WORD WORD FORMATIONFORMATIONPrefijos y sufijos para formar Prefijos y sufijos para formar

palabras en ingléspalabras en inglés

Podemos hacer Podemos hacer diferentes cambios en diferentes cambios en

una palabrauna palabra

PREFIX – PREFIJOSPREFIX – PREFIJOS: : Los Los encontramos al comienzo de encontramos al comienzo de la palabra.la palabra.

SUFFIX – SUFIJOSSUFFIX – SUFIJOS: : Se agregan Se agregan al final de la palabra.al final de la palabra.

PrefixesPrefixes Negative prefixesNegative prefixes::

a- dis- non- in- un- i- im- a- dis- non- in- un- i- im- aamoralmoral disdisorderorder nonnon-smoker -smoker

inincomplete complete ununfairfair iilegallegal imimpossiblepossible

Opposite or privative prefixesOpposite or privative prefixes::

de-de- dis-dis- un-un-

dedenationalizationnationalization

disdiscolouredcoloured

unundo, do, ununpackpack

Pejorative prefixesPejorative prefixes::

mal-mal- mis-mis-pseudo-pseudo-

malmalformedformed

mismisadaptedadapted

pseudopseudoclassic classic

Prefixes of time and orderPrefixes of time and order::

ex- fore-ex- fore- post-post- pre- pre- re-re-

exex-husband-husband foreforepartpart

postpost-war-war prepre-school-school

rerebuild build

Prefixes of quantity or position:Prefixes of quantity or position:

over-over- under-under-

overovercookedcooked

underunderestimatedestimated

overoverproductionproduction

underunderarmarm

SuffixesSuffixes

NounNoun suffixes suffixes (sufijos para (sufijos para formar sustantivos)formar sustantivos)

-age -age baggagebaggage

-dom -dom kingdomkingdom

-ant -ant participantparticipant

-er -er writerwriter

-ation -ation ratificationratification

-ity-ity rapidityrapidity

-ness-ness happinesshappiness

-ee-ee refugeerefugee

-ment -ment arrangementarrangement

AdjectiveAdjective suffixes suffixes (sufijos para (sufijos para formar adjetivos)formar adjetivos)

-ish-ish snobbish snobbish

-ly -ly friendly friendly

-y -y sandy sandy

-less -less homeless homeless

-ive -ive explosiveexplosive

-ful-ful helpfulhelpful

-able -able washablewashable

Adverb suffixesAdverb suffixes (sufijos para (sufijos para formar adverbios)formar adverbios)

-ly-ly calmlycalmly

-ward(s)-ward(s) backwardsbackwards

-wise-wise clockwiseclockwise

VerbVerb suffixes suffixes (sufijos para formar (sufijos para formar verbos)verbos)

-ate -ate laminate laminate

-en -en harden harden

-ify -ify simplifysimplify

-ize -ize simbolize simbolize

MiscellaneousMiscellaneous

Neo-classical affixes:Neo-classical affixes:

poly-poly- polyglotpolyglot

semi-semi- semicirclesemicircle

mono-mono- monologuemonologue

auto-auto- autobiographyautobiography

Acronyms (siglas) Acronyms (siglas)

Letters pronounced individually:Letters pronounced individually:

VIP (vi – ai – pi)VIP (vi – ai – pi)

FBI (ef – bi – ai)FBI (ef – bi – ai)

DJ (di – jei)DJ (di – jei)

Pronounced as one word:Pronounced as one word:

NATO (neito)NATO (neito)

SCUBA (scuba)SCUBA (scuba)

LASER (leiser)LASER (leiser)

Clipping Clipping (palabras recortadas) (palabras recortadas)

adad flu flu lab lab info info(advertisment) (influenza) (laboratory) (information)(advertisment) (influenza) (laboratory) (information)

Blends (combinaciones)Blends (combinaciones)

Brunch = breakfast + lunchBrunch = breakfast + lunch

Smog = smoke + fogSmog = smoke + fog

Motel = motor + hotel Motel = motor + hotel