not; opposite of (e.g., unhappy, unusual)

again; back (e.g., redo, recall)

not; apart; away (e.g., disagree, disconnect)

not (e.g., invisible, impossible)

in; into; towards (e.g., invade, import)

under; below (e.g., subway, substitute)

wrong; badly (e.g., mistake, misunderstand)

not; lack of (e.g., nonstop, nonsense)

too much; above (e.g., oversleep, overhead)

makes a word plural (e.g., cats, foxes) or indicates present tense verbs (e.g., runs)

indicates past tense (e.g., walked, laughed)

indicates present participle or ongoing action (e.g., running, thinking)

transforms a word into an adverb, describing how something is done (e.g., quickly, happily)

a person or thing that performs an action (e.g., teacher, actor)

ion/-tion/-sion/-ation

turns a verb into a noun, indicating a state or process (e.g., action, tension, celebration)

capable of or worthy of (e.g., readable, invisible)

relating to or having the quality of (e.g., personal, facial)

characterized by or full of (e.g., sleepy, salty)

a state or condition; turns an adjective into a noun (e.g., kindness, happiness)

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Prefixes and Suffixes

Term	Definition
un	not; opposite of (e.g., unhappy, unusual)
re	again; back (e.g., redo, recall)
dis	not; apart; away (e.g., disagree, disconnect)
in-/im	not (e.g., invisible, impossible)
in-/im	in; into; towards (e.g., invade, import)
pre	before (e.g., predict, prefix)
sub	under; below (e.g., subway, substitute)
mis	wrong; badly (e.g., mistake, misunderstand)
non	not; lack of (e.g., nonstop, nonsense)
over	too much; above (e.g., oversleep, overhead)
s/-es	makes a word plural (e.g., cats, foxes) or indicates present tense verbs (e.g., runs)
ed	indicates past tense (e.g., walked, laughed)
ing	indicates present participle or ongoing action (e.g., running, thinking)
ly	transforms a word into an adverb, describing how something is done (e.g., quickly, happily)
er/-or	a person or thing that performs an action (e.g., teacher, actor)
ion/-tion/-sion/-ation	turns a verb into a noun, indicating a state or process (e.g., action, tension, celebration)
able/-ible	capable of or worthy of (e.g., readable, invisible)
al/-ial	relating to or having the quality of (e.g., personal, facial)
y	characterized by or full of (e.g., sleepy, salty)
ness	a state or condition; turns an adjective into a noun (e.g., kindness, happiness)

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