Common Affixes Flashcards
1
Q
Anti
A
against
ex. anticlimax
2
Q
De
A
opposite
ex. devalue
3
Q
Dis
A
not; opposite of
ex. discover
4
Q
En/Em
A
cause to
ex. enact, empower
5
Q
Fore
A
before; in front of
ex. foreshadow, forehead
6
Q
In/Im
A
in
ex. income, impulse
7
Q
In/Im/Il/Ir
A
not
ex. indirect, immoral, illiterate, irrelevant
8
Q
Inter
A
between; among
ex. interrupt
9
Q
Mis
A
wrongly
ex. misspell
10
Q
Non
A
not
ex. nonviolent
11
Q
Over
A
over; too much
ex. overeat
12
Q
Re
A
again
ex. rewrite
13
Q
Sub
A
under
ex. subway
14
Q
Trans
A
across
ex. transportation
15
Q
Un
A
not; opposite of
ex. unusual
