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prefixes
You can put a prefix before a word. This prefix changes the meaning of the word. For example you can make the meaning negative: fair - unfair

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making negative words
some prefixes give the meaning not when they are put before a word:
il-              dis-
ir-              im-
in-             mis-
un-
  1. words starting with l- often get il- : logical / illogical
  2. words starting with r often get ir-: irresponsible
  3. words starting with m and p often get im-: impossible , immature

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examples
satisfied - dissatisfied                                     appear - disappear
patient -  impatient                                           regular - irregular
expensive - inexpensive                                 moral - immoral
legal - illegal
possible - impossible
comfortable - uncomfortable
honest -  dishonest
happy - unhappy
responsible - irresponsible
understand - misunderstand


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other prefixes
non-         meaning: not
re-             meaning: again
sub-         meaning: under
un-           meaning: reverse 
under-    meaning: below

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nouns + suffix
You can turn other parts of speech into nouns by adding a suffix after the word.
- ation
-ion
- ness
- ship
-ity
-ism
-ence
-ment
-al
but:
true - truth
succeed - success
die - death
high - height

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adjectives: word + suffix
You can turn another part of speech into an adjective by adding the suffix:
- ible
- able
-y
-al
-ive
-ful
-less
-ous
windy             endless
attractive      accidental
hopeful         valuable
hopeless       accessible
dangerous

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adverbs
Adverbs are usually formed by adding -ly to an adjective. There are some spelling rules though!
complete - completely
temporary- temporarily
real - really
reasonable - reasonably
lucky - luckily
But:
true - truly
shy - shyly
adjectives endig in -ic usualy add -ally

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examples of adverbs
steady - steadily
active - actively
necessary- necessarily
annual - annually
extraordinary - extraordinarily
automatic - automatically

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verbs   prefixes
You can add a prefix to a verb to change the meaning.
un-  reverse an action:  undo - unlock
dis- not: discourage - disapprove
re - again:  renew - redo - rebuild -repay - relock

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from verb to noun
to communicate - communication
to measure - measurement
to satisfy - (dis)satisfaction
to maintain - maintenance
to identify - identification
to introduce - introduction
to criticise - criticism

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exercise 8
publish - publication
product - produced
young - youth 
extreme - extremely
science -  scientific
safe - safety
represent -representative
appear- appearance
possible- impossible

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