PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES

PREFIXES

ANTI-Meaning

AgainstExamples

AntibodyAntidoteAntacid

Can you think of another?

COM-Meaning

togetherExamples

CommonComplete

Company

combineCan you think of another?

CON-Meaning

togetherExamples

ConnectContinueConverse

considerCan you think of another?

DIS-Meaning

Apart from; away

ExamplesDisappear, discuss,

distractdisproveCan you think of another?

INTER-Meaning

betweenExamples

InterfereInterveneinterrupt

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INTRO-Meaning

Into; inward

ExamplesIntroduce

Introvertintroduce

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NON-Meaning

notExamples

NonstopNonprofitnonfat

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PRO-Meaning

forwardExamples

ProductProtectProgress

provideCan you think of another?

SUPER-Meaning

Over; more

ExamplesSupervisor

SuperiorsupremeCan you think of another?

TRANS-Meaning

Across; beyond

ExamplesTransportTransmit

transfusion

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SUFFIXES

-ENMeaning

Made of, make

ExamplesWoodenFrighten

frozenCan you think of another?

-ESSMeaning

femaleExamples

ActressPrincesslioness

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-ISHMeaning

Origin, nature, resembling

ExamplesFinish

IrishclownishCan you think of another?

-ISMMeaning

System; manner; condition

ExamplesHeroismCapitalis

msymbolism

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-IZEMeaning

makeExamples

RealizeOrganizerecognize

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-LETMeaning

littleExamples

BookletOwletomelet

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-NESSMeaning

Quality of; state of

ExamplesGreatnessKindness

softnessCan you think of another?

-OUSMeaning

Full of; having

ExamplesVariousDangerou

sgloriousCan you think of another?

-SHIPMeaning

Skill; state; quality

ExamplesRelationship

Companion-ship

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-TUDEMeaning

State ofExamples

MultitudeGratitudesolitude

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