REVIEW FOR MIDTERM AND FINAL TEST
Write down meaning & example for each prefixes or suffixes
ante-
Meaning: before,in front
Ex:Antecede/Antemeridian/Anteroom
anti-
Meaning: against, opposite of
Ex: Antisocial/Antiaircraft/Antianxiety
circum-
Meaning: around, about
Ex:
Circumnavigate/Circumscribe/Circumspect
co-
Meaning: with, together
Ex: Coauthor/ Co-operation/ Coeducation
de-
Meaning: Reduce, away, down
Ex: Decelerate/ Dethrone/ Debug
dis-
Meaning: apart, away, not, to the opposite
Ex: Disappearance/ Dissect/Disconnect
em-, en-
Meaning: into, cover with, cause
Ex: Empathy/Empower/Engorge
epi-
Meaning: on, upon, over, among, at, after,
to, outside
Ex: Epidemic/Epilogue/ Epicenter/Epicarp
ex-
Meaning: from, out
Ex: Excavate/Exhale/Extract
extra-
Meaning: outside, beyond
Ex: Extraordinary/ Extraterrestrial/ Extrovert
fore-
Meaning: in front of, previous, earlier
Ex: Forebear/ Forebode/Forecast/Foreboding
homo-
Meaning: like, alike, same
Ex: Homogeneous/ Homonym/ Homocentric
hyper-
Meaning: too much, over, excessive, beyond
Ex: Hyperactive/ Hypercritical/Hypertension
il-, im-, in-, ir-
Meaning: not, without
Ex: Illegal/ Impossible/
Inappropriate/Irresponsible
im-, in-
Meaning: not, without
Ex: Imaginary/Inaccessible
infra-
Meaning: beneath, below
Ex: Infrastructure/Infrared/Infra costal
inter-, intra-
Meaning: within,
inside,between,among,jointly
Ex: Intrastate/
Intravenous/International/Intersection/Interc
ept
macro-
Meaning: large, great
Ex:Macroevolution/ Macromelecule/
Macroeconomics
micro-
Meaning:very small,short, minute
Ex: Microbe/ Microchip/ Microscope
mid-
Meaning: Middle
Ex: Middriff/ Midterm/Midway
mis-
Meaning: bad, badly, wrong, wrongly,to hate
Ex:Misbehave/ Misprint/ Misnomer
mono-
Meaning: one, single, alone
Ex:Monochromat/Monologue/ Monotheism
non-
Meaning: no, not, without
Ex: Nondescript/ Nonfiction/ Nonsense
omni-
Meaning:all
Ex: Omnibus/ Omnicompetent/ Omnific
para-
Meaning:Protection from
Ex: Parachute/ Parasol/ Parabasal
post-
Meaning: after, behind
Ex:Posthumous/ Postpond/ Postscript
pre-
Meaning:earlier/ before, in front of
Ex:Preamble/ Prepare/ Prediction
re-
Meaning:again, back,back ward
Ex: Rebound/ Rewind/ Reaction/Recognize
semi-
Meaning: Half, Partial
Ex: Semiannual/ Semicircle//Semiconscious
sub-
Meaning: Under, lower than
Ex: Submarine/ Submerge/ Substandard
super-
Meaning: higher in quality or quantity
Ex: Super bowl/ Superior/ Supersonic
therm-
Meaning: heat
Ex: Thermal/ Thermos/Thermostat
trans-
Meaning: across, beyond, through
Ex: Transcontinental/ Transfer/Transport
tri-
Meaning: three, once in every three, third
Ex: Triangle/ Triathlon/ Tricycle
un-
Meaning: not, opposite of, lacking
Ex: Unabridged/Unfair/Unfriendly
uni-
Meaning: one, single
Ex: Unicycle/ Unilateral/ Unique
-acy
Ex: Democracy/ Accuracy
-al
Ex: Natural/ Mutual/Prudential
-ance, -ence
Meaning: State of, Process of
Ex: Attendance/ Experience/ Violence
-dom
Meaning: Condition/ Office/ State
Ex: Freedom/ Shiekdom/ Kingdom
-er, -or
Meaning: One who does
Ex: Worker/ Actor/ Author/ Driver/ Director
-ism
Meaning: Doctrine,system, characteristic
