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    Word formation - theory outlines several common suffixes and prefixes used to form nouns and adjectives in English. Some common noun suffixes include -ment, -ion, -ation, -ence, -ty, -ness, -ing, -er, -ist, -ant, -an, -ian, and -ee. Many adjectives are formed by adding suffixes like -al, -ic, -ive, -ful, -less, -ous, and -y to nouns. Prefixes are also used to form new words, with examples given of anti-, inter-, mini-, mis-, multi-, over-, post-, pre-, re-, semi-, super-, under-, un-, dis-, il

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    Word formation - theory outlines several common suffixes and prefixes used to form nouns and adjectives in English. Some common noun suffixes include -ment, -ion, -ation, -ence, -ty, -ness, -ing, -er, -ist, -ant, -an, -ian, and -ee. Many adjectives are formed by adding suffixes like -al, -ic, -ive, -ful, -less, -ous, and -y to nouns. Prefixes are also used to form new words, with examples given of anti-, inter-, mini-, mis-, multi-, over-, post-, pre-, re-, semi-, super-, under-, un-, dis-, il

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    WF Theory

    Transféré par

    Yudha R Ananda
    Word formation - theory outlines several common suffixes and prefixes used to form nouns and adjectives in English. Some common noun suffixes include -ment, -ion, -ation, -ence, -ty, -ness, -ing, -er, -ist, -ant, -an, -ian, and -ee. Many adjectives are formed by adding suffixes like -al, -ic, -ive, -ful, -less, -ous, and -y to nouns. Prefixes are also used to form new words, with examples given of anti-, inter-, mini-, mis-, multi-, over-, post-, pre-, re-, semi-, super-, under-, un-, dis-, il

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    Word formation theory NOUN SUFFIXES

    -ment employment, agreement -ion/tion/sion discussion, production, permission -ation/ition invitation, opposition -ence/ance preference, distance -ty/ity certainty, security -ness willingness -ing building NOUNS FOR EO !E

    -er/or driver, editor -ist tourists -ant/ent assistant, student -an/ian republican, electrician -ee employee "ER# SUFFIXES

    $any verbs are formed by adding ize or ise to an ad%ective& Some are formed by adding en& -ize standardized, privatized -en widen, brig'ten ( )*+E,-I"E SUFFIXES

    $ost of t'ese ad%ectives are formed from nouns& -al professional, coastal -ic metallic, scientific -ive informative, e.clusive -ful successful, 'opeful -less 'opeless, powerless -ous dangerous, lu.urious -y roc/y, salty -ly friendly, lively -able/ible acceptable, compre'ensible )*"ER#S

    -ly nervously, recently SO$E ,O$$ON REFIXES

    Anti- 0against1 anti-government troops Inter- 0between1 an international matc' Mini- 0small1 a minicomputer Mis- 0wrongly1 mis'ear

    Multi- 0many1 multicoloured lig'ts Over- 0too muc'1 overcrowded roads Post- 0after1 t'e post2war world Pre- 0before1 in pre'istoric times e- 0again1 a reunion !emi- 0'alf1 a semicircle !uper- 0big1 a supertan/er "nder- 0too little1 underpaid wor/ NE3)-I"E REFIXES

    4e can also use a prefi. to form an opposite& For e.ample, t'e opposite of clear is unclear& "n is t'e most common negative prefi.& #is- dis'onest Il- $%l& illegal Im- $%m or p& impossible, impolite, immoral In- indirect, in%ustice Ir- $%r& irregular, irrelevant 'on- non-alco'olic, non2stop "n- uncomfortable, uncertain, to un5ip

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