Prefixes and Suffixes

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What does the prefix 'un-' mean?

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It means 'not' or 'opposite of'. For example, 'happy' becomes 'unhappy', which means 'not happy'.

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What does the suffix '-able' mean?

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It means 'capable of' or 'worthy of'. For example, 'read' becomes 'readable', which means 'capable of being read'.

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What does the prefix 're-' mean?

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It means 'again' or 'back'. For example, 'do' becomes 'redo', which means 'to do again'.

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What does the suffix '-less' mean?

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It means 'without'. For example, 'hope' becomes 'hopeless', which means 'without hope'.

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What does the prefix 'dis-' mean?

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It means 'not' or 'opposite of'. For example, 'agree' becomes 'disagree', which means 'not agree'.

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What does the suffix '-ful' mean?

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It means 'full of'. For example, 'joy' becomes 'joyful', which means 'full of joy'.

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What does the prefix 'mis-' mean?

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It means 'wrongly' or 'badly'. For example, 'understand' becomes 'misunderstand', which means 'to understand wrongly'.

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What does the suffix '-ing' indicate?

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It indicates an action or process. For example, 'run' becomes 'running', which shows the action of running.

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What does the prefix 'over-' mean?

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It means 'too much' or 'excessive'. For example, 'cook' becomes 'overcook', which means 'to cook too much'.

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What does the suffix '-ed' indicate?

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It indicates the past tense of a verb. For example, 'play' becomes 'played', which shows the action happened in the past.