50 Examples of Suffixes and Prefixes PDF! Do you know what suffixes and prefixes are? Suffixes are word endings, and prefixes are word beginnings. They can change the meaning of a word. In this PDF, you will find 50 examples of suffixes and prefixes. Learning these will help you sound more intelligent in your conversations!
Definition of Prefixes
A prefix is an affix which is placed before the stem of a word. Adding it to the beginning of one word changes it into another word.
For example, when the prefix un- is added to the word happy, it creates the word unhappy.
Definition of Suffixes
A suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Adding it to the end of one word changes it into another word.
For example, when the suffix -ness is added to the word dark, it creates the word darkness.
50 Examples of Suffixes and Prefixes
Noun Suffixes |
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| Meaning | Example | |
| -ance, -ence | state or quality | maintenance, assurance |
| -acy | state or quality | privacy, delicacy |
| -sion, -tion | state of being | concession, transition, |
| -ness | state of being | heaviness, rudeness |
| -dom | state of being | freedom, boredom |
| -ity, -ty | quality of | inactivity, parity |
| -ship | position held | fellowship, ownership, |
| -ist | one who | chemist, plagiarist |
| -er, -or | one who | trainer, the narrator |
| -ism | doctrine, belief | communism, skepticism |
| -ment | condition of | argument, punishment |
| -al | act or process of | refusal, rebuttal |
Verb Suffixes |
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| Meaning | Example | |
| -ify, -fy | make or become | terrify, exemplify |
| -ize, -ise* | become | civilize, valorize |
| -en | become | enlighten, strengthen |
| -ate | become | regulate, enunciate |
Adverb Suffixes |
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| Meaning | Example | |
| -ly | in manner something is done | bravely, gladly |
| -wise | in relation to | clockwise, otherwise |
| -ward | in a certain direction | backward, awkward |
Adjective Suffixes |
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| Meaning | Example | |
| -less | without | endless, ageless |
| -esque | reminiscent of | picturesque, statuesque |
| -ic, -ical | pertaining to | musical, chiastic |
| -al | pertaining to | regional, coastal |
| -ful | notable for | fanciful, woeful |
| -ish | having the quality of | fiendish, snobbish |
| -ive | having the nature of | creative, decisive |
| -y | characterized by | sleazy, hasty, nerdy |
| -ious, -ous | characterized by | nutritious, studious |
| -able, -ible | capable of being | edible, credible |
50 Examples of Prefixes
| Meaning | Example | |
| mis- | wrongly | misinterpret, misfire |
| co | with, together | coexist |
| con | with, jointly | concur |
| co- | with | co-pilot, co-operation |
| epi- | upon, close to, after | episcope, epidermis |
| Under- | Under | Understand, undersea |
| sub- | under | submarine, sub-category |
| Sub- | Under | Subeditor, subterranean |
| bi | two, twice | Biannual, bishop |
| di | two | divert |
| ad | to, toward, near | Adjacent, adjoin, adsorb |
| at | to, toward | attend |
| en | to cause, provide | enable |
| dia | through, across | diameter |
| tri- | three | triangle, tripod, tricycle |
| deca | ten | decathlon |
| auto | self | automobile |
| homo- | same | homonuclear, homoplastic |
| ethno | race, nation | ethnography |
| hyper- | over, above | hyperactive, hyperventilate |
| Over- | Over | Overlook, overdue |
| counter | opposite | counterclockwise |
| mono- | one, singular | monobrow, monolithic |
| de- | off, down, away from | defrost, derail, demotivate |
| non- | not, without | nonsense, nonentity |
| a | not, without | abyss |
| Un- | Not | Unfriendly, unsatisfied |
| In-, im-, il-, ir- | Not | Injustice, impossible, irregular |
| il-, im-, in-, ir- | not | illegal, irresponsible |
| mid- | middle | midway, midsummer |
| macro- | large | macroeconomics |
| im-, in- | into | insert, import, inside |
| endo | internal | endocrine |
| In- | İn | Infield, infiltrate |
| Im- | İn | Imbalance |
| therm- | heat | thermometer, thermostat |
| semi- | half | semi-final, semiconscious |
| demi | half | Demigod, decode, debug |
| bene | good | benevolent |
| ab | from, away | Abnormal, absorb, abstain |
| ex- | former, out of | ex-boyfriend, exterminate |
| equi | equal | equidistant |
| arch | chief, most important | Archangel, arch-nemesis |
| em-, en- | cause to, put into | encode, embed, engulf |
| En- | Cause to | Encode, encounter |
| Em- | Cause to | Embrace, emphasis |
| ambi | both | Ambidextrous, ambient |
| extra- | beyond, more than | extraordinary |
| inter-, intra- | between | intermediate, intergalactic |
| para- | beside | paramedic, paradox |
| infra- | beneath, below | infrared, infrasonic |
| Pre- | Before | Prefix, preschool |
| pre- | before | prefix, predetermine |
| Fore- | Before | Forecast, foresight |
| ante- | before | antenatal, antedate |
| ante | before | Antecedent, antefixa |
| dys | bad, abnormal | dysfunction |
| a | at, in, on, to | asleep |
| circum- | around | circumvent, circumnavigate |
| omni- | all, every | omnivore, omnipotent |
| anti- | against, opposing | antidepressant, antibody |
| contra | against | contradict |
| re- | again | return, reiterate, rebuilt |
| post- | after | post-mortem, post-natal |
| be | about, become | befriend |
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