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    The document discusses various English prefixes, suffixes, and their meanings. It provides examples of how prefixes and suffixes can be added to words to change their part of speech or meaning. For example, it explains that the prefix "un-" adds the meaning of "the opposite of" to adjectives, as in "unfair". It also gives examples of how suffixes can be used to change verbs into nouns by adding suffixes like "-tion" or "-ment".

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    Prefixes: Ada Yang Kurang Tentang Ini Ir-Im - Belum

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    Prefixes

    Prefix Meaning Added to example


    Un- the opposite of Adjectives Unfair
    Non- Not Various classes Non-smoker
    In- As for un- Adjective Insane
    de- To reverse action Verbs Deforest
    dis- To reverse action Verbs Disconnect
    Mis- Wrongly Participles Misleading
    Pre- Before Pregame
    Re- Again Verbs rebuild

    Ada yang kurang tentang ini

    Ir-

    Im- belum…

    Suffixes

    Verb => Noun

    a. Adding Suffixes –tion, -sion.


    Add Addition
    Connect Connection
    Direct Direction
    Compile Compilation
    b. Adding Suffixes –al, -se, -ment, -ance, inture
    Refuse Refusal
    Propose Proposal
    Govern Government
    Pay Payment
    Confide Confidence
    Depend Dependence
    Expend Expense
    c. Adding Suffixes –er, -or, -ant, -ent. Who does the action
    Teach Teacher
    Manage Manager
    Operate Operator
    Facilitate Facilitator
    Expedite Expedient
    Supply Supplicant

    Adjective => Verb

    Adding Suffixes –ize, -en, -fy


    Fertile Fertilize
    General Generalize
    Sharpe Sharpen
    Strength Strengthen
    Wide Wined
    Simple Simplify
    Just Justify
    Ample Amplify
    Beauty Beautify

    Verb => Adjective

    Adding Suffixes –able, -ible, -ive


    Reverse Reversible
    Sense Sensible
    Include Inclusive
    Protect Protective
    Perish Perishable
    Repair Repairable
    Adverb => Adjective

    a. Adding Suffixes –ly


    Angry Angrily
    False Falsely
    Quick Quickly
    b. Adding Suffixes –wise
    Like Likewise
    Side Sidewise
    Clock Clockwise
    c. Adding Suffixes –ward
    Back Backward
    Out Outward

    Non => Verb

    a. Adding suffixes ize and ate


    Terror Terrorize
    Rational Rationalize
    Motive Motivate
    Difference differentiate
    b. Adding prefixes en, in and a-
    Danger Endanger
    Joy Enjoy
    Force Inforce
    Grain Ingrain
    Sure Assure
    Certain Ascertain

    Noun => Adjectives

    a. Adding Suffixes –ful, -less, ious, -cy, -y


    Hope Hopeful
    End Endless
    Fame Famous
    Efficient Efficiency
    Wind Windy
    b. Adding Suffixes –al, -ic, -ish, -ary, ed, an
    Nature Natural
    Practice Practical
    Idea Ideal
    Critic Critical
    Imagination Imaginary
    Acrobat Acrobatic
    Artist Artistic

    Adjective => Noun

    a. Adding Suffixes –ness, -ity, -ce, -cy


    Lazy Laziness
    Happy Happiness
    Romantic Romance
    Fragant Fragance
    Popular Popularity
    Rapid Rapidity
    Active Activity
    Legal Legality

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