Useful Prefixes & Suffixes

PREFIXES

1. Most Common Prefixes (50)

A ....... ANTE- ANTI- AUTO-
B ....... BE- BIO- BY-
C ....... CO- COM- CON-
D ....... DE- DIS- DOWN- DYS-
E ....... EM- EN- EPI- EX-
F ....... FOR- FORE-
I ....... IM- IN- INTER- ISO-
M ....... MEGA- MID- MIS- MONO-
N ....... NEO- NON-
O ....... OB- OFF- ON- OUT- OVER-
P ....... PAR- PER- POST- PRE- PRO-
R ....... RE-
S ....... SEMI- SIDE- SUB- SUPER-
T ....... TELE- TOP- TRI-
U ....... UN- UNDER- UP-

2. Less common prefixes (150)
These are often found in compound words like DOORPOST.

A ....... ACC- ACRO- ADD- AERO- AFTER- AIR- ALLO- ANA- ARCH- ASH- AX-
B ....... BACK- BAD- BAND- BAT- BATH- BEAR- BED- BOAT- BOOK- BOOT- BOW-
C ....... CAMP- CAT- CENT- COAL- CORD- CORN- COW- CROSS- CUT-
D ....... DAY- DEAD- DEMI- DIA- DOG- DOOR-
E ....... EAR- EARTH- ECTO- EU- EYE-
F ....... FACE- FALL- FARM- FAT- FIRE- FISH- FOOT- FREE-
G ....... GOLD- GOOD- GUM- GUN- GYRO-
H ....... HAIR- HALF- HAND- HARD- HAT- HEAD- HELI- HEPT- HIGH- HIND- HOT- HYPER- HYPO-
I ....... ICE- ILL- INK-
J ....... JAIL- JAW- JET-
K ....... KEY- KILO- KING- KNEE- KNOT-
L ....... LACE- LACT- LAND- LAY- LEAD- LEG- LINE- LOG- LONG- LOW-
M ....... MACRO- MAN- MAXI- MEGA- MICRO- MILK- MILL- MINI- MONO- MOON- MUD- MULTI-
N ....... NEW- NIGHT- NOSE-
O ....... OAR- OIL- OMNI- OX-
P ....... PASS- PAY- PEN- PER- PIG- PILL- PIN- PLAY- POT-
R ....... RAIL- RAT- RED- RING- ROLL-
S ....... SAIL- SAND- SAW- SEA- SEED- SELF- SKY- SNOW- SOFT- STONE- SUN- SUR-
T ....... TAIL- TAX- TEA- TIN- TOW-
W ....... WAR- WASH- WATER- WAY- WIND- WING- WOOD- WOOL- WORK- WORM-
Z ....... ZOO-

SUFFIXES (100)

A ....... -ABLE -ACLE -AGE -AL -ALLY -ANA -ANCE -AND -ANE -ANT -ARY -ASE -AUX
B ....... -BACK -BALL -BELL -BOOK -BOY
D ....... -DAY -DOM
E ....... -EAU - ED -EE -ENCE -ENT -ER -ERY -ET -ELLA -ETTE -ESS
F ....... -FORM -FUL -FULLY
G ....... -GENY
H ....... -HEAD -HOOD
I ....... -IBLE -IC -ICES -ICLE -IDE -IER -IES -IEST -IFY -ILE -ILIA -ILY -INE -ING -ION -IOUS -ISE -ISH ............ -ISM -IST -ITE -ITIC -ITY -IVE -IX -IZE
K ....... -KIN
L ....... -LAND -LESS -LET -LIKE -LINE -LING -LONG -LY
M ....... -MAN -MEN
N ....... -NESS
O ....... -OES -OID -OL -OLOGY -OMY -OR -ORY -OSE -OUR -OUS -OUT -OVER
R ....... -ROOM
S ....... -SHIP -SIDE -SES -SIS -SION -SOME
T ....... -TION
U ....... -UM -UP
W ....... -WAY -WISE -WOOD