Word Formation

**Prefixes. **Suffix

** We use these prefixes to make words negative.

** Un- + adjectives/verb/noun.

Uninstallation, unpack, unemployment, unfair, unlike, unusual, uncomfortable, uneducated, uncultured, unfortunate, unnecessary, unusable, untidy, unhappy, unplugged.

** dis- + adj/verb/noun.

Disconnected, disconnected, dislike, dissatisfied, disrespectful, disappointed, discover, disadvantage, disinform, disappear, dismiss.

** il-+adjective / noun

Illogical, illegal, illegible.

** im-+adjective/noun

Impossible, imperfect, impossibility, immoral

** in-+ adjective/noun

Indirect, incorrect, injustice, inconvenient, incompetent, inadequate, insufficient

** co-+adjective/nouns/verb: together

Cooperate, co-exist, co-worker, co-education, coordinate, coordinator, composer, co-founder.

** mis-+ adjective/verb/noun: bad, wrong

Mistake, misunderstanding, misfortune, misguided, or miscalculation.

**re-+ adjective/verb/noun: again

Reconnect, redo, rewrite, reunited, recreate, remarriage, return.

** over- adjective/verb/noun: too much

Overcooked, override, oversized, overdo, overrate, overtime, overcome.

** sub- +adjective/ noun: under, less, lower.

subscribe, subculture, subway, subtitle, submarine, subtract,

**under-adjective/verb/noun: not enough

Underfed, undercooked, undergraduate, underrated, underestimate, an underdog.