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Word Roots & Suffixes Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| un | unabridged - not shortened; unfair - opposite of fair; unfriendly - lacking friendliness. |
| re | rebound - to spring back again; rewind - to wind something backward; reaction: a response; recognize: to identify someone or something seen before. |
| dis | PREFIX | apart, away, not, or opposite of |
| in-/im | impossible - not possible; inappropriate - not appropriate. |
| pre | preamble - a part in front of a formal document; prepare - to get ready in advance; prediction - a statement foretelling the future. |
| sub | submarine - an underwater boat; submerge - to put underwater; substandard - inferior to accepted standards. |
| mis | misbehave - to behave badly; misprint - an error in printing; misnomer - an error in naming a person or thing. |
| non | nondescript - with no special characteristics; nonfiction - true, real, not made-up; nonsense - without sense. |
| over | overconfident - more confident than is appropriate; overstock -more supplies than is desirable; overexcited - ,more excited than one should be. |
| -s/-es | |
| -ed | called, hammered, laughed |
| -ing | bedding, frosting, roofing |
| -ly | badly, courageously, happily |
| -er/-or | announcer, barber, teacher; investor, legislator, translator |
| -ion/-tion/-sion/-ation | |
| -able/-ible | |
| -al/-ial | |
| y | |
| ness |