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Attaching Prefixes and Suffixes
Prefixes and Suffixes Prefixes are word parts you add to the beginning of a word to change its meaning; suffixes are word parts you add to the end of a word to change its meaning. Because many useful words are created by adding prefixes and suffixes to root words, you can save a lot of time wondering “Did I spell this sucker correctly?” by knowing how to add prefixes and suffixes. Let's take a look at the guidelines. Attaching Prefixes: The rule here is simple: Don't add or omit a letter when you attach a prefix. Keep all the letters—every one of them. Here are some examples. Prefix + Word = New Word dis + satisfied = dissatisfied mis + spell = misspell un + acceptable = unacceptable re + election = reelection inter + related = interrelated Attaching Suffixes Keep all the letters when you add a suffix … unless the word ends in a y or a silent e. We'll talk about them later. The following chart and guidelines show you how to master the suffix situation. Word + Suffix = New Word accidental + ly = accidentally drunken + ness = drunkenness ski + ing = skiing foresee + able = foreseeable 1. If the letter before the final y is a consonant, change the y to i and add the suffix. Study these examples. Word + Suffix = New Word hurry + ed = hurried greedy + ly = greedily Hurry doesn't follow the rule: hurry + ing = hurrying. Here are some other exceptions: dryly, dryness, shyly, shyness, babyish, ladylike. 2. If the letter before the final y is a vowel, do not change the y before attaching a suffix. Word + Suffix = New Word play + ing = playing destroy + ed = destroyed Here are some exceptions: laid, paid, said, mislaid, underpaid, unsaid. 3. If the suffix begins with a vowel, drop the silent e. Here are some examples. Word + Suffix = New Word write + ing = writing love + able = lovable use + age = usage When the word ends in ce or ge, keep the e if the suffix begins with a or o: noticeable, manageable, advantageous. Here are some common exceptions: acreage, mileage, singeing, canoeing, hoeing. 4. If the suffix begins with a consonant, keep the silent e. Here are some examples. Word + Suffix = New Word excite + ment = excitement care + ful = careful fierce + ly = fiercely Of course there are some exceptions: argument, duly, truly, wholly, and ninth. 5. If the word ends in ie, drop the e and change the i to y. Check out these examples. Word + Suffix = New Word lie + ing = lying die + ing = dying tie + ing = tying 6. Add ly to change an adjective to an adverb. Here are some examples. Word + Suffix = New Word brave + ly = bravely calm + ly = calmly If the adjective ends in ic, add al before ly. Word + Al + Suffix = New Word drastic + al + ly = drastically scientific + al + ly = scientifically If the adjective ends in ble, change ble to bly. Word = New Word able ably noble nobly 6. In a one-syllable word, double the final consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel. Word + Suffix = New Word plan + er = planner big + est = biggest Don't double the final consonant if it comes after two vowels or another consonant. For example: failed, stooped, warmer, lasting. 7. In a word of two or more syllables, double the final consonant only if it is in an accented syllable before a suffix beginning with a vowel. Here are some examples: Word + Suffix = New Word defer + ed = deferred resubmit + ing = resubmitting Don't double the final consonant if it comes after two vowels or another consonant. For example: obtained, concealed, abducting, commendable. If a words ends in ic, insert a k after the c. Word + Suffix = New Word mimic + ing = mimicking traffic + ing = trafficking 8. There's only one hint for adding able or ible: an adjective usually ends in -able if you can trace it back to a noun ending in -ation. Sensible is the exception. Noun ---- Adjective adaptation ---- adaptable commendation --- commendable But there are many words that don't fit this rule, so this isn't the rule to have tattooed on your palm. Thank you very much |
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The following are Total 3793 words Starting with D (Prefix) and ending with S (Suffix) found in the wake of seeking through every one of the words in english.
Some Example : Defats, Darlingness, Decimalizes, Diagnostics, Decolonizes etc. |
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