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    The document provides lists of common noun, verb, and adjective suffixes and prefixes in English and their meanings. It includes suffixes that can be added to nouns to form other nouns (-al, -age, -ance), verbs to form other verbs (-ate, -ect, -en), and adjectives to form other adjectives (-able, -al, -ed). It also includes noun person suffixes (-ant, -ee, -er) and verb prefixes (dis-, il-, im-) with examples.

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    The document provides lists of common noun, verb, and adjective suffixes and prefixes in English and their meanings. It includes suffixes that can be added to nouns to form other nouns (-al, -age, -ance), verbs to form other verbs (-ate, -ect, -en), and adjectives to form other adjectives (-able, -al, -ed). It also includes noun person suffixes (-ant, -ee, -er) and verb prefixes (dis-, il-, im-) with examples.

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    Grammar Prefixes and Suffixes for the Cambridge FCE

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    NOUN SUFFIXES VERB SUFFIXES ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES

    -al (survival) -ate (compensate) -able (acceptable)


    -age (carriage) -ect (detect) -al (additional)
    -ance (acceptance) -en (shorten) -ed (pointed)
    -ation (exploration) -ify (terrify) -en (wooden)
    -dom (boredom) -ise (realise) -ful (faithful)
    -ence (difference) -ible (responsible)
    -ency (urgency) -ic (atmospheric)
    -hood (childhood) VERB PREFIXES -ical (technological)
    -ing(s) (belongings) -ing (disappointing)
    -ion (exception) -em (empower) -ish (selfish)
    -ity (popularity) -en (encourage) -ive (attractive)
    -ment (argument) -less (endless)
    -ness (darkness) NOUN (PERSON) -ly (lovely)
    -ship (friendship) SUFFIXES -ory (satisfactory)
    -th (width) -ous (dangerous)
    -ty (safety) -ant (assistant) -ular (triangular)
    -ure (failure) -ee (employee) -y (crazy)
    -y (honesty) -er (trainer)
    -ian (politician)
    -ist (physicist)
    -or (sailor)

    PREFIX MEANING EXAMPLE

    dis- opposite/not disappear


    il- opposite/not illegal
    im- opposite/not impossible
    in- opposite/not incorrect
    ir- opposite/not irrelevant
    inter- between international
    mis- wrongly misunderstand
    non- not non-smoker
    over- too much overweight
    re- again reuse
    un- opposite/not unfair
    un- reverse action untie
    under- too little underweight

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