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Word Formation: Prefixes and Suffixes
Word formation is the process of creating new words by adding prefixes or suffixes to base words. This skill is essential for the baccalaureate exam.
Common prefixes
| Prefix | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| un- | not | happy → unhappy |
| in-/im-/ir-/il- | not | possible → impossible, legal → illegal |
| dis- | not / opposite | agree → disagree |
| mis- | wrongly | understand → misunderstand |
| re- | again | write → rewrite |
| pre- | before | pay → prepay |
| over- | too much | sleep → oversleep |
| under- | not enough | estimate → underestimate |
Common suffixes
Noun suffixes
- -tion / -sion : educate → education, decide → decision
- -ment : develop → development, agree → agreement
- -ness : happy → happyness, kind → kindness
- -ity : active → activity, real → reality
- -er / -or : teach → teacher, act → actor
- -ance / -ence : appear → appearance, differ → difference
Adjective suffixes
- -ful : beauty → beautyful, care → careful
- -less : care → careless, hope → hopeless
- -able : comfort → comfortable, read → readable
- -ive : attract → attractive, create → createive
- -al : nature → natural, culture → cultural
Verb suffixes
- -ize / -ise : modern → modernize, real → realize
- -en : wide → widen, short → shorten
Exercises
Exercise 1: Form the correct word:
- This is ____________ (possible) – you can’t do it!
- She showed great ____________ (kind).
- He wants to ____________ (write) his essay.
Learn more: Phrasal Verbs and Expressing Cause and Effect.