SUFFIXES

Noun Suffixes. Example Verb Suffixes Example Adjective suffixes Example

-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 wisdom -ise modernise -ful faithful
-ence dependence -ible responsible
-ency urgency -ic atmospheric
-hood childhood -ical technological
-ing(s) belongings -ing disappointing
-ion exception -ish selfish
-ity popularity -ive attractive
-ment argument -less endless
-ness darkness -ly lovely
-ship friendship -ory satisfactory
-th width -ous dangerous
-ty safety -ular triangular
-ure failure .y crazy
-y honesty

-ant assistant
-ee employee
-er trainer
-ian politician
-ist physicist
-pr sailor
PREFIXES

Verb Prefix Meaning Example Adj.Prefix Meaning Example

Em- put into empower Il- opposite/not illegal/illegible

En- ‘ ‘ encourage Im- opposite/not impossible/immodest
Dis- opposite/not disappear/dislike In- opposite/not incorrect/insensitive
Mis- wrongly mistake/ Inter- between international
misunderstand Ir- opposite/not irrelevant/irresponsible
Over- too much overdo/overcook Non- not non-smoker/non-alcoholic
Re- again replay/reuse Over- too much overweight
Un- reverse action unload/untie Un- opposite unfair/unkind
Under- too little undercook Under- too little underweight