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MISSION CLASSES ENGLISH

BY:M.KUMAR SIR
(AN EXPERT TEACHER OF ENGLISH)

PREFIX & SUFFIX BASED WORDS

1. Noun + al / en / y / ly = Adjective
nature + al =natural , gold + en = golden , wind + y = I
windy , friend + ly =friendly .
2. Noun + ic / iish / ous / ful / less / like = Adjective
artist + ic = artistic , child + ish = childish , fame +
ous = famous , care + ful = careful ,care + less =
careless , child + like = childlike .
3. Verb + al / er / or / age / ment = Noun
arrive + al = arrival , teach + er = teacher , conduct
+ or = conductor , carry + age = carriage , govern +
ment = government .
4. Verb + ce / ture / tion / sion / ion = Noun
defend + ce = defence , depart + ture = departure ,
complete + tion = completetion , admit + sion =
admission , decide + ion = decision.
5. Adjective + ty / ness / dom = Noun
safe + ty = safety , happy + ness = happiness , wise +
dom = wisdom .
6. Noun + ise / ify = Verb
Subsidy + ise = subsidise , memory + ise = memorise
, sympathy + ise = sympathise , beauty + ify = beautify , S
class + ify = classify , code + ify = codify.
7. Adjective + ify / en = Verb
pure + ify = purify , beautify , justify , notify , wide +
en = widen , quick + en = quicken , length + en =
lengthen .
8. em / en + noun / adjective = Verb
empower , embalm , enrich , enable
9. Adjective + ly = Adverb
Slow + ly = slowly , smooth + ly = smoothly , nice +
ly = nicely .
Prefix + Words
1. im - im + pure = impure , im + perfect = imperfect ,
impossible , improper , impolite.
2. in - in + complete = incomplete , in + visible =
invisible , inactive , incapable , indecent.
3. ir - ir + regular = irregular , ir + responsible =
irresponsible , irreligious , irrelevant , irreparable .
4. il - il + legal = illegal , il + legible = illegible , illiterate ,
illogical .
5. en - en + rich = enrich , en + large = enlarge , enable
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6. em - em + power = empower , em + body =
embody .
7. re - re + call = recall , re + mind = remind , rewrite ,
S
rebuild , reopen .
S 8. un - un + kind = unkind , un + happy = unhappy ,
unripe , unwise , unlock .
I 9. de - de + throne = dethrone , de + compose =
decompose , demerit , decode.
O
10. dis - dis + agree = disagree , dis + charge =
N discharge , dislike , dishonest , displease.
11. mis - mis + print = misprint , mis + understand =
misunderstand ,mismanage , mistake , misbehave .
12. pre - pre + historic = prehistoric , pre + paid =
C prepaid , premature , prefix , pretext .
13. non - non + violence = nonviolence , non +
L
cooperation = non-cooperation , nonsense ,
A nonvegetarian , nonserious.
Words + Suffix
S 1. ar / er / or - sell + er = seller , sail + or = sailor , beg
+ ar = beggar
2. age - post + age = postage , break + age =
E breakage
3. er - bright + er = brighter , great + er = greater , les
S + er = lesser
4. es - box + es = boxes , bench + es =benches ,
branch + es = branches
E 5. ed - play + ed = played , look + ed = looked , touch
+ ed = touched
N 6. est - big + est = biggest , small + est = smallest
7. ing - go + ing = going , come + ing = coming
G
8. ic - artist + ic = artistic , hero + ic = heroic ,
L economy + ic = economic
9. an / en - Russia + an = Russian , Europe + en =
I European , American , Golden , Indian
10. ism - human + ism = humanism , Hindu + ism =
S Hinduism
11. al - arrive + al = arrival , agriculture + al =
H
agricultural , cultural , natural , denial
12. s / 's - boy + s = boys , boy + 's = boy''s , read + s
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BY:M.KUMAR SIR
(AN EXPERT TEACHER OF ENGLISH)
14. ish - self + ish = selfish , fool + ish = foolish , child
+ ish = childish , boyish , girlish , wheatish
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15. ful - fear + ful = fearful , care + ful = careful ,
mouthful , handful , useful , hopeful I
16. less - care + less = careless , fear + less = fearless
, harmless , senseless, fruitless S
17. ness - kind + ness = kindness , bold + ness =
boldness , happiness , sharpness , carelessness S
18. dom - free + dom = freedom , king + dom = I
kingdom , wise + dom = wisdom
19. hood - boy + hood = boyhood , child + hood = O
childhood
20. logy - sociology , biology , radiology , psychology N
21. sion / ion / tion / ation - decision , suspicion ,
diction , qualification
22. ship - friendship , partnership , membership , C
kingship
23. ment - payment , judgement , movement , L
government
A
24. ous - famous , ambitious , notorious , virtuous
25. ly - friendly , motherly , brotherly , kindly , S
sincerely
26. y - rainy , stormy , dirty , sandy , fully , noisy , S
watery
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