Common Prefixes

Prefix Meaning Example

un not unfair = not fair

re again reuse = use again

impossible = not possible

im, in not intolerant = not tolerant

discover = opposite of cover,

dis opposite make appear

mis wrongly misspell = spell wrongly

pre before preview = see before

de opposite deactivate = stop

trans across transport = move across

anti against antiwar = against war

mid middle midyear = middle of the year

 Common Suffixes
Sufffix Meaning Example

ed past walked = walked in the past

ing right now walking = walking right now

ly in a __ way happily = in a happy way

er, or person who teacher = person who teaches

ness being __ happiness = being happy

(noun form)
act of enjoyment = act of enjoying
ment
process of payment = process of paying

er more happier = more happy

est most happiest = most happy

ful full of joyful = full of joy

less without penniless = without money