Aim: How do we figure out what prefixes and suffixes tell us? Do Now: List all the words you know with –ist.

Added before the root of a word Prefix Added before the root of a word

Prefix Examples unhappy : un is a negative prefix prefix, preview : pre is a prefix, with the sense of before redo, review. : re is a prefix meaning again. dishonest, disobey: dis is also a negative prefix impolite, immature: im has the meaning of dis. inadequate, incomplete: in has the meaning of dis and im. atheist, anarchy : a and an have the meaning of dis, im, and in (not) and without.

What do the following words mean? Antisocial Malware Beneficial Omnipotent Confirm Paraphrase Comply Prehistoric Credulous Propel Deconstruct Transport Dictation Unable Entangle Uniform Fallacious Foreground

Common Prefixes Anti Mal Bene Omni Com Para Con Pre Cre Pro De Trans Dict Un En Uni Fal Fore

Put into, make, provide with Fal Deceive, lie Fore Before Mal Bad Omni Prefix Meaning Examples Anti Against, opposite   Bene Good Com With, together Con Cred Believe Dict Say, Speak En Put into, make, provide with Fal Deceive, lie Fore Before Mal Bad Omni All, every Para Beside Pre Pro For, Forward Trans Across Un Againt, not, opposite Uni One

Added to the end of a word. Suffix Added to the end of a word.

What are some examples? The adjective “smokeless” is formed by adding the suffix “-less” to the noun “smoke.” The adverb “sadly” is formed by adding the suffix “-ly” to the adjective “sad.”

What do these mean? Portable Captive Informant Wondrous Wisdom Suspicious Bolder Stardom Vivacity Edgiest Vivacious Terminology

Common Suffixes -Able -Ious -Acity -Ive -Ant -Less -Dom -Ly -Er -Ology -Est -Ous

Noun Suffix -acy state or quality privacy, fallacy, delicacy -al act or process of refusal, recital, rebuttal  -ance, -ence  state or quality of maintenance, eminence, assurance   -dom place or state of being  freedom, kingdom, boredom -er, -or one who trainer, protector, narrator -ism doctrine, belief communism, narcissism, scepticism -ist chemist, narcissist, plagiarist -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 -sion, -tion concession, transition, abbreviation

Verb suffix -ate become regulate, eradicate, enunciate, repudiate -en enlighten, awaken, strengthen -ify, -fy make or become terrify, satisfy, rectify, exemplify -ize, -ise* civilize, humanize, socialize, valorize

Adjective Suffix Adjective Suffixes -able, -ible capable of being edible, presentable, abominable, credible  -al pertaining to regional, grammatical, emotional, coastal -esque reminiscent of picturesque, statuesque, burlesque -ful notable for fanciful, resentful, woeful, doubtful -ic, -ical musical, mythic, domestic, chiastic -ious, -ous characterized by nutritious, portentous, studious  -ish having the quality of fiendish, childish, snobbish -ive having the nature of creative, punitive, divisive, decisive  -less without endless, ageless, lawless, effortless -y sleazy, hasty, greasy, nerdy, smelly