Prefixes 1
The prefix "pre-" as in "predict" or "preread" means...
before
Example: "preread" = to read before
The prefix "un-" as in "unmotivated" and "unorganized" AND the prefix "dis-" as in "disorganized" or "dislike" mean..
not
Example: "unmotivated" = not motivated
"disorganized" = not organized
The prefix "non-" as in "nonjudgemental" means...
not
Example: "nonjudgemental" = not judgemental
The suffix "-ed" makes a verb _________ tense.
past
Example: Hurried (past tense of hurry)
The suffix "-ing" makes a verb ___________ tense.
present
Example: Singing = present tense of sing
The prefix "re-" as in "reread" or "return" means...
again; to do again
Example: "reread" = to read again
The prefix "mid-" as in "midpoint" or "midterm" means...
middle
Example: "Midpoint" = the middle point
The prefix "de-" as in "decrease" or "detangle" means...
down; opposite
Example: "decrease" = to go down; "detangle" = opposite of tangle
The suffix "-ful" as in "sorrowful" or "helpful" AND the suffix "-ous" as in "glorious" or "wondrous" mean...
full of
Example: "sorrowful" = full of sorrow (sadness)
"wondrous" = full of wonder
The suffix "-ly" means "in a way that is" and changes a word into an adverb (a word that describes a verb). Use the suffix "-ly" to create a word that means "in a quiet way".
quietly
Example: I walked quietly into the classroom.
The prefix "ex-" as in "external", "explosion", or "exit" means...
out
Example: "exit" = a way out
The prefix "sub-" as in "submarine" means...
below ; under
The prefix "mis-" as in "misunderstood", "mistaken, or "misdiagnosed" means...
wrong; ill/bad
Example: "misunderstood" = understood wrongly
The suffix "-less" as in "hopeless" or "fearless" means
without
Example: "hopeless" = without hope
The suffix "-ble" as in "adorable", "reliable" or "manageable" means...
able to be
Example: "manageable" = able to be managed
The prefix "semi-" as in "semicircle" or "semiconscious" means...
half; partly
Example: "semicircle" = half circle
The prefix "over-" as in "overrated" or "overconfident" means...
too much
Example: "overconfident" = too confident
The prefix "under-" as in "underappreciated" or "underwater" means...
not enough; below
Example: "underappreciated" = not appreciated enough
"underwater" = below water
The suffix "-er" and "-est" as in "bigger"/"biggest", "softer"/"softest" means...
the highest quality of; the greatest degree of (comparative)
Example: Her book is bigger than her bag.
The suffix "-ist" as in "colonist" or "guitarist", the suffix "-or"/"-er" as in "teacher" or "investigator" AND the suffix "-ent" as in "student" or "resident" mean...
A person who
"Investigator" = A person who investigates
"Guitarist" = A person who plays guitar
"Resident" = A person who resides (lives) in a town
The prefix "anti-" as in "antibacterial" or "antiwar" means...
against; opposite
Example: "antiwar" = against war
The prefix "inter-" as in "interrelated", "internet", or "interaction" means...
among; between
Example: "interaction" = actions between people/things
The prefix "trans-" as in "transmit", "transfer", or "translate"
across; beyond; through (move)
Example: "transfer" = to move from one place to another
The suffix "-ism" means a "state or quality of". What is the word for having the quality of a hero?
heroism
The suffix "-al" as in "natural" or "accidental" AND the suffix "-ic" as in "poetic" mean
having the characteristics of
Ex: Poetic = having the characteristics of poetry