مدونة التربية و التعليم في الجزائر – دروس، فروض، نتائج امتحانات مدونة التربية والتعليم في الجزائر | تحضير الدروس، فروض واختبارات، نتائج البكالوريا وBEM، مسابقات التوظيف، والتوجيه المدرسي للطلاب وأولياء الأمور.
Prefixes and Suffixes: Word Formation
Introduction
Word formation is the process of creating new words by adding prefixes (before the root) or suffixes (after the root). Knowing common prefixes and suffixes helps you understand new vocabulary and expand your word power.
Common Prefixes
- un-: opposite (happy → unhappy)
- in-/im-/ir-/il-: not (possible → impossible, legal → illegal)
- re-: again (write → rewrite)
- pre-: before (view → preview)
- mis-: wrong (understand → misunderstand)
- dis-: opposite (agree → disagree)
- inter-: between (national → international)
Common Suffixes
Noun Suffixes
- -tion/-sion: educate → education
- -ment: develop → development
- -ness: happy → happiness
- -ity: active → activity
- -er/-or: teach → teacher
Adjective Suffixes
- -ful: beauty → beautiful
- -less: care → careless
- -able/-ible: understand → understandable
- -ive: act → active
- -ous: danger → dangerous
Exercises
Form new words using prefixes/suffixes: help (→ helpful/helpless), agree (→ disagree/agreement).
Summary
Prefixes and suffixes change the meaning and part of speech of words. For more: Word Formation – 2nd Year – Comparative and Superlative – 2nd Year
