Prefixes
anti- antiwar, antisocial, antifascist, anticrisis, antitank
be- behead, belittler, befool, befit
co- co-partner, co-owner, co-exist, co-author
counter- counterweight, counterrevolution, counterattack, counteragent
de- devaluate, demilitarize, demoralize, deorganize, decompensate
dis- discolour, discontinue, discredit, discomfort, displace, disintegration,
disorient, disarm, discount
en-, em- enframe, enbox, encage, encapsulate, embody
il-, ir- irregular, ineffective, inexpensive, inaccurate, impersonal,
im-, in- illogical, illegal
inter- interstate, international, intercontinental, intercity
mis- mislead, mishear, mistake, misfunction, misuse
over- overwork, oversleep, overeat, overpay
under- underwork, undersleep, undereat, underpay
un- unknown, unsuitable, uncomfortable, undress, unpack, unstable
pre- pre-war, pre-historic, pre-election, re-fix
post- post-war, post-impressionism, post-election
re- remake, resell, recopy, rewrite, reread, renew
sub- subnormal, subinspector, subtitle, subway
super- superheat, supercool, supersensitive
trans- transform, trans-Siberian, transarctic, transcontinental
ultra- ultra-violet, ultra-short, ultrafashionable, ultramodern
Noun-building suffixes
er-/or- leader, worker, transformer, boiler, compressor, ventilator, Londoner, New Yorker, cottager, villager
-ist colonist, realist, fascist, methodist, pessimist, activist
-ism patriotism, modernism, optimism, impressionism
-ent/-ant president, assistant, correspondent, informant
-ness hardness, redness, dryness, yellowness
-hood childhood, brotherhood, motherhood, fatherhood
-ship leadership, professorship, friendship, membership
-ion exhibition, connection, constitution, induction
-age marriage, language, shortage, luggage, cottage
-ie(y) sonny, birdie, doggy, girlie, Bobby, Freddie
-et(let) booklet, ringlet, toothlet, cloudlet, circlet
-ful spoonful, cupful, handful
-ics strategics, dynamics, mechanics, pedagogics
— ee trainee, employee, trustee, addressee, payee
Adjective-building suffixes
-less hopeless, priceless, careless, fruitless, breathless. endless, harmless
-able (-ible) exhaustible, changeable, checkable, divisible, reducible, convertible
-ed hooked, wooded, curtained, gloved, holed, pointed, forked, spotted
-y grassy, starry, rainy, roomy, watery, foamy, smoky, foggy, icy, silky
-ish blackish, fattish, bluish, sweetish, monkish, womanish, childish, Swedish
-like god-like, tiger-like, bird-like, egg-like
-ly friendly, godly, monthly, weekly, quarterly, cowardly
-an(ian, — n) African, Russian, Siberian, American
-full beautiful, helpful, thankful, doubtful, truthful, awful, dreadful
-ary (-ory) legendary, primary, ordinary, imaginary, military
-al colonial, industrial, feudal, original, mortal, royal, conventional
-some troublesome, quarrelsome, burdensome, tiresome
-ive creative, illustrative, constructive
-ous(-eous) dangerous, obvious, spacious, famous, mysterious, conscious
Adverb-building suffixes
-ly slowly, skillfully, regularly, softly, readily, hastily
-ward seaward, southward, upward, outward, northward, inward, backward
-fold twofold, tenfold, sixfold, manifold, hundredfold
Verb-building suffixes
-ize mineralize, specialize, localize, tyrannize, neutralize, standardize
-ate originate, differenciate, validate, agitate, indicate domesticate
-fy uglify, beautify, simplify, glorify, purify, classify, falsify
-en redden, tighten, brighten, blacken, freshen, strenghten, heighten
