What are suffix examples?

What are suffix examples?

What are suffix examples?

Common Suffixes in English

Suffix Meaning Example
-ity, -ty quality of inactivity, veracity, parity, serenity
-ment condition of argument, endorsement, punishment
-ness state of being heaviness, sadness, rudeness, testiness
-ship position held fellowship, ownership, kinship, internship

What are the 20 most common prefixes?

pre- before. prefix.

  • re-* again. return.
  • semi- half. semicircle.
  • sub- under. submarine.
  • super- above. superstar.
  • trans- across. transport.
  • un-* not. unfriendly.
  • under- under. undersea.

    • What are some good examples of base words?

    Agree – agreement,disagree,agreeable

  • Believe – believable,believer,unbelievable
  • Care – careful,uncaring,careless
  • Decide – decision,indecision,decisive
  • Excite – excitement,excitable,unexcited,exciting
  • Friend – friendless,friendly,unfriendly,befriend
  • Happy – happiness,unhappy,unhappiness,happier,happiest

    • What is the difference between base word and root word?

    Root

  • Prefix
  • Suffix

    • What is an example of a base word?

    acri – bitter (acrid,acrimony,acridity)

  • astro – star (astronaut,astronomy,astrophysics)
  • aud – hear (audience,audible,audio)
  • auto – self (autonomy,autocrat,automatic)
  • bene – good (benefactor,benevolent,beneficial)
  • carn – flesh (carnal,carnivorous,reincarnate)
  • corp – body (corporal,corporate,corpse)

    • What are base words?

    Prefix – letters added to the beginning of a word: un.

  • Base – the main part of the word that can stand alone: friend.
  • Suffix – letters added to the end of a word: ly.