اللغة الإنجليزية — Word Formation: Prefixes and Suffixes — 2ثانوي — شعبة آداب وفلسفة — بكالوريا — Algerian Curriculum

Word Formation: Prefixes and Suffixes

Prefixes

un- (happy -> unhappy), in-/im-/il-/ir- (possible -> impossible), dis- (agree -> disagree), re- (do -> redo), pre- (view -> preview), mis- (understand -> misunderstand).

Suffixes

-er/-or (teach -> teacher), -tion/-sion (educate -> education), -ness (happy -> happiness), -ment (develop -> development), -able/-ible (read -> readable), -ful (help -> helpful), -less (care -> careless).

Exercices:

1. Add prefixes to form opposites: possible, legal, fair, honest.
2. Add suffixes to form nouns: inform, discuss, improve, sad.