Most Frequent Affixes (Prefixes and Suffixes)

1. Most Frequent Affixes (Prefixes and Suffixes)

Word Beginnings and Endings
You Can Really Use in Reading Text

2. Root Word

• A root word is a word in its simplest
form.
• A root word has nothing added to it.
• Examples:
Do
Heat
Write
Read
Pack
Use

3. Affixes

Affixes : word part added to the
root word
Divided in two form :
1. Prefix
2. Suffix

4. Prefixes

5. Why Learn Prefixes?

Prefixes add meaning to
thousands of words.
Learn a few prefixes, and you
open up the meaning of thousands
of words.
The four most frequent prefixes
are 97% of prefixed words!

6. What Are Prefixes?

Prefixes are syllables that is
added to the beginning of a root
word
Prefixes combine with words to
create new meanings.
1. Pre + View = Preview (first look)
2. Super + Star = Superstar (top player)

7. Most Common Prefixes

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Anti = against : anti-war, anticlimax
De = opposite : depart, deactivate
Dis = not/ opposite of: disagree, discard
En(m) = cause to : encode, empower
Fore = before : forecast
In(m) = in : intake, implant
Inter = between: interact, interchange

8. Do you know common prefixes?

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Anti
De
Dis*
En(m)
Fore
In(m)
Inter
A. between
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
cause to
against
in/ not
before
not
opposite

9. Most Common Prefixes

8. Mid = Middle : Midway, midnight
9. Mis = Wrongly : Mistake, misuse
10. Non* = Not : Nonsense, nontoxic
11. Over = Over : Overlook, overload
12. Pre = Before : Preview, pretest
13. Re = Again : Return, recall
14. Semi = Half : Semicircle, semifowler

10. Do you know common prefixes?

8. Mid
9. Mis
10.Non
11.Over
12. Pre
13. Re
14. Semi
A. Wrong
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
Center
Not
Half
Again
Above
Before

11. Most Common Prefixes

15. Sub = Under : Submarine, subway
16. Super = Above: Superstar
17. Trans = Across : Transport,
transform
18. Un* = Not : Unfriendly, unlike
19. Under = Under : Undersea
20. In, Im, Il, Ir * = Not : Injustice,
Impossible, Illiterate, Irreligious,
irrational

12. Do you know common prefixes?

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Sub
Super
Trans
Un
Under
In, Im, Il, Ir
A. Across
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Not
Below
Not
Above
Below

13. Suffixes

14. What Are Suffixes?

• Suffixes are syllables that is
added to the end of a root word
• Suffixes combine with words to
create new meanings.
1. Turn + ed = Turned (in the past)
2. Quick + ly = Quickly (how it turned)

15. Why Learn Suffixes?

Suffixes add meaning to
thousands of words.
Learn a few Suffixes, and you
open up the meaning of
thousands of words.
The four most frequent suffixes
are 97% of suffixed words!

16. Kind of Suffixes

1. Inflectional Suffixes
- added to Noun plural and possession form
e.g. : drugs, tablets, John’s, Nurses’
- added to Verb tenses
e.g. : operates, cleans, operated, cleaned
- added to Adjective degree of comparison
e.g. : younger, youngest, older, oldest

17. Kind of Suffixes

2. Derivational Suffixes
Noun
_ance
_ancy
_ation
_ian
_ism
_ist
_ment
_ness
_ship
_or
_er
Adjective
_able
_ible
_al
_ful
_ish
_ive
_ous
Verb
_en
_ify
_ize
Adverb
_ly
_ward
_wise

18. Most Common Suffixes

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-able, ible = can be done : doable, makeable
-al, ial = has property of : personal, global
-ed* = past verb : turned, played
-en = made of : golden, wooden
-er = comparative : higher, faster
-er = one who : doer, actor, dancer
-est = superlative : best, biggest, fastest

19. Do you know common suffixes?

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-able
-al
-ed
-en
-er
-er
-est
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b.
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f.
g.
Past
Made of
Having
One who
Comparative
Can
Superlative

20. Most Common Suffixes

8. –ful = full of : careful, joyful
9. –ic = having property of : linguistic
10. –ing* = present participle : running
11. –(t)ion = act, process : mediation
12. –(i)ty = state of : infinity, sanity
13. –(t)ive = adjective : massive,
conclusive
14. –less = without : fearless, careless

21. Do you know common suffixes?

8. –ful
9. –ic
10. –ing*
11. –(t)ion
12. –(i)ty
13. –(t)ive
14. –less
a. Present
participle
b. State of
c. Without
d. Having
property of
e. Full of
f. Act
g. Adjective

22. Most Common Suffixes

15. –ly* = having : quickly, quietly
16. –ment = action, process :
enjoyment, treatment
17. –ness = state of : kindness
18. –ous = having : joyous, religious
19. –s* = more than one : books
20. –y = having : snowy, windy
Use these suffixes correctly, and
you look and sound pretty smart.

23. Do you know common suffixes?

15. –ly*
16. –ment
17. –ness
18. –ous
19. –s*
20. –y
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Action/ process
Having
Having
Plural
State of
Having

24. Can you understand the meaning of…

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Healthful?
Reheat?
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