diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d666135..ad58587 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ $ pip install -r requirements.txt
 | -r REAL_PORT | The real port of the webserver to use in headers when not 80 (see RFC2616 14.23), useful when pivoting through ssh/nc etc (default to PORT). |
 | --ignore-http-codes IGNORE_HTTP_CODES | Comma separated list of http codes to ignore with virtual host scans (default 404). |
 | --ignore-content-length IGNORE_CONTENT_LENGTH | Ignore content lengths of specificed amount. |
+| --prefix PREFIX | Add a prefix to each item in the wordlist, to add dev-\<word\>, test-\<word\> etc |
+| --suffix SUFFIX | Add a suffix to each item in the wordlist, to add \<word\>dev, \<word\>dev | 
 | --first-hit | Return first successful result. Only use in scenarios where you are sure no catch-all is configured (such as a CTF). |
 | --unique-depth UNIQUE_DEPTH | Show likely matches of page content that is found x times (default 1). |
 | --ssl | If set then connections will be made over HTTPS instead of HTTP. |
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ $ pip install -r requirements.txt
 | -oN OUTPUT_NORMAL | Normal output printed to a file when the -oN option is specified with a filename argument. |
 | -oG OUTPUT_GREPABLE | Grepable output printed to a file when the -oG is specified with a filename argument. |
 | -oJ OUTPUT_JSON | JSON output printed to a file when the -oJ option is specified with a filename argument. |
+| -v VERBOSE | Increase the output of the tool to show progress |
 
 
 ## Usage Examples
diff --git a/VHostScan.py b/VHostScan.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 08aecd0..723efc9
--- a/VHostScan.py
+++ b/VHostScan.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def main():
 
     wordlist_helper = WordList()
     wordlist, wordlist_types = wordlist_helper.get_wordlist(
-        arguments.wordlists)
+        arguments.wordlists, arguments.prefix, arguments.suffix)
 
     if len(wordlist) == 0:
         print("[!] No words found in provided wordlists, unable to scan.")
@@ -82,11 +82,17 @@ def main():
                 wordlist.append(str(ip))
                 wordlist.append(host)
                 wordlist.extend(aliases)
+                if arguments.verbose:
+                    print("[!] Discovered {host}/{ip}. Adding...".
+                          format(ip=str(ip), host=host))
         except (dns.resolver.NXDOMAIN):
             print("[!] Couldn't find any records (NXDOMAIN)")
         except (dns.resolver.NoAnswer):
             print("[!] Couldn't find any records (NoAnswer)")
 
+    if arguments.verbose:
+        print("[>] Scanning with %s items in wordlist" % len(wordlist))
+
     scanner_args = vars(arguments)
     scanner_args.update({
         'target': arguments.target_hosts,
diff --git a/lib/core/__version__.py b/lib/core/__version__.py
index 026177a..ea65b99 100644
--- a/lib/core/__version__.py
+++ b/lib/core/__version__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # |V|H|o|s|t|S|c|a|n|  Developed by @codingo_ & @__timk
 # +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+  https://github.com/codingo/VHostScan
 
-__version__ = '1.7.1'
+__version__ = '1.8'
diff --git a/lib/core/virtual_host_scanner.py b/lib/core/virtual_host_scanner.py
index 8dca5ed..79c55d4 100644
--- a/lib/core/virtual_host_scanner.py
+++ b/lib/core/virtual_host_scanner.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ def __init__(self, target, wordlist, **kwargs):
         self.unique_depth = int(kwargs.get('unique_depth', 1))
         self.ignore_http_codes = kwargs.get('ignore_http_codes', '404')
         self.first_hit = kwargs.get('first_hit')
+        self.verbose = kwargs.get('verbose')
 
         self.ignore_content_length = int(
             kwargs.get('ignore_content_length', 0)
@@ -104,6 +105,9 @@ def scan(self):
         for virtual_host in self.wordlist:
             hostname = virtual_host.replace('%s', self.base_host)
 
