IES FUENTE LUNA – ENGLISH - SONIA

WORD FORMATION

NOUN SUFFIXES: Give a noun with the same root as…

Suffix Example

-ment Improve - improvement

-ion Elect - election
-ation Inform - information
-ing Spell - spelling
-ness Weak - weakness
-ity Similar - similarity
-hood Child - childhood
-ship Partner - partnership

ADJECTIVES SUFFIXES: Give an adjective with the same root as…

Suffix Example

-ous Danger - dangerous

-al Music - musical
-y Cloud - cloudy
-ive Attract - attractive
-able Enjoy - enjoyable
-ful Care - careful
-less Home - homeless
-ic Energy- energetic

NEGATIVE PREFIXES

Suffix Example

Un- Happy – unhappy

A- Political - apolitical
Im- Perfect - imperfect
In- Accurate - inaccurate
Il- Legible - illegible
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Ir Rational - irrational
Dis- Agree- disagree
Non- Essential - nonessential

PREFIXES WITH SPECIFIC MEANINGS

Suffix Meaning Example

React – overreact// Sleep – oversleep //

Over- Too much
Priced - overpriced
Extremely big
Mega- Rich – megarich // City - megacity
Large ammount
Under- Not enough Cooked – undercooked // Fed - underfed
Re- Do again Build – rebuild // Usable - reusable
Wrongly
Mis- Behave – Misbehave // Hear - mishear
Badly
Co- Together Author – coauthor // Exist - coexist