Affixes Flashcards
Prefix
Specific words that go in front of the word that changes the meaning.
Suffix
Specific letters that go at the end of the word to change its meaning.
Dis : prefix
Dis means the opposite of something
Semi : prefix
Half of something like half of a pizza
Ist/or/ suffix
A person who
Ly: suffix
Having the qualities of
Able / suffix
Able : able to
Ness/suffix
State of being
Ful/suffix
Full of
Less/suffix
Without
Age/suffix
Process
Ish / suffix
Acting like
Ment/suffix
The act of
Ous/suffix
Characterize by
Em/ prefix
Not
Im/prefix
Cause to
Mis/prefix
Wrongly
Trans/ prefix
Across
De/ prefix
Opposite of
Re/ prefix
Agian
Pre/ prefix
Before
Anti/ prefix
Against
Inform/ prefix
Misinform/prefix
Inform means : To tell someone about something
Misinform means: Not to tell someone the right thing
Trans/ prefix
Transatlantic/prefix
Trans means :to go across something or somewhere
Transatlantic means: to go across the Atlantic