quality
Ex: Heroism/ Optimism/Realism/
Communism
-ist
Meaning: one who perform, an adherent of
an ism
Ex: Tympanist/Cellist/ Communist
-ity, -ty
Ex: Reality/ Capacity/ Beauty
-ment
Ex: Government/ Environment/ Compliment
-ness
Ex: Happiness/ Carefulness/ Waitress
-ship
Ex: Friendship/ Relationship/ Membership
-sion, -tion
Ex: Decision/ Mention/ Communication/
Passion
VERB SUFFIXES
-ate
Ex: Communicate/Complicate/ Approximate
-en
Ex: Endanger/ Engage/ Enact/Encapsulate
-ify, -fy
Ex: Beautify/Justify/Simplify/Satisfy
-ise, -ize
Ex:
Advertise/Symthesise/Hypnotise/Publicise
ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES
-able, -ible
Ex: Comfortable/ Enable/
Eatable/Impossible/ Comprehensible/
Perceptible
-al
Ex: National/ Commercial/ International/
Traditional
-esque
Ex:Picturesque/ Burlesque/ Grotesque
-ful
Ex: Beautiful/ Meaningful/Peaceful/ Hopeful
-ic, -ical
Ex: Economic/ Dynamic/ Hydrofluoric
-ious, -ous
Ex: Previous/ Religious/Jealous/Pious
-ish
Ex: Sheepish/Chidish/Squeamish
-ive
Ex: Negative./ Positive/ Attentive
-less
Ex: Meaningless/Homeless/ Hopeless
-y
Ex: Beauty/ Friendly/ Jealousy
ADVERB SUFFIXES
-ly
Ex: Happily/ Slowly/Quickly/Beautifully
-ward, -wards
Ex: Toward/Afterward/Inward
-wise
Ex: Otherwise/ Likewise/Clockwise
com-, con-
Ex:
contra-
de-
ex-
a-
Meaning: on
Ex: Alarmingly/
in-
homo-
magn-
para-
sub-
trans-
tri-
non-
ob-,o-, oc-, op-
omni-
over-
peri-
poly-
post-
pre-
pro-
quad-
re-
semi-
sub-, sup-, sus-
super-, supra-
sym-, syn-
trans-
tri-
ultra-
un-
Uni-

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REVIEW FOR MIDTERM AND FINAL TEST
Write down meaning & example for each prefixes or suffixes ante- Meaning: within, Meaning: before,in front inside,between,among,jointly
Ex:Antecede/Antemeridian/Anteroom Ex: Intrastate/ anti-
Intravenous/International/Intersection/Interc Meaning: against, opposite of ept
Ex: Antisocial/Antiaircraft/Antianxiety macro- circum- Meaning: large, great Meaning: around, about
Ex:Macroevolution/ Macromelecule/ Ex: Macroeconomics
Circumnavigate/Circumscribe/Circumspect micro-
Meaning:very small,short, minute co-
Ex: Microbe/ Microchip/ Microscope Meaning: with, together mid-
Ex: Coauthor/ Co-operation/ Coeducation Meaning: Middle de- Ex: Middriff/ Midterm/Midway Meaning: Reduce, away, down mis-
Ex: Decelerate/ Dethrone/ Debug
Meaning: bad, badly, wrong, wrongly,to hate dis-
Ex:Misbehave/ Misprint/ Misnomer
Meaning: apart, away, not, to the opposite mono-
Ex: Disappearance/ Dissect/Disconnect Meaning: one, single, alone em-, en-
Ex:Monochromat/Monologue/ Monotheism
Meaning: into, cover with, cause non- Ex: Empathy/Empower/Engorge Meaning: no, not, without epi-
Ex: Nondescript/ Nonfiction/ Nonsense
Meaning: on, upon, over, among, at, after, omni- to, outside Meaning:all
Ex: Epidemic/Epilogue/ Epicenter/Epicarp
Ex: Omnibus/ Omnicompetent/ Omnific ex- para- Meaning: from, out Meaning:Protection from Ex: Excavate/Exhale/Extract
Ex: Parachute/ Parasol/ Parabasal extra- post- Meaning: outside, beyond Meaning: after, behind
Ex: Extraordinary/ Extraterrestrial/ Extrovert
