Preffixes and Suffixes Flashcards
Im-
(not) impolite, impossible, impatient
Il-
(not) illogical, illegal
Ir-
(not) irresponsible, irrelevant
Un-
(not) unhappy, untidy, undone
In-
(not) invisible, informal
Dis-
(not) dishonest, dislike, disagree
Non-
(not) non-smoking, nonsense
Mis-
(wrongly, wrong, bad) misbehave, misunderstand
Over-
(too much) overcook, overweight
Under-
(too little) undercook, underweight
Co-
(with/together) cooperate, copilot, coworker
Re-
(again) redo, rebuild, rediscover
Post-
(after) postwar, postmodern, post-mortem
Super-
(more than) superhero, supernatural
Inter-
(between/among) interchange, international
Anti-
(against) anti-American, anti-communist, antidepressant
Pro-
(in favour of) pro-American, pro-democracy
Ex-
(former) ex-president, ex-boyfriend
Extra-
(beyond, more than) extraordinary, extraterrestrial
Inter-
(between) intermediate, intergalactic
Semi-
(half) semicircle, semiconscious
Sub-
(under) submarine, subtitle
Pre-
(before) prefix, predetermine
-ment
Improvement
-ion (-ation, -tion, -sion)
Election, information, promotion, cohesion
-ing
Spelling
-ness
Happiness, sickness, heaviness, highness
-ity (-ty)
Punctuality, extremity, validity
-ous (-ious)
Dangerous, famous, religious
-al
Industrial, colonial, herbal
-y
Foggy, cloudy, dirty
-ive
creative, attractive, informative
-able (-ible)
Washable, drinkable, incredible, audible
-er (-or)
Singer, driver, reader, creator, actor, translator
-ist
Artist, economist, geologist, scientist