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List of Prefixes and Suffixes
List of Prefixes and Suffixes
List of Prefixes and Suffixes
Prefixes: pp. 1 3
Suffixes: pp. 4 6
Prefixes
ac-, ad-, af-,
ag-, al-, ap-,
as-, at-
a-,
an-
not, without
ab-,
abs-
ambi-, amphi
both sides
ante-
before
anti-
against
arch-
audio-
chief, principal,
extreme
hearing, sound
auto-
self
bi-
two
bibli-, biblio-
book
cat-,
cata-,
cathcircum-
down, with
around
co-, cog-,
col-, com-,
con-, cor-
together, with
contra-
against, opposite
cosmo-
universe
de-
to do the opposite,
to take away from
dent-, denti-,
dentodia-
tooth
through, across
di-,
dif-,
dis-
e-,
ex-
eco-
habitat, environment
en-, em-
put into
equa-, equi-
equal
equator (noun): a line that divides the world into two equal halves
extra-
beyond
for-, fore-
before
ge-, geo-
hemi-
half
hetero-
different
homo-
same
hydr-, hydro-
water
hyper-
above, beyond
il-, im-,
in-, ir,
not, in
in-,
im-,
ilinter-
in, into
between, among
mal-
bad
micr-, micro-
small
mis-
wrong
mono
one
multi-
many
non-
not, no
ob-, oc-,
of-, op-
toward, against, in
the way
omni-
all, universally
over-
excessive, above
pan-
all, completely
para-
beside
per-
through
phot-, photo-
light
post-
after
pre-
before
pro-
for, forward
quadr-
four
re-
back, again
retro-
backward
semi
half
sub-, suc-,
suf-, sup-,
sur-, sus
super-
syn-, sym-
uni-
not, against,
opposite
one
util-
use
tele-, teltranstriun-
Suffixes
Suffixes to Create NOUNS
-acy,
-cy
state or quality
-age
-al
-an
person
artisan: a craftsperson
-ance,
-ence
-ancy,
-ency
-ant,
-ent
-ate
-ation
-dom
-er,
-or
-ful
names, diseases
-iatry
art of healing
-ic,
-ics
-ice
act
-ing
-ion
condition or action
-ism
-ist
-ite
product or part
-ity,
-ty
state or quality
-ian,
-an
-ia
-ive
condition
-ment
condition or result
-ness
-ology
the study of
-or
condition or activity
-ory
-ship
status, condition
-ure
-y
society: companionship
victory: the result of winning something
cause to be
graduate: to give a degree to, to pass from one stage to the next
-ed
past tense
-en
to cause to become
-er, -or
action
-ify
cause
-ing
present participle
-ize
cause
-ure
act
worth, ability
-al,
-ial,
-ical
quality, relation
-ant,
-ent,
-ient
-ar,
-ary
indicating, being
resembling, related to
-ate
kind of state
-ed
-en
material
-er
comparative
-est
superlative
-ful
-ic
quality, relation
-ile
-ing
activity
-ish
-less
without, missing
-ous,
-eous,
-ose,
-ious
-y
-ive,
-ative,
-itive
-ly
in the manner of
-ward
in a direction or manner
-wise