C7 / Prefix and Suffix
Page no. 25, Prefix / Suffix (break them) ●● The word 'impossible' can be broken as under : im + possible Here im- is a prefix. Remember: Prefix comes before the main word. Prefixes change the meaning of the word and generally make them the opposite of the main word. ☆☆ The word 'national can be broken as under : nation + al Here -al is a suffix. Remember: Suffix comes after the main word. Suffices are used to show the part of the speech of a word. They don't make the opposites. Let's look at more wordsand see how we can break them: 1. frozen = froze+n 2. return = re + turn 3. extremely = extreme +ly 4. disappointed = dis+appoint+ ed 5. shivering= shiver+ ing 6. wisest= wise+ est 7. realise = real+ ise 8. looking= look+ ing Keep learning Pefixes and Siffixes.