SYLLABLE-TIMED

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COMMON PREFIXES EXAMPLES SOUNDS
bi- bi-og-ra-phy /baɪˈɑgrəfi/
co- co-op-er-ate /koʊˈɑpəˌreɪt/
com- com-bine /kəmˈbaɪn/
de- de-part /dɪˈpɑrt/
dis- dis-like /dɪsˈlaɪk/
en- en-joy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/
ex- ex-press /ɪkˈsprɛs/
im- im-pos-si-ble /ɪmˈpɑsəbəl/
in- in-com-pe-tent /ɪnˈkɑmpət ənt/
ir- ir-reg-u-lar /ɪˈrɛgyəlɚ/
mis- mis-take /mɪˈsteɪk/
re- re-view /rɪˈvyu/
un- un-friend-ly /ʌnˈfrɛndli/
INFLECTIONAL AFFIXES
They don't change the meaning or grammatical category (noun, verb,
adjective, adverb) of the word.
SUFFIXES FUNCTION EXAMPLES SOUNDS
-s Plural endings dog-s /dɔgz/
-s Present tense endings come-s /kʌmz/
-ed Past tense endings start-ed /ˈstɑrt ɪd/
-ing Continuous endings read-ing /ˈridɪŋ/
-er Comparative endings old-er /ˈoʊldɚ/
-est Superlative endings rich-est /ˈrɪtʃɪst/