apart, away, not, to the opposite

in-/im — not (Latin)

impossible – not possible impolite – not polite inactive – not active

in-/im — in, into (Latin)

inside – in something input – put in import – bring in

pre — before (Latin)

preview – see before prepare – get ready before predict – say before it happens

sub — under, below (Latin)

submarine – under water boat subway – train under ground subzero – below zero

mis — wrong, bad (Latin)

misbehave – act bad misspell – spell wrong mistake – something wrong

nonstop – not stopping nonfiction – real writing nonsense – not making sense

overeat – eat too much overheat – get too hot overfill – fill too much

-s / -es — more than one

cats – more than one cat boxes – more than one box

-ed — happened in the past

jumped – already jumped played – already played

-ing — happening now

running – happening now eating – happening now

-ly — how something is done

quickly – fast slowly – not fast

-er / -or — a person who does something

teacher – person who teaches actor – person who acts

-ion / -tion / -sion / -ation — act or process

action – something done motion – movement creation – making something

-able / -ible — can be done

washable – can be washed visible – can be seen

-al / -ial — related to

natural – related to nature musical – related to music

rainy – full of rain messy – full of mess

-ness — state of being

happiness – being happy kindness – being kind

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Suffixes and Prefixes

Term	Definition
un (Latin)	not,opposite of, lacking
re (Latin)	again, back, backward
di/s (Latin)	apart, away, not, to the opposite
in-/im — not (Latin)	impossible – not possible impolite – not polite inactive – not active
in-/im — in, into (Latin)	inside – in something input – put in import – bring in
pre — before (Latin)	preview – see before prepare – get ready before predict – say before it happens
sub — under, below (Latin)	submarine – under water boat subway – train under ground subzero – below zero
mis — wrong, bad (Latin)	misbehave – act bad misspell – spell wrong mistake – something wrong
non — not	nonstop – not stopping nonfiction – real writing nonsense – not making sense
over — too much	overeat – eat too much overheat – get too hot overfill – fill too much
-s / -es — more than one	cats – more than one cat boxes – more than one box
-ed — happened in the past	jumped – already jumped played – already played
-ing — happening now	running – happening now eating – happening now
-ly — how something is done	quickly – fast slowly – not fast
-er / -or — a person who does something	teacher – person who teaches actor – person who acts
-ion / -tion / -sion / -ation — act or process	action – something done motion – movement creation – making something
-able / -ible — can be done	washable – can be washed visible – can be seen
-al / -ial — related to	natural – related to nature musical – related to music
-y — full of	rainy – full of rain messy – full of mess
-ness — state of being	happiness – being happy kindness – being kind

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