What are the prefix and suffixes

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A prefix is a word part that is added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning. Some common prefixes include:

1. un- (meaning "not" or "opposite"): unhappy, undo
2. dis- (meaning "not" or "opposite"): disagree, dislike
3. re- (meaning "again" or "back"): redo, revisit
4. pre- (meaning "before" or "prior"): prepay, prewar
5. bi- (meaning "two" or "twice"): bicycle, bilingual

A suffix is a word part that is added to the end of a word to modify its meaning. Some common suffixes include:

1. -er (meaning "one who" or "more"): teacher, writer
2. -ing (used to form the present participle): running, eating
3. -ed (used to indicate the past tense): walked, jumped
4. -ly (used to form adverbs): quickly, happily
5. -s / -es (used to form plural nouns or third person singular verbs): cats, runs