Examples of Affixes (Prefixes and Suffixes) and their Meanings
Affix
DedisexinpreproresubunAnti-al
Example
Descend
disappear
Extracurricular
invalid
prefix
Proceed
restate
submarine
unnecessary
Antagonist
natural
Explanation
to go down
Not appearing
Outside of the curriculum
Not valid
Comes before the root word
To go forward with
State again
Goes under water
Not necessary
Against the protagonist
Having to do with nature
performance
Participant
cautionary
careful
The process of performing
Person who participates
Being cautious
to use care
-ion
-less
-ly
Definition
Down or remove
Opposite
out
not
Comes before
for, forward
again
under
not
Against
having to do with
something
process of, state of
what a person is or does
having the quality of
full of or characterized
by
the state of (being)
unable, without
How something is done
pollution
homeless
happily
being polluted
Without a home
Being happy while doing something
-ology
-ic
The study of
Having to do with
Biology
Allergic
The study of life
Having to do with allergies
-ance
-ant
-ary
-ful