Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha AbhiyanTiruvarur

Tiruvarur District

Affixes

Prefixes SuffixesUnfair

irregularFriendshi

pHappily- Add

before a word

- Add after a word

What are the uses of Prefixes and Suffixes?Prefixes and Suffixes are used to enrich the Vocabulary in a language.

To form Antonyms

To make New words

Eg: Close x Disclose Happy x Unhappy

Eg:Wash x WashableBeauty x Beautiful

• A letter or group of letters (i.e) is added in front of a root word to change its parts of speech or meaning is called Prefix.

• Eg: un, in, dis, il, ir, ig, sub, em, ultra, hyper, trans, over, co, non, en, mis, Pro, Pre, Fore, Ex, ……..

Prefix

PrefixUn happy+ =UnhappyUn able+ =UnableUn fair+ = UnfairUn usual+ =UnusualUn known+ =Unknown

in direct+ = indirectin complete+ = incompletein visible+ = invisible

dis respect+ = disrespectdis honest+ = dishonestdis like+ = dislike

Il legal+ = Illegal

ir relevent+ = irrelevent

Il + = IlliterateliterateIl + = Illogicallogical

ir reverent+ = irreverentir responsible+ =irresponsible

ig +noble

co +

operate

em +

power

= ignoble= cooperate= empower

media standard violet

multi + = multimediasub + =substandardultra + = ultraviolet

Activity - 1

InterOverHyperUnTrans

Activity - 2

activeform lock lap quenchable

Prefix Root word New wordInterlockOverlapHyperactiveUnquenchable

Transform

• A letter or group of letters is added at the end of a root word to change its parts of speech or meaning is called Suffix.

• Eg: ment, ance,, able, ness, ship, ion, al, ful, ive, lic, ous, y, ly, ity, logy, hood, ……..

Suffix

Suffixannounce ment+ = announcementjudge ment+ = judgementPay ment+ = paymentmove ment+ = movementexception al+ = exceptionalarrive al+ = arrival

dismiss al+ = dismissal

dispose al+ = disposal

Suffixclear ance+ = clearanceperform ance+ = performanceappear ance+ = appearancecomfort able+ = comfortablewash able+ = washablecredit able+ = creditable

need y+ = needy

health y+ = healthy

Suffixbright ness+ = Bright nessdark ness+ = darknesswit ness+ = witnessnarrate ion+ = narrationpollute ion+ = pollutioncorrupt ion+ = corruption

metal ic+ = metalic

hero ic+ = heroic

Suffixcolour ful+ = colourfulbeauty ful+ = beautyfulcare ful+ = carefuldanger ous+ = danger ouspoison ous+ = poisonouscourage ous+ = courageous

enoromous ity+ = enoromity

real ity+ = reality

ive ish ise logy hood domking

boy

foolsecret

zoolegal

kingdomzoologylegalisefoolish

secretiveboyhood

ByH. Ulaganathan, GHSS, Panagudi.

R. Sivaguru, GHSS, Avoor.K. Chandra Bose, GHS, Keeranur.

K. Shanmuga Suhdaram, GHS, Pamani.T. Srinivasan, GHSS, Kodikalpalayam.