Prefixes
* What they are: Prefixes are word parts that are added to the beginning of a word.
* What they do: Prefixes change the meaning of the original word.
* Examples:
* un- (meaning "not"): unhappy, unkind, unable
* pre- (meaning "before"): pre-game, pre-school, pre-order
* re- (meaning "again"): rewrite, redo, re-enter
Suffixes
* What they are: Suffixes are word parts that are added to the end of a word.
* What they do: Suffixes change the word's grammatical function (like noun, verb, adjective, etc.) and can also change its meaning.
* Examples:
* -ing (present participle): running, swimming, sleeping
* -ly (adverb): quickly, happily, slowly
* -er (comparative adjective): bigger, faster, stronger
* -ment (noun): movement, enjoyment, agreement
Putting it together
You can combine prefixes and suffixes to create new words with different meanings and grammatical functions!
For example:
* Un- (prefix) + -able (suffix) = unbreakable (adjective)
In summary:
* Prefixes are added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.
* Suffixes are added to the end of a word to change its function and sometimes its meaning.
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