Name : Gian Riski Rahman

NIM : 11170260000119
Class : 5-A
Lecturer : Dr. Frans Sayogie, M.Pd.
Subject : English Morphology and Syntax

Additional List of Affix

Prefix

Latin and Greek Root Prefixes

geo- (Greek Root) earth, rocks geology, geographer

homo- (Greek Root)
aero- (Greek Root)
aqua- (Latin Root)
photo- (Greek Root)
psych- (Greek Root)
audio- (Latin Root)
bio- (GreekRoot)
contra-
pan- (Greek Root)
therm- (Greek Root)
arch- (Latin Root)
astro- (Greek Root)
same, alike homonym, homogenize
involves air or atmosphere aerodynamic, aeroplane
water aquatic, aquarium
light photograph, photon
mind, mental psychology, psychic
relating to acoustic, hearing audiobook, audiotape
life biosphere, biology
against, opposite contradict,
all, whole panorama, panacea
heat, warm thermostat, thermal
position of superiority archbishop, archangel
stars, heavens astronaut, astrology
I. Negative Prefixes

a. Un-
Examples: unachievable, unidentified, uneatable, unobserved

b. Dis-
Examples: disable, disown, disqualify, discombobulate

c. In-
Examples: incalculable, Illegible, irrecoverable, imbalance

d. Non-
Examples: non-biodegradable, non-alphabetic, non-aggression

e. Mis-
Examples: misadventure, misplace, misappropriate, mislead

f. Ab-
Examples: abnormal, abuse
 Suffixes

A. NOUN-FORMING SUFFIXES

VERB to NOUN

1. –ment
achievement statement
assignment treatment
equipment basement
improvement punishment

2. –al
betrayal mystical denial ----- deny
renewal autumnal burial ----- bury
arrival bacterial

3. –ance or –ence
acquaintance judgement maintenance ----- maintain
conference involvement
inheritance measurement
4. –(t)ure
fixture failure
pressure moisture
departure mixture

5. –(s)sion
conclusion action evasion ----- evade
collision adoption conclusion ----- conclude
revision affection adhesion ----- adhere
permission affirmation erosion ----- erode

6. –y or –ery
cookery imagery Jewellery ----- jewel
delivery machinery snobbery ----- snobbery
hatchery scenery shrubbery ----- shrub

7. –(a)tion
appreciation communication cancellation ----- cancel
construction complication distillation ---- distill
constitution condensation inflammation ----- inflame
delegation administration
8. –ition inquistion ----- inquire
competition affirmation acquistion ----- acquire
imposition affection
acquisition adoption

9. –ification
beautification fortification
certification classification
clarification fortification
deification magnification

10. –or
administrator curator
contributor spectator
counselor advisor
creator editor

11. –er controller ----- control

banker hacker traveller ----- travel
beginner driver
commander speaker
consumer listener

12. –ant or –ent

 assistant applicant
attendant accountant
consultant combatant
inhabitant contestant

ADJECTIVE to NOUN

1. –ness
awareness sweetness
eagerness baldness
heaviness boldness
happiness hardness

2. –ity
acidity modernity
extremity immunity
gravity fatality

3. The change of –t to –ce

abundance brilliance
ambience attendance
persistence arrogance

II. VERB-FORMING SUFFIXES

NOUN to VERB
 1. –ize
crystalize philosophize
harmonize terrorize
sympathize victimize
economize dramatize

2. –ate
captivate affectionate
facilitate considerate
authenticate captivate
3. –ify

beautify clarify
classify purify
personify qualify

III. ADJECTIVE-FORMING SUFFIXES

NOUN to ADJECTIVE
1. –al or –ial
agricultural global universal ----- universe
bridal environmental brutal ----- brute
commercial classical historical ----- history
emotional accidental

2. –y
bossy cloudy sunny ----- sun
frosty moody comfy ----- comfortable
rainy leafy spotty ----- spot
swampy sexy
3. –ary
disciplinary secondary
fragmentary boundary
primary fragmentary

4. –ed
forested targeted
talented cooked
crooked advised

5. –ly
brotherly friendly daily ----- day
earthly closely
ghostly nearly
heavenly softly

6. –ar titular ----- title

circular beggar similiar ----- simile
muscular familiar ----- family
titular

7. –ful with the opposite –less beautiful ----- beauty

careful/less painful/less
cheerful/less helpful/less
fearful/less harmful/less
 8. –ous famous ----- fame
adventurous advantageous victorious ----- victory
disastrous prestigious mysterious ----- mystery
furious dangerous
nervous ceremonious

9. –ic basic ----- base

atmospheric barbaric
economic athletic
angelic oceanic

10. -ish spanish ----- spain

boyish childish scottish ----- scotland
foolish selfish english ----- england
mannish babyish

11. -ory inflammatory ----- inflame

auditory conservatory
inventory
predatory

VERB to ADJECTIVE
1.–ive talkative ----- talk
comparative destructive possessive ----- posses
conservative explosive
constructive selective

2.–able permissible ----- permit

attainable playable
desirable obtainable
drinkable adorable
lovable agreeable

3.–ant or –ent vacant ----- vacate

different
insistent
pleasant

4. -ible
forcible (force) reversible permissible ----- permit
accessible neglible ----- neglect
admissible