Prefix and Suffix Word List

Reference

E D U C AT O R S P U B L I S H I N G S E R V I C E

from Teaching and Assessing Phonics

Words with Prefixes

dis

im

in

mis

pre

disagree
disappear
disarm
disconnect
dishonest
dislike
disloyal
dismount
disobey
disorder
disown
distrust

impatient
imperfect
impolite
impossible
impure

inactive
incomplete
incorrect
indefinite

misbehave
mislay
mislead
misplace
mispronounce
misread
misspell
mistreat
misuse

prearrange
precook
prepaid
preschool
pretest
preview

re
reappear
rearm
rearrange
recount
redo
reenter
refill
refresh
refried
regrew
regroup
reheat
rehire
reload
remade
remake
remarry

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un
remove
rename
renumber
repack
repaint
repay
replace
replay
reread
rerun
resale
reshape
retell
rethink
retrace
reword
rewrite

unable
unafraid
unbroken
uncertain
uncommon
uncooked
uncover
undecided
undress
unequal
uneven
unexpected
unfair
unfamiliar
unfasten
unhappy
unhealthy

unheated
unkind
unknown
unlike
unlock
unlucky
unpainted
unreal
unselfish
untangle
untied
unusual
unwrapped

Prefix and Suffix Word List Reference from Teaching and Assessing Phonics

Words with Suffixes

able

en

er

ful

admirable
agreeable
approachable
avoidable
believable
breakable
comfortable
curable
desirable
enjoyable
excitable
excusable
exchangeable
imaginable
laughable
likable
manageable
moveable
noticeable
observable
pleasurable
readable
respectable
salable
teachable
trainable
understandable
usable
washable
wearable
workable

blacken
brighten
cheapen
dampen
darken
fatten
flatten
freshen
gladden
golden
harden
lengthen
lighten
loosen
moisten
quicken
ripen
sadden
sharpen
shorten
strengthen
sweeten
thicken
toughen
whiten
widen
wooden

bomber
catcher
commander
dancer
defender
designer
dodger
driver
dryer
explorer
follower
gambler
golfer
invader
juggler
leader
manager
painter
performer
pitcher
pointer
rancher
robber
ruler
scraper
settler
sharpener
shopper
speaker
stinger
teacher
trapper
washer

armful
careful
cheerful
colorful
delightful
fearful
forgetful
helpful
hopeful
joyful
painful
peaceful
playful
respectful
restful
successful
thankful
useful
wasteful
wonderful
youthful

Prefix and Suffix Word List Reference from Teaching and Assessing Phonics

ible
collapsible
collectible
convertible
defensible
digestible
expressible
forcible
reversible

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Words with Suffixes continued

ion

less

ly

ness

action
attraction
celebration
collection
collision
communication
confusion
construction
correction
decision
decoration
demonstration
destruction
digestion
direction
division
election
erosion
explosion
graduation
hibernation
infection
injection
inspection
invention
location
migration
objection
operation
pollution
protection
rotation
selection
suggestion
vacation

ageless
beardless
blameless
breathless
careless
childless
cloudless
fearless
harmless
helpless
homeless
hopeless
jobless
painless
restless
sleepless
useless
worthless

badly
bravely
brightly
cleverly
fairly
foolishly
freely
gladly
greatly
happily
honestly
kindly
lonely
loudly
nearly
neatly
nervously
politely
proudly
quietly
rudely
safely
sickly
smoothly
softly
sweetly
swiftly
wisely

cleverness
darkness
fairness
foolishness
goodness
greatness
kindness
likeness
loudness
meanness
nervousness
politeness
sadness
sickness
smoothness
softness
sweetness
swiftness
thickness

Jeanne S. Chall and Helen M. Popp, Teaching and Assessing Phonics:

A Guide for Teachers, available from Educators Publishing Service.

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Prefix and Suffix Word List Reference from Teaching and Assessing Phonics