support or be for something.". |
ex- | This prefix means "to go / be out." |
un- | This prefix means "not" |
-er | When added to the end of an adjective, it can make it comparative. |
-tion | This suffix can make a word either express an action( i.e., make a verb into a noun) or show a state of being |
-ate | This suffix is used in forming adjectives, also nouns derived from them, meaning "tending to; having the nature of." |
pre- | This prefix means "to do /come before". |
-ive | This suffix means "having the appearance of" (can be used to form adjectives). |
-ful | This suffix, used to form adjectives, means "having the quality or condition of." |