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4th.TGordon
Prefixes & Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| un- | not,opposite of, lacking |
| re- | again, back, backward |
| di/s- | apart, away, not, to the opposite |
| ig-, il-, im-, in-, ir- | within, inside |
| pre- | earlier, before, in front of |
| sub- | under, lower than, inferior to |
| mis-/o- | bad, badly, wrong, wrongly, to hate |
| non- | no, not, without |
| over- | excessive |
| -s/-es | to make nouns plural or to form the third-person singular of present-tense verbs |
| -ed | past tense |
| -ing | materials |
| -ly | in what manner |
| -er/-or | more/a person who |
| -ion/-tion/-sion/-ation | action or process/state or quality |
| -able/-ible | able to be |
| -al/-ial | relating to |
| -y | made up of, characterized |
| -ness | state or quality, makes a noun |