Common Prefixes
Prefix
Meaning
a-, ananteantiautococom-, concontradedisenexextraheterohomohyper-
without
before
against
self
with
with
against
off, away from
not
put into
out of, former
beyond, more than
different
same
over, more
il-, im-, in-, ir-
not, without
ininterintramacromicromonononOmnipostpre-, prosubsyntranstriununi-
into
between
between
large
small
one
not, without
all, every
after
before, forward
under
same time
across
three
not
one
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Example
amoral
antecedent
anti-climax
autopilot
co-pilot , co-work
companion, contact
contradict
devalue
disappear
enclose
extract, ex-president
extracurricular
Heterogeneous
homonym
hyperactive
illegal, immoral, inconsiderate,
irresponsible
insert
intersect
intravenous
macroeconomics
microscope
monocle
Non-violent
Omniscient - omnipresent
post-war
precede, project, prehistoric
submarine
synchronize
transmit
tricycle
unfinished
unicorn
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Common Suffixes
-acy
-al
-ance, -ence
-dom
-er, -or
-ism
-ist
-ity, -ty
-ment
-ness
-ship
Noun Suffixes
Meaning
state or quality
act or process of
state or quality of
place or state of being
one who
doctrine, belief
one who
quality of
condition of
state of being
position held
-sion, -tion
state of being
Suffix
Example
privacy
refusal
maintenance, eminence
freedom, kingdom
trainer, protector
Communism , feminism
chemist
veracity
argument
heaviness
Fellowship , friendship
concession, transition,
education
Verb Suffixes
-ate
-en
-ify, -fy
-ize, -ise
become
become
make or become
become
eradicate
enlighten
terrify
civilize
-able, -ible
-al
-esque
-ful
-ic, -ical
-ious, -ous
-ish
-ive
-less
-y
Adjective Suffixes
capable of being
pertaining to
reminiscent of
notable for
pertaining to
characterized by
having the quality of
having the nature of
without
characterized by
edible, presentable
Regional, educational
picturesque
fanciful
musical, mythic
nutritious, portentous
Fiendish , childish
creative
Endless, homeless
sleazy
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