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Prefixes and Suffixes
Prefixes and Suffixes
SUFFIXES
Session outcomes
To understand the terms ‘root’,
‘prefix’ and ‘suffix’;
Co-
Unhappy Disrespect Mistake Explode Reappear
ordinate
Ex- Re-
Unhealthy Disagree Miscount Co-writer
boyfriend examine
unfinished
undo unfit
UN
unwell unpack
unload
What Are Suffixes?
A suffix is a word ending. It is a
group of letters you can add to the
end of a root word.
e.g. walking, helpful, happily
Adding suffixes to words can change
or add to their meaning, but most
importantly they show how a word
will be used in a sentence and what
part of speech (e.g. noun, verb,
adjective) the word belongs to.
Example
If you want to use the root word
'talk' in the following sentence:
I was (talk) to Samina
You need to add the suffix 'ing' so
that the word 'talk' makes better
sense grammatically:
"I was talking to Samina".
Here are some suffixes:
LOGISTIC EXAMPLES
PREFIX
UN DIS IN TRANS INTER
PACK UNPACK
LOAD UNLOAD
TIDY UNTIDY
ORDER DISORDER
NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL
ATLANTIC TRANSATLANTIC
LOGISTIC EXAMPLES
SUFFIX
ING ER EST ED ING LY
SUPPLY SUPPLYING
LOGISTIC LOGISTICALLY
MONTH MONTLY
STORE STORING