Common Prefixes and suffixes 常用词缀.docVIP

Common Prefixes Prefix Meaning Example a-, an- without amoral ante- before antecedent anti- against anticlimax auto- self autopilot circum- around circumvent co- with copilot com-, con- with companion, contact contra- against contradict de- off, away from devalue dis- not disappear en- put into enclose ex- out of, former extract, ex-president extra- beyond, more than extracurricular hetero- different heterosexual homo- same homonym hyper- over, more hyperactive il-, im-, in-, ir- not, without illegal, immoral, inconsiderate, irresponsible in- into insert inter- between intersect intra- between intravenous macro- large macroeconomics micro- small microscope mono- one monocle non- not, without nonentity omni- all, every omniscient post- after postmortem pre-, pro- before, forward precede, project sub- under submarine syn- same time synchronize trans- across transmit tri- three tricycle un- not unfinished uni- one unicorn Common Suffixes Noun Suffixes Suffix Meaning Example -acy state or quality privacy -al act or process of refusal -ance, -ence state or quality of maintenance, eminence -dom place or state of being freedom, kingdom -er, -or one who trainer, protector -ism doctrine, belief communism -ist one who chemist -ity, -ty quality of veracity -ment condition of argument -ness state of being heaviness -ship position held fellowship -sion, -tion state of being concession, transition Verb Suffixes -ate become eradicate -en become enlighten -ify, -fy make or become terrify -ize, -ise become civilize Adjective Suffixes -able, -ible capable of being edible, presentable -al pertaining to regional -esque reminiscent of picturesque -ful notable for fanciful -ic, -ical pertaining to musical, mythic -ious, -ous characterized by nutritious, portentous -ish having the quality of fiendish -ive having the nature of creative -less without endless -y characterized by sleazy Suffix Meanin