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Meaning
Examples
1. un-
not; opposite
2. re-
again; back
not; into
4. dis-
5. en-, em-
cause to
6. non-
not
7. in-, im-
8. over-
too much
9. mis-
wrongly
10. sub-
under
11. pre-
before
12. inter-
between, among
13 fore-
before
15. trans-
16. super-
above
17. semi-
half
18. anti-
against
19. mid-
middle
20. under-
Ranked by Carroll et al (1971) and applied to third grade research by White, Sowell and Yanagihara (1989)
Meaning
Examples
ante-
before
be-
to, completely
bene-
good, well
circum-
around, about
circumference, circumvent
together, with
dia-
across, through
ex-
out, from
homo-
same, alike
hyper-
mal-
bad, evil
micro-
small
multi-
many, much
para-
beside, alongside
parparofessional, paralegal
poly-
many, much
polygon, polyester
post-
after, behind
pro-
retro-
back, backward
retroactive, retrogression
tele-
distant
therm-
heat, warm
thermostat, thermal
trans-
uni-
one, single
Latin
Meaning
Examples
monotone, monopoly, monologue, monogamy, monochrome,
monograph, monomial, monotheism, universe, uniform, unicorn
biology, bicycle, dichotomy, bilingual, binary, bimonthly, binoculars, duo,
duet, duel
mono-
uni-
di-
tri-
tri-
tetra-
quadri-, quart-
penta-
quin-
hexa-
sext-
hepta-
septem-, septi-
octo-
octa-, oct-
ennea-
novem-
novena
deca-,
deci-, decem-
10
hemi-
semi-
half
poly-
multi-
many
hecto-
cent-, cente-
100
kilo-
milli-, mille-
1000
Common Suffixes
Suffix
Meaning
Examples
-s, -es
plural
-ed
past tense
in the past
-ing
present tense
in the present
-ate
verb
become
-en
verb
become, to make
-ify, -fy
verb
make or become
-ize, -ise
verb
to make; to become
-ly
adverb
how something is
-acy
noun
state or quality
-ance, -ence
noun
state or quality of
-dom
noun
trainer, teacher, toaster, mentor, survivor, orator, governor, pianist, specialist, dentist,
librarian, magician, technician, engineer, pioneer
-ism
noun
doctrine, belief
-ist
noun
one who
-ity, -ty
noun
quality of
veracity, honesty, clarity, laxity, sanity, vanity, rigidity, velocity, curiosity, responsibility
-ment
noun
condition of
-ness
noun
state of being
study of
-age
noun
result of an action
marriage, pilgrimage
-hood
noun
condition of being
-ary
noun
-ship
noun
-able, -ible
adjective
-ful
adjective
-ious, -ous
adjective
-ish
adjective
-ive
adjective
-less
adjective
without
-y, -ly
adjective
sleazy, pudgy, funny, foggy, risky, milky, sudsy, curly, crazy, shiny, manly, heavenly
Meaning
Origin
Examples
aqua
water
Greek
aud
hearing
Latin
auto
self
Greek
astro
star
Greek
biblio
book
Greek
bio
life
Greek
chron
time
Greek
cide
to kill, a killer
Latin
corp
body
Latin
cred
to believe
Latin
demo, dem
the people
Greek
dic, dict
speak, tell
Latin
dorm
sleep
Latin
geo
earth
Greek
graph
to write, to draw
Greek
homo
same, alike
Greek
hydro
water
Greek
ject
throw
Latin
to join
Latin
logos, logy
study
Greek
luna
moon
Latin
meter
measure
Greek
micro
small
Greek
mega, macro
great, large
Greek
min
small, little
Latin
mit, mis
send
Latin
path
feeling, suffering
Greek
ped
foot
Latin
philia
love, friendship
Greek
phobia
Greek
phono
sound
Greek
photo
light
Greek
port
carry
Latin
psycho
mind, mental
Greek
rupt
to break
Latin
spect
see
Latin
scope
look at
Greek
to write
Latin
sol
sun
Latin
struct
build, form
Latin
therm
heat, warm
Greek
thermostat, thermal
tele
distant
Greek
terra
land
Latin
vert, vers
to turn
Latin
zoo
animal
Greek