Derivatives of words- Prefixes,Suffixes , and Inflections

1. Derivatives of words-Prefixes,Suffixes, and Inflections Dr. Kumar Gautam Anand

2. Derivatives of words • New words are formed when a letter or group of letters are added to a primary word either in the beginning or at the end. • The letter/group of letters added to the beginning of a word is called prefix and that added to the end is called suffix • Inflection- change in form to show its grammatical function, number

3. Prefix • Anti- anti-social, anti-septic • Be- behead, beloved, befriend • Co- cooperation, co-exist,co-author • De- decode, deforest, dehydrate • Dis- disorder, dislike • Em- empower, embolden • En- endanger, enlist, enjoy • Extra- extra-curricular, extraordinary

4. Fore- forecast, foretell, foresee • Hyper- hypersensitive, hypertension • Inter- inter-college, inter-university • Ill/il- illegible, illegal, ill-bread • Im- impossible, immature, • In- indiscipline, inefficient • Ir- irregular, irreversible, irrational • Mini- mini-bus • non- non-violence, non-stop

5. Out- outlet, outlive, outshine Pre- premarital, preoccupied, pre-planned Pro- pro-establishment, pro-active Re- recall, remix, reload Semi-semifinal, semi-circular Super- superman, superpower Ultra- ultra-modern, ultra-violet Un- unnatural, undress Under- underworld, underestimate Vice- vice-president, vice-chancellor

6. Suffix • -Able eatable, tolerable, memorable • -age bondage, pilgrimage, personage • -al mechanical, refusal, cultural • -ance governance, arrogance • -ed aimed, drained • -ee addressee, payee • -ence reverence, negligence, excellence • -er remover, joker, cricketer

7. -eer engineer, volunteer, auctioneer -en shorten, lengthen, harden -ess tigress, happiness, poetess -ful joyful, handful -hood neighborhood, boyhood -ible negligible, sensible -ic poetic, scenic, heroic -ify rectify, beautify, qualify • ing leveling, modeling -ion action, situation, solution

8. -ish boyish, modish, feverish -ism idealism, -ist socialist, leftist, moralist -ity superiority, totality, vitality -ive creative, preservative -ize minimize, dehumanize -less luckless, faithless, homeless -like godlike, businesslike, childlike -ly safely, quickly, dearly -ment allotment, appointment

9. -ment allotment, appointment -ness kindness, goodness, fitness -or protector, inspector -ous glorious, virtuous, -ry machinery, jewelery -ship hardship, friendship -th growth, warmth -wise clockwise, otherwise, name-wise -worthy praiseworthy, roadworthy, trustworthy

10. Formation of Adjective, Nouns and Verbs

12. Formation of Nouns

14. Verbs

15. Compound words • Class+ room- classroom • Air+ lines- airlines • Camera + man- cameraman • Washer + man- washerman