Many words in English have a recognisable internal structure. For
example, the word unsuccessful can be broken down into the following three parts:
un + success + ful
The first part, un-, is called the prefix. The second part – success – is a complete word in itself, and is called the base. The last part, -ful, is called the suffix.
Prefix Base Suffix
un success ful
Prefixes and suffixes are added to existing words to create new words.
example, the word unsuccessful can be broken down into the following three parts:
un + success + ful
The first part, un-, is called the prefix. The second part – success – is a complete word in itself, and is called the base. The last part, -ful, is called the suffix.
Prefix Base Suffix
un success ful
Prefixes and suffixes are added to existing words to create new words.