Ex:Posthumous/ Postpond/ Postscript fore- pre-
Meaning: in front of, previous, earlier
Meaning:earlier/ before, in front of
Ex: Forebear/ Forebode/Forecast/Foreboding
Ex:Preamble/ Prepare/ Prediction homo- re- Meaning: like, alike, same Meaning:again, back,back ward
Ex: Homogeneous/ Homonym/ Homocentric
Ex: Rebound/ Rewind/ Reaction/Recognize hyper- semi-
Meaning: too much, over, excessive, beyond Meaning: Half, Partial
Ex: Hyperactive/ Hypercritical/Hypertension
Ex: Semiannual/ Semicircle//Semiconscious il-, im-, in-, ir- sub- Meaning: not, without Meaning: Under, lower than Ex: Illegal/ Impossible/
Ex: Submarine/ Submerge/ Substandard Inappropriate/Irresponsible super- im-, in-
Meaning: higher in quality or quantity Meaning: not, without
Ex: Super bowl/ Superior/ Supersonic Ex: Imaginary/Inaccessible infra- therm- Meaning: beneath, below Meaning: heat
Ex: Infrastructure/Infrared/Infra costal
Ex: Thermal/ Thermos/Thermostat inter-, intra- trans-
Meaning: across, beyond, through -able, -ible
Ex: Transcontinental/ Transfer/Transport Ex: Comfortable/ Enable/ tri-
Eatable/Impossible/ Comprehensible/
Meaning: three, once in every three, third Perceptible
Ex: Triangle/ Triathlon/ Tricycle -al un-
Ex: National/ Commercial/ International/
Meaning: not, opposite of, lacking Traditional
Ex: Unabridged/Unfair/Unfriendly uni- -esque Meaning: one, single
Ex:Picturesque/ Burlesque/ Grotesque
Ex: Unicycle/ Unilateral/ Unique -ful -acy
Ex: Beautiful/ Meaningful/Peaceful/ Hopeful Ex: Democracy/ Accuracy -ic, -ical -al
Ex: Economic/ Dynamic/ Hydrofluoric Ex: Natural/ Mutual/Prudential -ious, -ous -ance, -ence
Ex: Previous/ Religious/Jealous/Pious Meaning: State of, Process of -ish
Ex: Attendance/ Experience/ Violence Ex: Sheepish/Chidish/Squeamish -dom -ive
Meaning: Condition/ Office/ State
Ex: Negative./ Positive/ Attentive Ex: Freedom/ Shiekdom/ Kingdom -less -er, -or
Ex: Meaningless/Homeless/ Hopeless Meaning: One who does -y
Ex: Worker/ Actor/ Author/ Driver/ Director Ex: Beauty/ Friendly/ Jealousy -ism ADVERB SUFFIXES
Meaning: Doctrine,system, characteristic -ly quality
Ex: Happily/ Slowly/Quickly/Beautifully
Ex: Heroism/ Optimism/Realism/ -ward, -wards Communism Ex: Toward/Afterward/Inward -ist -wise
Meaning: one who perform, an adherent of
Ex: Otherwise/ Likewise/Clockwise an ism com-, con-
Ex: Tympanist/Cellist/ Communist Ex: -ity, -ty contra- Ex: Reality/ Capacity/ Beauty de- -ment
Ex: Government/ Environment/ Compliment ex- -ness a-
Ex: Happiness/ Carefulness/ Waitress Meaning: on Ex: Alarmingly/ -ship
Ex: Friendship/ Relationship/ Membership in- -sion, -tion homo-
Ex: Decision/ Mention/ Communication/ magn- Passion para- VERB SUFFIXES sub- -ate trans-
Ex: Communicate/Complicate/ Approximate tri- -en non-
Ex: Endanger/ Engage/ Enact/Encapsulate ob-,o-, oc-, op- -ify, -fy omni-
Ex: Beautify/Justify/Simplify/Satisfy over- -ise, -ize peri- Ex: poly-
Advertise/Symthesise/Hypnotise/Publicise post- ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES pre- pro- quad- re- semi- sub-, sup-, sus- super-, supra- sym-, syn- trans- tri- ultra- un- Uni-