+            if self.verbose:
+                print("[*] Scanning {hostname}".format(hostname=hostname))
+
             if self.real_port == 80:
                 host_header = hostname
             else:
diff --git a/lib/helpers/wordlist_helper.py b/lib/helpers/wordlist_helper.py
index 03791b6..5e0e3d3 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/wordlist_helper.py
+++ b/lib/helpers/wordlist_helper.py
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ def get_stdin_wordlist(self):
         return list(line for line in sys.stdin.read().splitlines()) \
             if not sys.stdin.isatty() else []
 
-    def get_wordlist(self, wordlist_files=None):
+    def get_wordlist(self,
+                     wordlist_files=None,
+                     wordlist_prefix=False,
+                     wordlist_suffix=False):
+
         default_wordlist_file = DEFAULT_WORDLIST_FILE
 
         stdin_words = self.get_stdin_wordlist()
@@ -29,13 +33,53 @@ def get_wordlist(self, wordlist_files=None):
 
         combined_files = wordlist_files or default_wordlist_file
         combined = get_combined_word_lists(combined_files)
+
         if combined:
             words_type = 'wordlists: {}'.format(
                 ', '.join(combined['file_paths']))
             self.set_words(words_type=words_type, words=combined['words'])
 
+        # Apply prefixes
+        if wordlist_prefix:
+            prefixed = []
+            for word in self.wordlist:
+                if(word == '%s'):
+                    continue
+                elif(self.valid_ip(word)):
+                    continue
+                else:
+                    prefixed.append(wordlist_prefix + word)
+
+            if len(prefixed) > 0:
+                self.wordlist = self.wordlist + prefixed
+
+        if wordlist_suffix:
+            suffixed = []
+            for word in self.wordlist:
+                if(word == '%s'):
+                    continue
+                elif(self.valid_ip(word)):
+                    continue
+                elif(".%s" in word):
+                    split = word.split(".")
+                    suffixed.append(split[0] + wordlist_suffix + ".%s")
+                else:
+                    suffixed.append(word + wordlist_suffix)
+
+            if len(suffixed) > 0:
+                self.wordlist = self.wordlist + suffixed
+
         return self.wordlist, self.wordlist_types
 
     def set_words(self, words_type, words):
         self.wordlist_types.append(words_type)
         self.wordlist.extend(words)
+
+    def valid_ip(self, address):
+        try:
+            host_bytes = address.split('.')
+            valid = [int(b) for b in host_bytes]
+            valid = [b for b in valid if b >= 0 and b <= 255]
+            return len(host_bytes) == 4 and len(valid) == 4
+        except:
+            return False
diff --git a/lib/input.py b/lib/input.py
index ae76914..0468668 100644
--- a/lib/input.py
+++ b/lib/input.py
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ def setup_parser():
             help='Set the port to use (default 80).'
         )
 
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--prefix', dest='prefix', default=False,
+            help='Add a prefix to each item in the word list (dev, test etc)'
+        )
+
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--suffix', dest='suffix', default=False,
+            help='Add a suffix to each item in the word list'
+        )
+
         parser.add_argument(
             '-r', dest='real_port', type=int, default=False,
             help='The real port of the webserver to use in headers when '
@@ -98,6 +108,11 @@ def setup_parser():
             help='If set then simple WAF bypass headers will be sent.'
         )
 
