Dictionary of Prefixes and Suffixes: Useful English Affixes

REVISED EDITION: Last Updated - March 10, 2021 AFFIX: A letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to get a new word with a changed meaning. Examples - im- in impossible; inter- in international --- -able in agreeable; -er in learner English Affixes could be divided into two groups: Prefixes and Suffixes --- PREFIX: A letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to get a new word with a changed meaning. Examples - im- in impossible; inter- in international; un- in unaffected SUFFIX: A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to get a new word with a changed meaning. Examples - -able in agreeable; -er in learner; -ness in quickness Sample This: ENGLISH PREFIXES - A- Used to form: adjectives, adverbs and nouns; General meaning: not, without; Examples: acellular / amoral / apolitical / atheism / atheist / atypical ****** ad- Used to form: nouns and verbs; General meaning: addition, tendency; Examples: adjoin / adjudge / admixture ****** ambi- Used to form: adjectives, adverbs and nouns; General meaning: both of two; Examples: ambidexterity / ambidextrous / ambivalence / ambivalent ****** ante- Used to form: adjectives, nouns and verbs; General meaning: prior to; in front of; Examples: antedate / antenatal / anterior / ante-room ****** anti- Used to form: adjectives and nouns; General meaning: against; the opposite of; preventing; Examples: anti-aircraft / anti-bacterial / antibiotic / antibody / anti-choice / anticlerical / anticlimax / anticlockwise / anticoagulant / anti-competitive / anti-copying / anti-corruption / anticyclone / antidepressant / anti-drug / anti-encroachment / anti-extremism / antifreeze / anti-globalization / anti-graft / antigravity / anti-hate / anti-hero / anti-inflammatory / anti-liquor / anti-lock / anti-malarial / anti-national / antioxidant / antiparticle / anti-people / anti-personnel / antiperspirant / anti-poaching / antipyretic / antiretroviral / anti-rowdy / anti-sabotage / antiseptic / antisocial / anti-stalking / antitank / anti-terror / anti-terrorism / anti-theft / antitrust / antiviral / antivirus ****** ENGLISH SUFFIXES - A- -able Used to form: adjectives, adverbs and nouns; General meaning: that can, should or must be done; having the characteristic of; Examples: adaptable / agreeable / amenable / amicable / appreciable / approachable / assessable / avertable / avoidable / believable / breakable / calculable / changeable / chargeable / comfortable / companionable / computable / conceivable / controllable / curable / decipherable / declarable / desirable / detectable / detestable / doable / enjoyable / escapable / excitable / explainable / explicable / exploitable / fashionable / foreseeable / graspable / honorable / imaginable / imperturbable / indubitable / inevitable / justifiable / manageable / moveable / noticeable / observable / payable / pleasurable / portable / preventable / punishable / quantifiable / questionable / ratable / reachable / readable / reasonable / reckonable / recognizable / reliable / reputable / respectable / serviceable / sociable / stoppable / taxable / traceable / transferable / translatable / transportable / understandable / usable / utilizable / variable / washable / wearable / workable ****** -ability -Used to form: nouns-- General meaning: a level of skill, intelligence, etc; Example: capability / curability / excitability / inescapability / inevitability / playability / preventability / serviceability / unavoidability / usability / workability ****** -ably - Used to form: adverbs; General meaning: skillful and well; in a particular manner; Examples: affably / capably / charitably / comfortably / demonstrably / indisputably / inevitably / irritably / notably / noticeably / presumably / probably / reasonably / remarkably ****** -acy - Used to form: nouns; General meaning: the position, quality, state or status of; Examples: accuracy / adequacy / delicacy

Author: Manik Joshi
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 01/25/2014
Pages: 126
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d
ISBN: 9781500500337

About the Author
Manik Joshi was born on Jan 26, 1979 at Ranikhet and is permanent resident of Haldwani, Kumaon zone of India. He is an Internet Marketer by profession. He is interested in domaining (business of buying and selling domain names), web designing (creating websites), and various online jobs (including 'self book publishing'). He is science graduate with ZBC (zoology, botany, and chemistry) subjects. He is also an MBA (with specialization in marketing). He has done three diploma courses in computer too. ManikJoshi.com is the personal website of the author.


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