INTERPRETING THE MEANING OF PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES IN ENGLISH

PREFIXES and SUFFIXES create new words, usually by modifying or changing the meaning of a ROOT WORD.

Prefixes usually change the meaning of a word

Examples:

• unpleasant
• interactive

Prefixes can be categorized as below:

Suffixes usually change the part of speech of the word

Examples:

• pleasantly
• active

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