prefix and suffix
hello every one
i have a question, prefix and suffix come to before and after word , what's that general law for recognize similar word that i mention it or we have to memorize all of the word .
thank you .
This is the way I learned it when I was younger:
Prefixes go BEFORE the word.
Root words are the MAIN PART of the word.
Suffixes go AFTER the word.
For example, in "unlikeable":
The prefix is "un-" (it means "opposite" or "reverse")
The root word is "like"
The suffix is "able" (it means "can" or "can be done")
When I was in elementary school, my teachers gave us lists of 30-50 related words to memorize every week. For example, one week, the list might look like this:
predetermine: to determine in advance
premeditate: to plan in advance
prescience: knowledge of something before it happens
premature: not yet mature
etc.
I'd memorize lots of words that have the same prefix/suffix together, so you can start to recognize the patterns.
Here are some lists you might find helpful:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/reading/bestpractices/vocabulary/pdf/prefixes_suffixes.pdfhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefixhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffix
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Like this kind of examples
be- = make or cause to, befog,befit,belittle;
com-=together,combine,compatriot;
de-=down from,deplane,derail;
......
i suggest you search a form which can summary all the prefix and suffix
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