Prefixes are groups of letters that we add to the beginning of a word to create a new word. On the other hand, suffixes have the same function, but we add them to the end of a word.
If we know the meaning of the commonest prefixes and suffixes, we can guess easily the meaning of a word.
For example, less is a common suffix that means without. If you read a word ending in less, you know that it means “without something”.
“There are many homeless living under the bridges in São Paulo.”
Homeless = without a home. Someone that doesn’t have a home.
Watch the video bellow by the channel English in Brasil by Karina Fragoso to learn more about common prefixes and suffixes.
Teacher Mayda
