The Last of the Prefixes!(and the Suffixes)
Use these definitions and word examples to study for the next vocabulary test. This test will take place on Friday,
May 17.
1. dis-
not, bad
Examples:diseasedistastedisaster
2. dys-
not, bad
Examples:dysfunctiondyslexiadystopia
3. ill-
bad
Examples:ill-fittingillness
4. mal-
bad
Examples: malfunctionmalnutritionmalaria
5. mis-
wrongly
Examples:mistakemisermisanthrope
6. caco-
bad
Examples:cacophony
7. anti-
against/opposite
Examples:antidoteantithesis
8. contra-
against, opposite
Examples:contradictcontrary
9. counter-
against, opposite
Examples:counteractcounterproductive
10. cata-
against, down, completely, away
Examples:catastrophecataclysm
11.-15. ob-/oc-/of-/om-/op-
against, in the way, toward, upon
Examples:obstacleopposeobtain
16. de-
away, undo, down
Examples:detractdecomposedepress
17. dis-
apart, reverse, opposite of
Examples:disconnect dishonest
18. un-
not, undo
Exampes:unhappyunsatisfieduncoveruntieundo
YOU CAN RECOGNIZE SUFFIXES BY THE HYPHEN ( - ) BEFORE THE WORD PART.
Suffixes
19. -ize
make, do
Examples:capsizerealize
20. -ify
make
Examples:magnifybeautify
21. -ate
make, do
Examples:activatecultivatenominate
22. -dom
place, state, idea
Examples:kingdomfreedom
23. -hood
time of, state, idea, group
Examples:adulthoodnationhoodbrotherhoodneighborhood
24. -ion
idea, act
Examples:traditionignitionrepulsion
25. -ness
state, idea
Examples:idlenesshappinessgoodness
26. -ship
state, idea
Examples:relationshiphardshipcraftsmanship
27. -tude
state, idea
Examples:servitudegratitudeaptitude
28.-29. -ty/-y
state, idea
Examples:anxietyvictory