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Prefixes & Suffixes
Morpheme Magic
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -less (endless, blameless) | without |
| -er, -or (painter, inventor) | one who or that which |
| -full (plentiful, spoonful) | full of |
| -ion, -tion (regulation, composition) | act of, state of, result of |
| -al (criminal, skeletal) | relating to or characterized by |
| -able, -ible (kissable, edible) | to be able or can do |
| -ly (quickly, foolishly) | like or manner of |
| -ing (thinking, enticing) | word forming element |
| -s, -es (books, parties) | plural, noun marker |
| -ed (explained, analyzed) | past tense verb marker |
| non- (nonfiction, nonchalant) | not or negative |
| dis-, dif- (dishonest, different) | not, absence of, or apart |
| re- (revive, revise, rehearse) | back or again |
| im-, in-, il-, ir (immature, inactive, illegible, irrelevant) | not |
| un- (unlucky, unrepentant) | not or opposite of |
| in-, im-, il-, ir-, (injection, immerse, illuminate, irrigate) | in, on, or towards |
| over- (overreact, overwhelm) | above normal, too much |
| mis- (misspell, miscalculate) | bad or wrong |
| sub-, suc- sug-, sup-, sus-, (submarine, suspend, suffer) | under, beneath, below, secondary |
| pre- (prepay, prejudice) | before or earlier |
| fore- (forecast, foreshadow) | before |
| de- (decline, decompress, delay) | down, off, or way from |
| inter- (interjection, interstate) | between |
| trans- (translate, transparent) | across or beyond |
| anti- (antidote, antisocial, antagonize) | opposite or against |
| mid- (midterm, midpoint, mid-Atlantic) | middle |
| con-, co-, com-, col, cor-(construct, coexist, comply, coordinate) | together, with, joint, or jointly |
| ad-, ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an- ,ap-, ar-, as-, at- (adopt, adhere, adjacent) | to, toward, or near |
| ex-, e-, ef-, (exit, erase, effort) | out |