{"product_id":"dictionary-of-prefixes-and-suffixes-manik-joshi-9781500500337","title":"Dictionary of Prefixes and Suffixes: Useful English Affixes","description":"\u003cb\u003eREVISED EDITION: Last Updated - March 10, 2021 \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAFFIX: \u003c\/b\u003eA letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to get a new word with a changed meaning. Examples - im- in impossible; inter- in international --- -able in agreeable; -er in learner English Affixes could be divided into two groups: Prefixes and Suffixes --- \u003cb\u003ePREFIX: \u003c\/b\u003e A letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to get a new word with a changed meaning. Examples - im- in impossible; inter- in international; un- in unaffected \u003cb\u003eSUFFIX: \u003c\/b\u003eA letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to get a new word with a changed meaning. Examples - -able in agreeable; -er in learner; -ness in quickness \u003cb\u003e Sample This: ENGLISH PREFIXES - A-\u003c\/b\u003e Used to form: adjectives, adverbs and nouns; General meaning: not, without; Examples: acellular \/ amoral \/ apolitical \/ atheism \/ atheist \/ atypical ****** ad- Used to form: nouns and verbs; General meaning: addition, tendency; Examples: adjoin \/ adjudge \/ admixture ****** ambi- Used to form: adjectives, adverbs and nouns; General meaning: both of two; Examples: ambidexterity \/ ambidextrous \/ ambivalence \/ ambivalent ****** ante- Used to form: adjectives, nouns and verbs; General meaning: prior to; in front of; Examples: antedate \/ antenatal \/ anterior \/ ante-room ****** anti- Used to form: adjectives and nouns; General meaning: against; the opposite of; preventing; Examples: anti-aircraft \/ anti-bacterial \/ antibiotic \/ antibody \/ anti-choice \/ anticlerical \/ anticlimax \/ anticlockwise \/ anticoagulant \/ anti-competitive \/ anti-copying \/ anti-corruption \/ anticyclone \/ antidepressant \/ anti-drug \/ anti-encroachment \/ anti-extremism \/ antifreeze \/ anti-globalization \/ anti-graft \/ antigravity \/ anti-hate \/ anti-hero \/ anti-inflammatory \/ anti-liquor \/ anti-lock \/ anti-malarial \/ anti-national \/ antioxidant \/ antiparticle \/ anti-people \/ anti-personnel \/ antiperspirant \/ anti-poaching \/ antipyretic \/ antiretroviral \/ anti-rowdy \/ anti-sabotage \/ antiseptic \/ antisocial \/ anti-stalking \/ antitank \/ anti-terror \/ anti-terrorism \/ anti-theft \/ antitrust \/ antiviral \/ antivirus ****** \u003cb\u003eENGLISH SUFFIXES - A- \u003c\/b\u003e-able Used to form: adjectives, adverbs and nouns; General meaning: that can, should or must be done; having the characteristic of; Examples: adaptable \/ agreeable \/ amenable \/ amicable \/ appreciable \/ approachable \/ assessable \/ avertable \/ avoidable \/ believable \/ breakable \/ calculable \/ changeable \/ chargeable \/ comfortable \/ companionable \/ computable \/ conceivable \/ controllable \/ curable \/ decipherable \/ declarable \/ desirable \/ detectable \/ detestable \/ doable \/ enjoyable \/ escapable \/ excitable \/ explainable \/ explicable \/ exploitable \/ fashionable \/ foreseeable \/ graspable \/ honorable \/ imaginable \/ imperturbable \/ indubitable \/ inevitable \/ justifiable \/ manageable \/ moveable \/ noticeable \/ observable \/ payable \/ pleasurable \/ portable \/ preventable \/ punishable \/ quantifiable \/ questionable \/ ratable \/ reachable \/ readable \/ reasonable \/ reckonable \/ recognizable \/ reliable \/ reputable \/ respectable \/ serviceable \/ sociable \/ stoppable \/ taxable \/ traceable \/ transferable \/ translatable \/ transportable \/ understandable \/ usable \/ utilizable \/ variable \/ washable \/ wearable \/ workable ****** -ability -Used to form: nouns-- General meaning: a level of skill, intelligence, etc; Example: capability \/ curability \/ excitability \/ inescapability \/ inevitability \/ playability \/ preventability \/ serviceability \/ unavoidability \/ usability \/ workability ****** -ably - Used to form: adverbs; General meaning: skillful and well; in a particular manner; Examples: affably \/ capably \/ charitably \/ comfortably \/ demonstrably \/ indisputably \/ inevitably \/ irritably \/ notably \/ noticeably \/ presumably \/ probably \/ reasonably \/ remarkably ****** -acy - Used to form: nouns; General meaning: the position, quality, state or status of; Examples: accuracy \/ adequacy \/ delicacy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Manik Joshi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 150050033X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781500500337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d","brand":"Manik Joshi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042352328959,"sku":"9781500500337","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_176b571e-7782-4fde-8aa5-ea1b974fb622.jpg?v=1684961007","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dictionary-of-prefixes-and-suffixes-manik-joshi-9781500500337","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}