# Prefixes

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# Prefixes and suffixes How can a word change just by having some letters add to its end or beginning? Check out some excerpts of the book review we read previously. Try to find something in common among the words in bold. “[...] Solnit’s demonstration that disasters give rise to small, temporary utopias in which the best of human nature emerges and a remarkable spirit of generosity and cooperation takes over [...]”. With a friend, try to complete the chart: | WORD | PREFIX | BASE | SUFFIX | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | demonstration | de | monstrat (monstrate) | ion | | remarkable | Work n/a | work | able | | generosity cooperation | co | generos (generous) | ity | | | | operate | ion | ## Prefix A prefix is one or more letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. For example, in “unhappy” un- means “not” or “opposite of”. Adding un- to “happy” changes the meaning to “not happy” or “opposite of happy”. ## Suffix A suffix is one or more letters added to the end of a word. Adding a suffix can change the word’s function or indicate its tense. For instance, in “quickly” -ly is added to “quick” to change it from an adjective (quick) to an adverb (q...