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