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ArchD Prefix/Suffix
ArchD Prefixes/Suffixes/Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -s | plural suffix, more than one; Anglo-Saxon origin; hats, pigs |
| -es | plural suffix, more than one; Anglo-Saxon origin: ch, sh, x, tech; churches, wishes, foxes, ditches |
| -ing | present participle of a verb suffix; "right now" suffix; Anglo-Saxon; helping, skipping, running, seeing, thinking |
| -ed | past tense verb suffix; Anglo-Saxon origin; jumped, helped |
| un- | not/opposite prefix; Anglo-Saxon origin; unlock, unsafe |
| re- | back/again prefix; Latin origin; reread, rewrite, return |
| dis- | not/opposite prefix; Latin origin; dislike, distrust |
| -er | person connected with/comparative degree of adjectives (used to compare 2 items); Anglo-Saxon origin; teacher, writer, baker, bigger, colder, taller |
| -est | superlative degree of adjectives (used to compare 3 or more items); biggest, coldest, tallest |