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Prefixes: pp. 1 – 3
Prefixes
ac-, ad-, af-, ag-, al-, ap-, as-, at- to, toward, near, adjacent to aside (adverb): to or toward the side accompany (verb): to go with someone as a companion adjust (verb): to correct, to move closer to a correct position a-, an- not, without apolitical (adjective): without interest in politics anarchy (noun): without a ruler, absence of government ab-, abs- away from, off abrupt (adjective): unexpected change abnormal (adjective): not normal ambi-, amphi both sides ambidextrous (adjective): able to use both hands equally well amphibian (noun): an animal with characteristics of both fish and reptiles ante- before anterior (adjective): before or near the front anti- against antiwar (noun): against war arch- chief, principal, extreme archenemy (noun): the principal enemy audio- hearing, sound audiorecording (noun): a recording of sound auto- self autobiography (noun): writing about yourself automotive (adjective): related to self-propelled machines bi- two bicycle (noun): a vehicle with two wheels biped (noun): a two-footed animal bibli-, biblio- book bibliography (noun): a list of books referred to in a text cat-, cata-, cath- down, with category (noun): a class or set to which a thing belongs catalogue (noun): a book or pamphlet that lists and describes circum- around circumvent (verb): to manage to get around a situation circumference (noun): the distance around a circle co-, cog-, col-, com-, con-, cor- together, with cognate (adjective): related, similar in nature collaborate (verb): to work together correlation (noun): a relation between two or more things contra- against, opposite contradict (verb) to state the opposite cosmo- universe cosmopolitan (adjective): having a worldwide rather than a limited scope de- to do the opposite, to take away from decrease (verb): to grow smaller, to become less desensitize (verb): to take away sensitivity dent-, denti-, dento- tooth dentist (noun): a doctor specializing in teeth, jaws, and mouth dia- through, across diameter (noun): the distance across a cirle diagonal (adjective): passing through two non-adjacent corners
Suffixes: pp. 4 – 6
English Prefixes, Suffixes
di-, dif-, dis- apart, separate, two, opposite of, not, exclude divide (verb): to separate into two or more parts differ (verb): to be unlike distrust (verb): to have no confidence or trust disagree (verb): to not agree with someone or something e-, ex- out, out of, from emit (verb) to send out expel (verb): to force out exclude (verb): to close out of, keep out eco- habitat, environment ecology (noun): the study of the environment en-, em- put into enamor (verb): to cause to love, to "put" someone "into" love empower (verb): to give power, to put into power equa-, equi- equal equator (noun): a line that divides the world into two equal halves extra- beyond extraordinary (adjective): going beyond normal for-, fore- before foresee (verb): to see beforehand ge-, geo- earth, ground, soil geology (noun): the study of the earth hemi- half hemisphere (noun): half of a sphere hetero- different heterosexual (adjective): attracted to someone of the opposite sex homo- same homogeneous (adjective): having a uniform structure of composition hydr-, hydro- water hydroelectric (adjective): producing electricity using waterpower hyper- above, beyond hyperactive (adjective): being excessively active il-, im-, in-, ir, not, in illegible (adjective): cannot be read inaction (noun): lack of motion, idle in-, im-, il- in, into instead (adverb): in place of, an alternative import (verb): to bring into a country from another country inter- between, among interject (verb): to throw something between other things international (adjective): between nations mal- bad malfunction (noun): when something does not work properly micr-, micro- small microscope (noun): an instrument used to see very small objects mis- wrong misinterpret (verb): to interpret incorrectly mono one monolingual (adjective): using or knowing only one language multi- many multiply (verb): to increase in number non- not, no nonsense (noun): something with no meaning or no sense ob-, oc-, of-, op- toward, against, in the way obtain (verb): to gain or get, to get a hold of oppose (verb): to be against, to stand in the way of something omni- all, universally omnivorous (adjective): eats both plants and animals
Suffixes
Suffixes to Create NOUNS
- acy,
- cy state or quality privacy: the state of being alone infancy: the state of being a baby or young child
- age activity, or result of action courage: having the spirit to overcome fear
- al action, result of action referral: the action of directing a person to another place
- an person artisan: a craftsperson
- ance,
- ence action, state, quality or process resistance: the action of opposing something independence: the state of not being under the control of others
- ancy,
- ency state, quality or capacity vacancy: an empty room or position agency: the capacity to exert power or influence, a position or person that performs a function
- ant,
- ent an agent, something that performs the action disinfectant: something that cleans dependent: a thing supported or determined by another
- ate state, office, fuction candidate: a person nominated for an office or position
- ation action, resulting state specialization: the result of being distinguished by one quality or ability
- dom place, state of being wisdom: possessing knowledge
- er,
- or person or thing that does something baker: a person who bakes collector: a person who collects or gathers things
- ful an amount or quanity that fills mouthful: an amount that fills the mouth
- ian,
- an related to, one that is politician: a person works in politics
- ia names, diseases phobia: an illogical fear of something
- iatry art of healing psychiatry: branch of medicine dealing with the mind and emotions
- ic,
- ics related to the arts and sciences arithmetic: a branch of math dealing with non-negative numbers economics: the social science related to studying business
- ice act malice: the desire to do evil
- ing material made for, activity, result of an activity swimming: the activity of swimming through water building: the result of making a structure
- ion condition or action abduction: the action of carrying someone away by force
- ism doctrine, belief, action or conduct formalism: a belief in sticking to prescribed forms
- ist person or member podiatrist: a foot doctor
- ite product or part graphite: a black material used in making pencils
- ity,
- ty state or quality novelty: something new or unusual
- ive condition native: a person born in a specific place
- ment condition or result document: official paper showing proof or evidence of something
- ness state, condition, quality kindness: the quality of being kind or nice
- ology the study of biology: the study of life
- or condition or activity valor: bravery, courage
- ory place for, serves for territory: an area around a place
- ship status, condition friendship: the state of being a friend
- ure act, condition, process, function exposure: the condition of being exposed or unprotected
- y state, condition, result of an activity society: companionship victory: the result of winning something
Suffixes to Create VERBS
- ate cause to be graduate: to give a degree to, to pass from one stage to the next
- ed past tense attained: something that has been reached or grasped
- en to cause to become moisten: to cause to become moist or damp
- er, - or action ponder: to think about clamor: to make noise, to call for loudly
- ify cause specify: to name or indicate in detail
- ing present participle depicting: showing, describing with images or pictures
- ize cause fantasize: to create images in the mind
- ure act conjecture: to come to a conclusion by supposition or guesswork
Suffixes to Create ADJECTIVES
- able,
- ible worth, ability solvable: able to be solved or explained incredible: not able to be believed, amazing
- al,
- ial,
- ical quality, relation structural: related to the physical make up of a thing territorial: related to nearby or local areas categorical: related to a category, absolute
- ant,
- ent,
- ient indicating, being important: indicating value or worth dependent: relying upon something else
- ar,
- ary resembling, related to spectacular: related to something that is eye-catching or amazing unitary: related to units or single groups representing quantities
- ate kind of state inviolate: not disturbed, pure
- ed having the quality of terraced: having terraces or steps
