23/09/2026
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āĻāĻāĻā§āϰ lesson-āĻ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻŦ Prefixes and Suffixes āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
So, what are prefixes and suffixes?
A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.
āĻāϰ suffix āĻšāϞ⧠āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ letter āϝāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ word-āĻāϰ āĻļā§āώ⧠āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϰ meaning āĻŦāĻž word-āĻāϰ form āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
đĩ What is a Prefix?
Prefix = added at the beginning of a word
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžā§: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āϤ⧠āϝ⧠letters āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§, āϤāĻžāĻā§ Prefix āĻŦāϞā§āĨ¤
Examples:
Prefix Word New Word Meaning
un- happy unhappy not happy
im- possible impossible not possible
dis- honest dishonest not honest
re- write rewrite write again
mis- understand misunderstand understand wrongly
đŖī¸ Example sentences:
Happy â Unhappy
She is unhappy today.
āϏ⧠āĻāĻ āĻ
āϏā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Write â Rewrite
Please rewrite the sentence.
āĻĻā§āĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϞā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Possible â Impossible
It is impossible.
āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻŦāĨ¤
đĸ What is a Suffix?
Suffix = added at the end of a word
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžā§: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻļā§āώ⧠āϝ⧠letters āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§, āϤāĻžāĻā§ Suffix āĻŦāϞā§āĨ¤
Examples:
Word Suffix New Word Meaning
teach -er teacher āϝ⧠teaching āĻāϰā§
kind -ness kindness āĻĻā§āĻž / āϏāĻĻā§āϤāĻž
happy -ly happily āĻāύāύā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§
care -ful careful āϝāϤā§āύāĻļā§āϞ
hope -less hopeless āĻāĻļāĻžāĻšā§āύ
đŖī¸ Example sentences:
Teach â Teacher
My mother is a teacher.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻāĨ¤
Kind â Kindness
Kindness is a great quality.
āĻĻā§āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāύ āĻā§āĻŖāĨ¤
Care â Careful
Be careful!
āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ āĻšāĻ!
â Easy Trick to Remember
Remember:
PREFIX â FRONT
đ Prefix comes at the front of a word.
SUFFIX â END
đ Suffix comes at the end of a word.
So:
PREFIX = āĻāĻā§
SUFFIX = āĻĒāϰā§
Easy, right? đ
đ Let's Practise!
Now let's test ourselves!
1. Happy â ______
Which prefix makes the opposite meaning?
Answer: Unhappy
2. Write â ______
Which prefix means "again"?
Answer: Rewrite
3. Teach â ______
Which suffix makes a person who teaches?
Answer: Teacher
4. Kind â ______
Which suffix makes a noun?
Answer: Kindness
5. Care â ______
Which suffix means "full of"?
Answer: Careful
đ¯ Remember
Prefix is added to the beginning of a word.
Suffix is added to the end of a word.
Prefix:
un + happy = unhappy
Suffix:
kind + ness = kindness
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