Prefix
-A group of letters added before the root of a word. It usually changes the meaning of the
word.
For example:
WORD PREFIX and Meaning New word
Happy Un – not Unhappy
Work Over -Excessively,extreme Overwork
Understand Mis-Bad,wrong Misunderstand
Social Anti -Against Antisocial
Cursor Pre- Before,prior Precursor
Suffix
– A group of words added at the end of a root word.
For example:
WORD SUFFIX and Meaning New Word
Like Able-able to be Likeable
Happy Er-comparative Happier
Sad Ness-denotes state or condition Sadness
Taste Less- Not including Tasteless