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '-v', dest='verbose', action='store_true', default=False,
+            help='Print verbose output'
+        )
+
         output = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
         output.add_argument(
             '-oN', dest='output_normal',
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_wordlist_helper.py b/tests/helpers/test_wordlist_helper.py
index 648575c..a5b3d54 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/test_wordlist_helper.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_wordlist_helper.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import unittest
 import pytest
-from mock import patch
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 from lib.helpers.wordlist_helper import WordList
 from lib.helpers.wordlist_helper import DEFAULT_WORDLIST_FILE
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def user_wordlist(request, tmpdir_factory):
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('user_wordlist')
 class TestWordList(unittest.TestCase):
+
     def setUp(self):
         self.wordlist = WordList()
         with open(DEFAULT_WORDLIST_FILE, 'r') as word_file:
@@ -45,3 +46,53 @@ def test_using_default_wordlist(self):
         with patch('lib.helpers.wordlist_helper.WordList.get_stdin_wordlist', return_value=stdin_wordlist):
             wordlist, wordlist_types = self.wordlist.get_wordlist()
             self.assertEqual(wordlist, self.default_wordlist)
+
+    def test_ip_using_prefix(self):
+        stdin_wordlist = ['127.0.0.1']
+        prefix = 'dev-'
+        with patch('lib.helpers.wordlist_helper.WordList.get_stdin_wordlist', return_value=stdin_wordlist):
+            wordlist, wordlist_types = self.wordlist.get_wordlist(None, prefix)
+            self.assertEqual(wordlist, stdin_wordlist)
+
+    def test_ip_using_suffix(self):
+        stdin_wordlist = ['127.0.0.1']
+        suffix = 'test'
+        with patch('lib.helpers.wordlist_helper.WordList.get_stdin_wordlist', return_value=stdin_wordlist):
+            wordlist, wordlist_types = self.wordlist.get_wordlist(None,None,suffix)
+            self.assertEqual(wordlist,stdin_wordlist)
+
+    def test_word_with_prefix(self):
+        stdin_wordlist = ['www','www2','www3']
+        expected_wordlist = stdin_wordlist + ['dev-www','dev-www2','dev-www3']
+        prefix = 'dev-'
+        with patch('lib.helpers.wordlist_helper.WordList.get_stdin_wordlist', return_value=stdin_wordlist):
+            wordlist, wordlist_types =  self.wordlist.get_wordlist(None,prefix)
+            self.assertEqual(wordlist,expected_wordlist)
+
+    def test_words_with_suffix(self):
+        stdin_wordlist = ['www','www2','www3']
+        expected_wordlist = stdin_wordlist + ['wwwtest','www2test','www3test']
+        suffix = 'test'
+        with patch('lib.helpers.wordlist_helper.WordList.get_stdin_wordlist', return_value=stdin_wordlist):
+            wordlist, wordlist_types = self.wordlist.get_wordlist(None,None,suffix)
+            self.assertEqual(wordlist, expected_wordlist)
+
+    def test_words_with_host_and_prefix(self):
+        stdin_wordlist = ['www.%s']
+        expected_wordlist = stdin_wordlist + ['test-www.%s']
+        prefix = 'test-'
+        with patch('lib.helpers.wordlist_helper.WordList.get_stdin_wordlist', return_value=stdin_wordlist):
+            wordlist, wordlist_types = self.wordlist.get_wordlist(None, prefix)
+            self.assertEqual(wordlist, expected_wordlist)
+
+    def test_words_with_host_and_suffix(self):
+        stdin_wordlist = ['www.%s']
+        expected_wordlist = stdin_wordlist + ['wwwtest.%s']
+        suffix = 'test'
+        with patch('lib.helpers.wordlist_helper.WordList.get_stdin_wordlist', return_value=stdin_wordlist):
+            wordlist, wordlist_types = self.wordlist.get_wordlist(None,None,suffix)
+            self.assertEqual(wordlist, expected_wordlist)
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/test_input.py b/tests/test_input.py
index 011765e..d69bd5a 100644
--- a/tests/test_input.py
+++ b/tests/test_input.py
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ def test_parse_arguments_default_value(tmpdir):
         'output_json': None,
         'output_grepable' : None,
         'ssl': False,
+        'prefix': False,
+        'suffix': False,
+        'verbose': False
     }
     
     assert vars(arguments) == expected_arguments
@@ -59,6 +62,9 @@ def test_parse_arguments_custom_arguments(tmpdir):
         '--user-agent', 'some-user-agent',
         '--waf',
         '-oN', '/tmp/on',
+        '--prefix','dev-',
+        '--suffix','test',
+        '-v'
     ]
 
     arguments = cli_argument_parser().parse(argv)
@@ -83,6 +89,9 @@ def test_parse_arguments_custom_arguments(tmpdir):
         'output_normal': '/tmp/on',
         'output_json': None,
         'output_grepable' : None,
+        'prefix': 'dev-',
+        'suffix': 'test',
+        'verbose': True
     }
 
     assert vars(arguments) == expected_arguments