List of Prefixes and suffixes: review
| Word | Prefix/Suffix | Base Word | Meaning (Simple) |
|---|---|---|---|
| unhappy | un- | happy | not happy |
| replay | re- | play | play again |
| kindness | -ness | kind | being kind |
| fastest | -est | fast | the most fast |
| preheat | pre- | heat | heat before |
| redo | re- | do | do again |
| careless | -less | care | without care |
| joyful | -ful | joy | full of joy |
| retell | re- | tell | tell again |
| fearless | -less | fear | without fear |
| unhappy | un- | happy | not happy |
| biggest | -est | big | the most big |
| misbehave | mis- | behave | behave badly |
| teacher | -er | teach | one who teaches |
| pretest | pre- | test | a test before the real test |
| hopeful | -ful | hope | full of hope |
| unfair | un- | fair | not fair |
| refill | re- | fill | fill again |
| helpful | -ful | help | full of help |
| painter | -er | paint | one who paints |
| misread | mis- | read | read wrongly |
| watcher | -er | watch | someone who watches |
| prepay | pre- | pay | pay before |
| user | -er | use | one who uses |
| thankless | -less | thank | without thanks |
| rewrite | re- | write | write again |
| joyful | -ful | joy | full of joy |
| unread | un- | read | not read |
| remake | re- | make | make again |
| kindness | -ness | kind | being kind |
| careless | -less | care | without care |
| reread | re- | read | read again |
| unfriendly | un- | friendly | not friendly |
| builder | -er | build | someone who builds |
| playful | -ful | play | full of play |
| dislike | dis- | like | not like |
| misplace | mis- | place | put in the wrong place |
| rework | re- | work | work again |
| teacher | -er | teach | someone who teaches |
| softly | -ly | soft | in a soft way |
| nicely | -ly | nice | in a nice way |
| unfair | un- | fair | not fair |
| impolite | im- | polite | not polite |
| helpless | -less | help | without help |
| runner | -er | run | one who runs |
| unhappy | un- | happy | not happy |
| careful | -ful | care | full of care |
| slowly | -ly | slow | in a slow way |
| redo | re- | do | do again |
| walker | -er | walk | one who walks |
| disown | dis- | own | not own |
| untie | un- | tie | not tied |
| preview | pre- | view | view before |
| singer | -er | sing | one who sings |
| restful | -ful | rest | full of rest |
| painless | -less | pain | without pain |
| retake | re- | take | take again |
| childish | -ish | child | like a child |
| truthful | -ful | truth | full of truth |
| preplan | pre- | plan | plan before |
| forgetful | -ful | forget | often forgets |
| sadly | -ly | sad | in a sad way |
| restful | -ful | rest | full of rest |
| joyful | -ful | joy | full of joy |
| closely | -ly | close | in a close way |
| swimmer | -er | swim | one who swims |
| listener | -er | listen | one who listens |
| harmless | -less | harm | without harm |
| fearless | -less | fear | without fear |
| recheck | re- | check | check again |
| miscount | mis- | count | count wrongly |
| redo | re- | do | do again |
| replace | re- | place | place again |
| careful | -ful | care | full of care |
| lifeless | -less | life | without life |
| tasteless | -less | taste | without taste |
| sickness | -ness | sick | being sick |
| darkness | -ness | dark | being dark |
| lovely | -ly | love | in a lovely way |
| powerful | -ful | power | full of power |
| driver | -er | drive | one who drives |
| leader | -er | lead | one who leads |
| painter | -er | paint | one who paints |
| washer | -er | wash | one who washes |
| walker | -er | walk | one who walks |
| hopeless | -less | hope | without hope |
| rewrite | re- | write | write again |
| recover | re- | cover | cover again |
| unlock | un- | lock | not locked |
| unlockable | un-, -able | lock | able to be unlocked |
| repay | re- | pay | pay again |
| misspell | mis- | spell | spell wrongly |
| distrust | dis- | trust | not trust |
| retell | re- | tell | tell again |
| friendly | -ly | friend | in a friendly way |
| brightness | -ness | bright | being bright |
| childish | -ish | child | like a child |
| stylish | -ish | style | like style |
| runner | -er | run | someone who runs |
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