Prefix Meaning Examples

I/
Un- Negative / -unhappiness / unaware / uncountable
Dis- opposite meaning -disbelief / dissimilar / to disorganize
In- -insecurity / insufficient /
Il - -illiteracy / illegible / illogic
Ir- -irresponsibility / irrational / irresistibly
Im- -impatience / imperfection / impeccable
II/
Anti - Against / or -antibiotic / antinuclear / antisocial
Auto – by oneself -autonomy / automatic / automobile
Bi- Tow /twice/double -bilingual / bicycle / bimonthly
Tri- Three / three -triangle / trilingual
times
Semi- Half -semifinal / semicircle / semicircular
Micro- Small -microfilm / microcomputer
Multi- Many -multinational / multilingual / to multiply
Over- too much -overpopulation / to overdevelop
Under- Not enough / or -underground / underdeveloped
under
Sub- Under -subway / submarine / subtitle
Re- Again or back -reorganization / to rewrite / to renew
In- Inside or in -internal / to include / incorporation
Mono- One / single -monotheism / monologue / to monopolize
Poly- Many / several -polygamy / polytechnic / polytheism
Mis- Wrongly / badly -mischance / to mismanage / to misuse
En- To cause to -to enlarge / to enrich / to enable /
become/to make to encourage …

Em- to empower / embellish…( before : b,m,p )

Co- Together -coherence / to cooperate

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 -en -To (cause to) be or -To weaken / to strengthen /
I/ become / have to darken / to widen
-ify -To make or become -To simplify / to purify /to clarify
Verb -To modernize / to hospitalize /
formation -ize/-ise -To cause to be (more) to industrialize / to immunize
-ment -The act, cause, means or -development / betterment /
result of -----ing government
-ity -State / quality -productivity / radioactivity
II/ stupidity
-hood -The state or time of -childhood / neighbourhood
Noun being (a) brotherhood
formation -ism -Beliefs / way of -Liberalism / Buddhism / Marxism
behaving. / Terrorism
-(t)ion - action / pollution / corruption
-The act, state or result explosion /conclusion
-or/-er of……ing -actor / writer / dancer /
-ist - Person who does an geographer /artist / economist
-er /-or activity / a job -sharpener / razor / screwdriver
- A tool or something with
-ness a specific function -happiness / loneliness /
-The state of being friendliness
-ure described by the adj. -closure /
-able -Can be---ed -countable / unbreakable /washable
-ible -Worth being -responsible / flexible
III/ -al -Connected to / related to -cultural / national / medical
-an /-ian -Nationality -American / Parisian / Japanese
Adjective -ese/-ish Turkish
formation -ful -powerful / harmful / fearful
-ish -Having a quality to a high -reddish / childish
degree
-less -Without the state -useless / harmless / homeless
mentioned. jobless
-ly - Quite / like the stated -fatherly / friendly / heavenly
person or thing
-ous -Related to a state -dangerous / marvelous
IV/ -ly - manner - slowly / suddenly
Adverb - action happening at - daily / weekly
formation regular time.
-wards -towards a direction. -homeward
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