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BRIDGING ENGLISH

PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES

1. MUHAMMAD AIZUDDIN BIN ZAILAN


2. MOHD MUAZ SAZWAN
3. MUHAMMAD HARITH HILMI BIN NASRI

PREFIXES

Words

Root word

Prefix

Meaning

Research

Search

Re-

Systematic
investigation

In-

Make changes in
something

Com-

Relating to by
competition

Pro-

Steps taken in order


to achieve a
particular end

Productivity

Pro-

Able to produce in
large amount of
goods

Interpretation

In-

Action of explaining
in meaning of
something

In-

Basic physical and


organizational

Im-

Become betterin
something

Innovation

Prefix is a letter or
group of letters added Competitiveness
to the beginning of
word to change its
Process
meaning.

Infrastructure
Improve

Structure

Words

PREFIXES

Root word

Prefix

Meaning

Income

In-

Money received

Initiate

In-

A fresh approach to
something

In-

Person or
organization that
put money into
financial schemes

Experience

Ex-

Skill acquired out of


something

Expectation

Ex-

A belief of someone
will achieve
something

Rejuvenate

Re-

Make look or better


again of something

Re-

Resume after an
interruption

Prefix is a letter or
group of letters added Investors
to the beginning of
word to change its
meaning.

Renewed

New

Words

Root
word

Development

Suffix Meaning

Type

-ent

The process in
which someone
or sameting
grows or changes
and becomes
more advanced

Noun

-ly

Without
anything else
being involved or
in between

Adverb

-y

The stateof being


successful and
having a lod of
money

Adjective

SUFFIXES
Suffixes are added to
the of a word. They not
only change the
meaning of the words ; Directly
they also tell us what
type of word it is (noun,
verb, adjective, adverb)
Prosperity

Direct

Innovation

Innovate -tion

A new idea or
method

Noun

Business

Busy

The activity of
buying and
sellinggoods and
services

Noun

-ness

Words

Root
word

Suffix Meaning

Competitiveness Compete -ness

The ability of
people to
compete
successfully

Noun

-y

The rate at which


a company or
country makes
goods, usually
judged in
connection with
the number of
people and the
amount of
materials
necessary to
produce the
goods.

Adjective

-tion

An explanation
or opinion of
what something
means

Noun

SUFFIXES
Suffixes are added to
the of a word. They not Productivity
only change the
meaning of the words ;
they also tell us what
type of word it is (noun,
verb, adjective, adverb)

Interpretations

Produce

Type

Words

Root
word

Suffix Meaning

Type

Creation

Create

-tion

Noun

Skill

-ful

Agent

-y

A business that
represents one
group of people
when dealing
with onether
group

Adjective

-y

The companies
and activities
involved in the
process of
producing goods
for sale ,
especially in a
factory or special
area

Adjective

SUFFIXES
Suffixes are added to
the of a word. They not Skillful
only change the
meaning of the words ; Agency
they also tell us what
type of word it is (noun,
verb, adjective, adverb)

Industry

The act of
creating
something ,or
the thing that is
created

Adjective

Words

SUFFIXES

Quality

Suffixes are added to


Technology
the of a word. They not
only change the
meaning of the words ;
they also tell us what
type of word it is (noun,
verb, adjective, adverb)
Enable

Root
word

Suffix Meaning

Type

-y

How goods or
bad someting

Adjective

-y

The study and


knowledge of the
practical
especially
industrial ,use of
scientific
discoveries

Adjective

-able

To make
someone able to
do something ,or
to make
something
possible

Adjective

Words

SUFFIXES

Efficiency

Suffixes are added to


the of a word. They not
only change the
meaning of the words ;
Advisory
they also tell us what
type of word it is (noun,
Consultancy
verb, adjective, adverb)

Initiative

Root
word

Suffix Meaning

Type

-y

Adjective

The goods use of


time and energy
in a way that
dose not waste
any

-y

Adjective

-y

A company that
Adjective
gives advice on a
particular subject

-ive

A new plan or
process to
achieve
something or
solve a problem

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