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Words with Prefixes and Suffixes

Root/base word Prefix/suffixes New words

act -tion action
active in- inactive
angle tri- triangle
boat -ing boating
bridge -ed, -ing bridged, bridging
build re- rebuild
cloud -y cloudy
confident over- overconfident
equal un- unequal
fish -ing fishing
flower -ist florist
herb -ivore herbivore
herb -icide herbicide
laugh -ed, -ing, -able laughed, laughing, laughable
marine sub- submarine
paint re- repaint
pilot -ing piloting
respect dis- disrespect
scope micro-, tele-, peri- microscope, telescope, periscope
shop -ed, -ing shopped, shopping
solvable un- unsolvable
sonic super- supersonic
talk -ed talked
tie re- retie
tie un- untie
tile re-, -ed retiled
view pre- preview
walk -ed, -ing walked, walking
way mid- midway
write re- rewrite

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Common Suffixes

Suffix Meaning Example

-er doer teacher

-able able to unbelievable

-ous full of dangerous

-ness state of being happiness

-ful full of wonderful

-ly or -y like gently

-ment state of government

Common Prefixes

Prefix Meaning Example

re- again rewrite

in- not inactive

un- not unbelievable

pre- before preview

post- after wonderful

super- over supersonic

sub- under submarine

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