en acts as a prefix (put at the beginning) or as a suffix (put at the end) to form new words.
en + courage = encourage
weak + en = weaken
en at the beginning or at the end of a word is not always a prefix or a suffix.
It is then an integral part of the word ending, barren
(i) Now arrange the words given in the box under the three headings prefix, suffix and part of the word.
encourage dampen listen
barren endanger soften
fasten enclose weaken
even enable enclave
en(prefix) | en(suffix)
| en(part of word) |
encourage | dampen | listen |
endanger | soften | barren |
enable | fasten | even |
enclose | weaken | enclave |