A suffix is what is attached to the end of the stem. As an example, the suffix -er (meaning 'someone who') in programmer ('a person who programmes')
Prefixes:
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Negative & positive
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Size
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Location
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Time & order
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Number
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un-
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semi-
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inter-
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pre-
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mono-
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non-
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mini-
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super-
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ante-
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bi-
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in-
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micro-
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trans-
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fore-
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hex-
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dis-
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ex-
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post-
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oct-
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re-
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extra-
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multi-
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peri-
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| Study these tables. Try and find additional examples using your dictionary: |
| Prefix | Meaning | Examples | |
Negative:
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un-
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not
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unmagnetized
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in-
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not
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incomplete
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im-
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not
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impossible
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il-
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not
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illegal
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ir-
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not
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irregular, irrelevant
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non-
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not connected with
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non-programmable
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mis-
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bad, wrong
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misdirect
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mal-
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bad, wrong
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malfunction
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dis-
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opposite feeling
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disagree
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dis-
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opposite action
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disconnect
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anti-
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against
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antiglare, antistatic
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de-
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reduce, reverse
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demagnetize, decode
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under-
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too little
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underestimate
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Positive:
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re-
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do again
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reorganize
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over-
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too much
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overload
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