Government of Tamilnadu

Department of Employment and Training

Course : TNPSC Group II Exam

Subject : General English
Topic : Prefix and Suffix

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PREFIX AND SUFFIX

PREFIX

a - atheist, aglow ex - exterminate

mis - misuse, misspell re - reorganise
im - immortal, immobile over - overlook
hyper - hypersensitive semi - semicircle
uni - uniform, unilateral poly - polysyllabic
il - illogical tele - telephone
un - unwind, unaware under - underestimate
de - decode, defame inter - international
pro - proclaim
mal - malnutrition anti - antinational
en - enable, entrust sub - submarine
co - cooperate, coexist out - outcast
dis - dislike micro - microbiology

SUFFIX

ful - scornful, doubtful graph - autograph

ness - happiness ship - friendship
ment - appointment ly - hopefully, sadly
ish - childish, reddish y - rocky, muddy
cracy - democracy ous - dangerous
eer - auctioneer ism - fanaticism
able - honourable graphy - biography,photography,
ster - youngster logy - psychology , zoology
ward - downward ling - duckling, hireling
ist - artist let - booklet, leaflet, eaglet
less - cordless, hopeless ette - novelette
hood - adulthood ise - familiarise, popularise.
like - childlike

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