50 Examples of Prefixes and Suffixes
Suffixes that make NOUNS
| Suffix | Meaning | Example |
| –age | A result | Wreckage |
| –ance | An action or state | Importance |
| -ant | A person | Asistant |
| –ee | A person | Referee |
| -ence | An action or state | Difference |
| -er/or | A person | Teacher |
| –ery | A type or place of work | Bakery |
| –ess | Makes a feminine form | Waitress |
| -ful | As much as will fill | Spoonful |
| –ing | An action or result | Painting |
| -ion | A process, state orresult | Decoration |
| –ism | A belief or condition | Judaism |
| -ist | A person | Florist |
| –ment | An action or state | Measurement |
Suffixes that make ADJECTIVES
| Suffix | Meaning | Example |
| -able | Able to be | Inflatable |
| -en | Made of | Woolen |
| -ful | Full of | Beautiful |
| -ible | Ability | Flexible |
| -ish | A little | Greenish |
| -less | Without | Careless |
| -like | Similar to, like | Lifelike |
| -ous | Full of | Joyous |
| -some | A tendency to | Quarrelsome |
Suffixes that make ADVERBS
| Suffix | Meaning | Example |
| -ly | In a manner | Quickly |
| -ward | Shows direction | forward |
| -ways | Shows direction | Sideways |
Prefixes
| de-, dis- | opposite of, not | depose, detour, dehydrated, decaffeinated, discord, discomfort, disengage |
| trans- | across; move between | transatlantic, transcend, transfer, transact, transport |
| inter- | between, among | interstate, international, intermission, intermingle, interface |
| sub- | under | submarine, subtext, substandard, subsitute, subversive |
| over- | too much | overload, overdo, overact, overboard, overdose |
| non- | not | nonsense, nonverbal, nonstick, nonspecific |
| en-, em- | cause to | enjoy, endure, enlighten, entail, empathy, |
| un- | opposite | uncover, unlock, unsafe, unemployment |
| semi- | half | semicircle, semiprecious, semicolon, semifinal |
| re- | again; back | rewrite, reread, return |
| mid- | middle | midterm, Midwest, midstream, midway, midnight |
| super- | above | supersonic, superstar, supernatural, superstore |
| fore- | before | foreshadow, foresight, foreseeable, forecast, foreground |
| pre- | before | preview, pretest, prevent, preplan |
| in- , im-, ir- | into; not | invade, implant, imperfect, immoral, inedible, incapable, irregular, irresponsible, irritate |
| mis- | wrongly | misjudge, misinterpret, misguided, mismatch, misplace |
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