Unit 1. word formation

Word formation
Prefix Suffix

Ex: Ex:
after + noon
enjoy + ment

afternoon
enjoyment
Prefix
Prefix Meaning Examples
after- after afternoon, afterward
anti- against antibiotic
auto- by itself automatic
bene- good benefit, beneficial
bi-, bin- two bicycle, binoculars
circu- around circulate, circus
co-, col- together cooperate, coworker
contra- against contradict, contrast

9. counter- opposite counterpart
10. dis- lack of disagree, dishonest
11. il- not illogical, illegal
12. in- not incorrect
13. im- not impossible
14. ir- not irregular
15. inter- among, between international
16. mis- bad or wrong mistake
17. multi- many or much multiple
18. over- too much overactive
19. post after postpone
20. pre- before prehistoric
21. re- again rewrite, repeat
Suffix
- al relating to financial
- ance state or quality of acceptance
- ancy state or quality of redundancy
- ary relating to primary
- ate to make activate
- ation, - tion state or quality of separation
- en to make shorten
- ency state or quality expediency
9. – fy to make beautify
10. – hood state or quality childhood
11. - ic relating to economic
12. –ity state or quality publicity
13. – ize to cause to become modernize
14. – ly in the manner of clearly
15. – ment process or state enjoyment
16. – ness state or quality kindness
17. – ous full of nervous
18. – ship state or quality friendship
Common Noun Endings
-tion information
-sion provision
-ence independence
-ance acceptance
-ity creativity
-hood childhood
-dom wisdom
-th health
-ery recovery
-ship scholarship
-tude attitude
-ism capitalism
-cracy democracy
-logy biology
-ness happiness
-ment experiment
Common Verb endings
ize realize
en shorten
er recover
ify justify
ate incorporate
Common adjective endings
ate moderate
ous dangerous
al normal
ial industrial
able comfortable
ible sensible
ish selfish
ant resistant
y sunny
ic economic
ical logical
ory victory
less hopeless
ive competitive
ly friendly
ful colorful
Common adverb endings
ly quickly
ally historically
Ending for nouns that refer to person
er explorer
or sailor
ist psychologist
ian technician
ant attendant
ent student
ee employee