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Most common prefixes

Most common prefixes. Most common suffixes of adjectives. Nouns: Most common suffixes. -hood: childhood, babyhood, boyhood, girlhood, brotherhood, sisterhood, motherhood, womanhood, manhood -ship: ownership, friendship, citizenship, championship, relationship -ism:

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Most common prefixes

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  1. Most common prefixes

  2. Most common suffixes of adjectives

  3. Nouns: Most common suffixes -hood: childhood, babyhood, boyhood, girlhood, brotherhood, sisterhood, motherhood, womanhood, manhood -ship: ownership, friendship, citizenship, championship, relationship -ism: criticism, journalism, cynicism, tourisim, Buddhism -ist: essayist, dentist, chemist, scientist, novelist, journalist, pianist, violinist, guitarist

  4. -ity, iety, y philosophy, envy, jealousy, policy, nationality, quality, morality, anxiety, immunity-er, or:baker, butcher, driver, farmer, miner, plumber, messenger, passenger, sailor, tailor, supervisor; advisor, professor, ambassador-ian:magician, musician, optician, physician, technician-ee:Employee, trainee, adressee-ment:treatment; apartment, department, appointment, adjustment,-ness:Blindness, brightness, coldness, darkness, illness, sickness-ance, ence:acceptance, assistance, tolerance, utterance; appearance, assuranceexcellence, patience, presence, absence, violence.

  5. Suggested sites for further reading:http://www.prefixsuffix.com/rootchart.phphttp://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/prefixes-and-suffixeshttp://teacher.scholastic.com/reading/bestpractices/vocabulary/pdf/prefixes_suffixes.pdf

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