AFFIXES | MEANING | EXAMPLES |
in- | into | inject (put into) |
re- | do over, again, undo | reread (do over again), remove (undo) |
dis- | not | dislike |
mono- uni- | one | monorail |
mis | wrongly | misfire, misfortune, misguided |
tri | three | triangle, tripod |
quad- | four | quadruplets |
pent- | five | pentagon |
semi-, demi-, hemi- | half | semicircle |
auto- | self | automoblie, autobiography |
ab- | away from | abduction, abnormal |
dura- | hard, long lasting | durable, duration |
poly- | many | polygon, polyster |
pre- | before | preceed, preview |
pro- | in favor of | promote |
anti- | against | antisocal, antifreeze |
ante- | first, before | antecedant, anteroom |
philo- | love of something | pnilosophy (lover of knowledge) |
sub- | under | submarine, submerge |
trans- | carry, across | transportation |
inter- | between | intervene, interupt |
de- | opposite | defrost, decompose |
root | root | root |
glot, gloss | tounge (greek) | ployglot, glossary |
dict- | to say something(latin) | dictionary, contadictpredict |
bio- | life or living things (greek) | biology, biography |
ortho | to straighten(greek) | orthopedic, orthodntist |
ped, pod | foot | pedicure, orthopedic, tripod |
script- | to write (latin) | manuscript, scripture |
morphous- | to form or to shape (greek) | metamorphis |
thermo- | heat (greek) | thermos, thermal |
audio- | hearing | audiology, audiophile |
spec-, spect- | to see, to look | inspect, inspector |
derm- | skin | dermotologist |
path- | feel, feelings | sympathy, empathy, pathetic |
soph- | wisdom, knowledge | sophistocated, philosophy |
frag-, frac-, rupt- | to break | fragile, fraction, rupture |
cian- | possesing a specific skill | physician, magician |
port- | to carry, to harbor | transportable, portable |
urb- | city (latin) | urban, suburb |
graph-, gram- | to write, written | autograph, graphic, photograph, telegram |
sent, sens | feel, feelings | sensitive, resent, sensation |
cred- | to belive | incredible, credulous |
phon- | sound | telephone, phonics, symphony |
ject- | to throw | reject, eject |
vid-,vis- | to veiw | visual, supervise, evidence |
tele- | far off or far away | telescope, television |
SUFFIX | SUFFIX | SUFFIX |
-er,-eer,-or | a person | teacher, mountaineer, aviator |
-ence, -ance, -ent | the condition of | presence, significant,abun |
-ate, -ize | turns nouns or adjectives to verbs | pasturize, criticize, indicate, meditate |
-ion | turns verbs into nouns | act-action,produce-production |
-ness | turns adjectives into nouns | happy-happiness,satify-satisfaction |
-ism | a belief | favoritism |
-ist | make a object into a person | machine= machinist |
-ary, -ery, -ory | connectingor refeing to a person, place, or thing | dictionary, bravery, dormitory |
-logy | a field of study or science | biology, phycology |
an, ian, ant , ent | refers to place or people | american, vegitarian, assistant, student |
-ship | a state of something or skill | sponshorship |
ous, ious, ful | full of | joyful, vicious |
able, ible | can be done | capable, edible, agreable |
in- im- il- un- ir- | not | inattentive, impossible, illeagal,irregular, unfair |