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Word Formation:
Prefixes Carlos Asuaje María I
MarínJohana Soto Jesús
BenítezSection B
Team:
Bolivarian Republic of VenezuelaUniversity Institute of Technology
"Antonio José de Sucre"Barquisimeto Extension
PREFIX
SUFFIXES
STEM
Prefixes
An english word can be divided into three parts: a prefix, a stem, and a
suffix. pre- means “before”. A prefix, therefore, is what
comes before the stem. Consider. As and
example, the prefix de- (meaning “reduce” or
“reverse”) in a word like demagnetize (maening
“to deprive of magnetism”). A suffix is what is attached to the
end of the stem. Consider, as an example, the suffix –er (meaning”
someone who”) in programmer (“a person
who programs”).
Pre-history
Example:
History
un- semi- inter- pre- mono-
non- mini- super- ante- bi-
in- micro- trans- fore- hex-
dis- ex- post- oct-
re- extra- multi-
peri-
Negative and positive
Size Location Time and order
Number
Prefixes
Word Formation:
Suffixes
suffixes
Suffixes change the word from one part of speech to
another. For example: –ly added to the
adjective quick gives the adverb quickly.
Lazi
Example:
Lazi-ly
We have already see how
prefix can change the
meaning of a word. Let us now consider some sufixes,
their usual meanings, and
how they change the meanings of
words.
Example: convent
Convent-ion
nouns verbs adjectives adverbs
-ance -ize -able -ly
-ence -ate -ible
-or -fy -less
-er -en -ic
-ist -ify -ical
-ness -ish
-ive
Suffixes
thanks