Prefix
Prefix হচ্ছে এমন letter/ letters যা শব্দের প্রথমে বা শুরুতে সংযুক্ত হয়ে নতুন word গঠন করে। মূলত Prefix-এর ‘pre’- এর অর্থ ‘Before’ (পূর্বে) ।
উদাহরণঃ Un + Able = Unable, Dis + Agree = Disagree.
নিচে কিছু Prefix দেওয়া হলঃ
poly + gamy = polygamy
pro + democracy =prodemocracy
dis + credit = discredit
il + legitimate =illegitimate
un + cork= uncork
A + Shore =Ashore ;
mono + gamy =mongamy
Anti + Social = Antisocial ;
Auto + Graph =Autograph ;
Auto + Biography = Autobiography ;
mis + behavior= misbehavior
mis +fire = misfire
Ab + Normal = Abnormal ;
Al + Together = Altogether ;
Al + Ready = Already ;
Co + Operate = Cooperate ;
Dis + Allow = Disallow ;
Dis + Join = Disjoin ;
dis + charge= discharge
Ex + Student = ex-student ;
Fore + cast = forecast ;
Fore + tell = Foretell ;
Fore + Father = Forefather ;
Non + Sense = Nonsense ;
Pre + Independence = Pre-independence ;
Semi + Circle = Semicircle ;
Semi + Vowel = Semivowel ;
Sub + Committee = Subcommittee ;
Super + Natural = Supernatural ;
Ultra + modern = Ultramodern ;
Vice + Chancellor = Vice-Chancellor ;
Marco + Cosm = Macrocosm ;
Suffix
Suffix হচ্ছে এমন letter/ letters যা শব্দের শেষে সংযুক্ত হয়ে নতুন word গঠন করে। মূলত Prefix-এর ‘pre’- এর অর্থ ‘Before’(পূর্বে) ।
উদাহরণঃ Able + ity = Ability, Agree +ment = Agreement.
নিচে কিছু suffix দেওয়া হলঃ
retail + er= retailer
pretend + er= pretender
Author + ess = Authoress
Social + ist = Socialist
assess + ment = assessment
Terror + ist = Terrorist
Royal + ist = Royalist
Break + age = Breakage
retail + er= retailer
Pack + age = Package
Depend + ence = Dependence
Differ + ence = Difference
Child + hood = Childhood
Free + dom = Freedom
Wise + dom = Wisdom
Survive + al = survival
Hill + ock = Hillock
Bull + ock = Bullock
size + able = sizeable
India + an = Indian
Victory + an = Victorian
Hope + less = Hopeless
amend +ment= amendment
Forget + full = Forgetful
Use + full = Useful
Spoon + ful = Spoonful
Thought + full = Thoughtful