Uses of Prefix to make new words. 4
Uses of Prefix to make new words.
Prefix "mis" added to adjectives/nouns to make opposite
negative meaning
mis behaviour-misbehaviour calculation-miscalculation deed-misdeed
fortune-misfortune guide-misguide lead-mislead
conduct-misconduct fire-misfire guidance-misguidance
inform-misinform use-misuse
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non "non" added to nouns to make opposite
negative meaning
acceptance-non-acceptance cooperation----non-cooperation
essential-non-essential payment-- nonpayment smoker--nonsmoker
attendance-nonattendance delivery-nondelivery existence-nonexistence
sense-nonsense stop-nonstop
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un "un" added to adjective/verbs to make opposite
negative meaning
attainable-unattainable able-unable affected-unaffected
attractive-unattractive aware-unaware checked-unchecked
balance-unbalance certain-uncertain breakable-unbreakable
conditional-unconditional considered-unconsidered decided-undecided
clean-unclean common-uncommon control-uncontrolled
cultured-uncultured democratic-undemocratic equal-unequal
essential-unessential fit-unfit fold-unfold friendly-unfriendly
faithful-unfaithful known-unknown grateful-ungrateful
kind-unkind pleasant-unpleasant productive-unproductive
ripe-unripe spoken-unspoken social-unsocial usual-unusual
wise-unwise acceptable-unacceptable approved-unapproved
authorized-unauthorized bearable-unbearable claimed-unclaimed
broken-unbroken belief-unbelief burden-unburden confirmed-unconfirmed
covered-uncovered comfortable-uncomfortable conscious-unconscious
countable-uncountable desirable-undesirable developed-undeveloped
educated-uneducated fair-unfair familiar-unfamiliar fortunate-unfortunate
finished-unfinished forgettable-unforgettable necessary-unnecessary
happy-unhappy load-unload popular-unpopular pack-unpack
recognized-unrecognized skilled-unskilled true-untrue willing-unwilling
worthy-unworthy
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