Suffixes and Prefixes

Suffix is a special ending for a word. Suffix can give information about part of speech of a word.

Kinds of suffixes:

1.   Noun suffix

-     Ion (information, congratulation, etc.)

-     Er (player, buyer, singer, etc.)

-     Or (sailor, tailor, etc.)

-     Ist (dentist, scientist, etc.)

-     Ant (participant, etc.)

-     Ment (department, management, etc.)

-     Ian (mussian, etc.)

-     Ism (nationalism, etc.)

-     Ity (nationality, etc.)

-     Ness (sadness, laziness, etc.)

-     Ure (signature, etc.)

-     Nce (confidence, etc.)

-     Cy (agency, etc.)

-     Hood (childhood, etc.)

-     Ship (friendship, scholarship, etc.)

-     Age (etc.)

-     Dom (kingdom, etc.)

2.  Adjective suffix

-     Ic

-     Al

-     Ous

-     Ive

-     Full

-     Less

-     Able

-     En

-     Y

-     Ary

-     Ish

3.  Verb suffix

-     Ize

-     Ate

-     Fy

4.  Adverb suffix

-     Ly

Prefix is a special beginning for a word.

Kinds of prefixes:

-     Un + Adjective

-     In + Adjective

1.   Im (b, p,m)

2.  IL (L)

3.  Ir (r)

-     Non + Noun

-     Re

-     Pre

-     Post

-     Anti

-     Mis

-     Dis

-     Be

-     Inter

-     Intro

-     Intra

-     Extra

-     Extro