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prefixes
You can put a prefix before a word. This prefix changes the meaning of the word. For example you can make the meaning negative: fair - unfair
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making negative words
some prefixes give the meaning not when they are put before a word:
il- dis-
ir- im-
in- mis-
un-
- words starting with l- often get il- : logical / illogical
- words starting with r often get ir-: irresponsible
- words starting with m and p often get im-: impossible , immature
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examples
satisfied - dissatisfied appear - disappear
patient - impatient regular - irregular
expensive - inexpensive moral - immoral
legal - illegal
possible - impossible
comfortable - uncomfortable
honest - dishonest
happy - unhappy
responsible - irresponsible
understand - misunderstand
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other prefixes
non- meaning: not
re- meaning: again
sub- meaning: under
un- meaning: reverse
under- meaning: below
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nouns + suffix
You can turn other parts of speech into nouns by adding a suffix after the word.
- ation
-ion
- ness
- ship
-ity
-ism
-ence
-ment
-al
but:
true - truth
succeed - success
die - death
high - height
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adjectives: word + suffix
You can turn another part of speech into an adjective by adding the suffix:
- ible
- able
-y
-al
-ive
-ful
-less
-ous
windy endless
attractive accidental
hopeful valuable
hopeless accessible
dangerous
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adverbs
Adverbs are usually formed by adding -ly to an adjective. There are some spelling rules though!
complete - completely
temporary- temporarily
real - really
reasonable - reasonably
lucky - luckily
But:
true - truly
shy - shyly
adjectives endig in -ic usualy add -ally
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examples of adverbs
steady - steadily
active - actively
necessary- necessarily
annual - annually
extraordinary - extraordinarily
automatic - automatically
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verbs prefixes
You can add a prefix to a verb to change the meaning.
un- reverse an action: undo - unlock
dis- not: discourage - disapprove
re - again: renew - redo - rebuild -repay - relock
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from verb to noun
to communicate - communication
to measure - measurement
to satisfy - (dis)satisfaction
to maintain - maintenance
to identify - identification
to introduce - introduction
to criticise - criticism
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exercise 8
publish - publication
product - produced
young - youth
extreme - extremely
science - scientific
safe - safety
represent -representative
appear- appearance
possible- impossible
