List of “Use words with prefixes and suffixes“

Word	Prefix/Suffix	Meaning (Simple)
unhappy	un-	not happy
redo	re-	do again
misbehave	mis-	behave badly
preschool	pre-	before school
unfair	un-	not fair
retell	re-	tell again
refill	re-	fill again
unkind	un-	not kind
rewrite	re-	write again
replay	re-	play again
misuse	mis-	use in the wrong way
unclean	un-	not clean
preview	pre-	look at before
rebuild	re-	build again
reopen	re-	open again
disagree	dis-	not agree
dislike	dis-	not like
unpack	un-	take things out
untie	un-	open a tie or knot
disable	dis-	make not able
thankful	-ful	full of thanks
careful	-ful	full of care
joyful	-ful	full of joy
helpful	-ful	full of help
playful	-ful	full of play
fearless	-less	without fear
careless	-less	not careful
painless	-less	without pain
endless	-less	without end
jobless	-less	without a job
kindness	-ness	being kind
sadness	-ness	feeling sad
happiness	-ness	feeling happy
illness	-ness	being sick
darkness	-ness	no light
singing	-ing	doing sing
running	-ing	doing run
jumping	-ing	doing jump
playing	-ing	doing play
smiling	-ing	doing smile
helper	-er	person who helps
player	-er	person who plays
teacher	-er	person who teaches
walker	-er	person who walks
runner	-er	person who runs
taller	-er	more tall
faster	-er	more fast
cleaner	-er	more clean
bigger	-er	more big
smaller	-er	more small
slowly	-ly	in a slow way
quickly	-ly	in a quick way
kindly	-ly	in a kind way
neatly	-ly	in a neat way
softly	-ly	in a soft way
unlocked	un-	opened
restarted	re-	started again
misunderstood	mis-	didn’t understand right
untidy	un-	not tidy
uncover	un-	take cover off
dislike	dis-	not like
invisible	in-	cannot be seen
dishonest	dis-	not honest
impatient	im-	not patient
impolite	im-	not polite
unsure	un-	not sure
recheck	re-	check again
recall	re-	call again
repaint	re-	paint again
preview	pre-	see before
misread	mis-	read wrong
unread	un-	not read
unopened	un-	not opened
fearless	-less	without fear
careless	-less	not careful
homeless	-less	without a home
worthless	-less	without worth
cheerful	-ful	full of cheer
wonderful	-ful	full of wonder
hopeful	-ful	full of hope
tasty	-y	full of taste
shiny	-y	full of shine
snowy	-y	full of snow
funny	-y	full of fun
lucky	-y	having luck
snowy	-y	having snow
sunny	-y	having sun
rainy	-y	full of rain
stormy	-y	full of storm
nicely	-ly	in a nice way
gently	-ly	in a gentle way
brightly	-ly	in a bright way
quickly	-ly	in a fast way
truly	-ly	in a true way
kindly	-ly	in a kind way
teacher	-er	one who teaches
writer	-er	one who writes
singer	-er	one who sings
builder	-er	one who builds
painter	-er	one who paints

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