Affix

An affix is a group of letters attach to the roots of the word that gives the
word a different meaning, can be a :

 Prefix
 Suffix

Prefix
An affix added to the front of a word is known as a prefix.it changes the
meaning of the word.

prefix Meaning Part of Speech Example

it is Used With
anti- against adjective Antisocial
He is a very social person
(he likes people).
He is a very antisocial
person (he doesn't like
people).
dis- not, verb Disappear
reverse, The man appeared suddenly
absence, (he was not here, now he is
separate, here).
remove The man disappeared
suddenly (he was here, then
he is not here).
en- to make, turns a noun into an Enrage
have, adjective The dog is full of rage (full
become of anger).
The enraged dog is barking
(the dog has been made
angry).
il- not adjective Illegal
Giving money to people is
legal (permitted by law).
 Stealing money from people
is illegal (not permitted by
law).
im- not adjective Impolite
The child is very polite
(acts in a correct way).
The child is very impolite
(acts in a bad way).
in- not adjective Incomplete
The assignment is complete
(finished).
The assignment is
incomplete (not finished).
ir- not adjective Irregular
The verb is regular (has a
pattern).
The verb is irregular (does
not have a pattern).
mis- wrong, bad verb Misread
I read the sentence
correctly.
I misread the sentence (not
correctly).
non- not noun / adjective Nonsense
That sentence makes sense
(is logical).
That sentence is nonsense
(is not logical).
ob- / op- against verb Oppose
I oppose violence (I do not
agree with violence).
pre- before verb / adjective / noun Prepare
I prepared for my trip to
Germany by learning some
useful German phrases.
un- not verb / adjective Unhappy
I am happy.
I am unhappy (not happy).
re- again verb Remarry
 I married in 1995. I
divorced in 1999. I
remarried in 2001 (married
again).
Ante- before Noun,Adjective,verb Anteroom

Antedate
Circum- Around Noun Circumstance

Co- With Noun,verb,Adjective Co-worker

De- opposite Noun,verb,Adjective Defrost, decaffeinated

Epi- Upon Noun Epicenter , episcope

Ex- Former Noun Ex. president, Ex. girlfriend

extra In Nouns Extra money , extra chair

addition to
the usual
or
expected
amount

Fore- Before Noun Forecast

Homo- Same Noun Homosexual

Hyper- Over, Noun , adjective Hyperactive

above
Infra- Beneath Nouns Infrastructure
Below
Inter- between nouns, verbs, Interact
adjectives
Intra- Within adjectives ,nouns Intranet

Macro- Large Adjectives, nouns Macroeconomics

Micro- small adjectives , nouns Microchip

Mid- Middle Nouns Mid-summer

Mono- Singular, adjectives , nouns Monolingual

one
Bi- Two adjectives , nouns Bilingual

Omni- everywhere Adjective omnipresent

everything
Para- beyond nouns , adjectives Paranormal

Post- After Verb , noun , Postpone

adjective
Semi- Half Noun Semicircle

Sub- Under Noun Submarine

Super- More,better Nouns , adjective , Superhero ,super star
bigger than verb
usual. Over
Therm- Heat Noun , verb Thermometer

Trans- across some adjectives Transport

relating to place
names
Tri- Three adjectives , nouns Triangle
Uni- One adjectives , nouns Unicycle
 Suffix
An affix added to the end of a word is known as a prefix.it changes the
meaning of the word and also it change the word class of this word.

Suffix Meaning Examples Word class

able, able, can do capable, agreeable, verb to adjective

ible visible
ade result of blockade, lemonade verb or noun to noun
action
age act of, state salvage, storage, added to root words (often
of, collection forage French) to form a noun
of
al relating to sensual, gradual, verb or noun to adjective
manual, natural
algia pain neuralgia noun
an, ian native of, American, Martian, noun to adjective
pertaining to antediluvian
ance, action, assistance, verb to noun
ancy process, allowance, defiance
state
ant performing, assistant, servant verb to noun
agent
ary, relating to, dictionary, bravery, noun or adjective
ery, ory quality, place dormitory, aviary,
where ordinary adjective to noun

adjective or noun to noun

ate cause, make liquidate, segregate noun or adjective to verb
cian having a magician, optician, noun
 specific skill physician
cule, very small molecule, miniscule, noun or adjective
ling
cy action, advocacy, hesitancy, noun
function prophecy, normalcy
dom quality, freedom, kingdom, noun
realm, office wisdom, thralldom
ee one who employee, nominee, noun
receives the refugee
action
en made of, silken, frozen, oaken, adjective or verb (ex:
make wooden, lighten widen)
ence, action, state difference, noun
ency of, quality conference, urgency
er, or on who, that baker, carpenter, noun
which brewer
escent in the adolescent, adjective or noun
process of obsolescent,
convalescent
ese a native of Javanese, noun or adjective
Vietnamese
esis, action, genesis, hypnosis, noun
osis process, neurosis, osmosis
condition
ess female poetess, goddess noun
et, ette small one, midget, octet, noun
group baronet,
fic making, scientific, specific adjective
causing
ful full of frightful, beautiful, adjective
helpful
fy make fortify, simplify verb
hood order, quality neighborhood, noun
motherhood
ic nature of, like metallic, heroic, adjective
poetic
ice condition, justice, malice noun
state, quality
id, ide something fluid, fluoride, torrid, noun or adjective
connected to canid
or belonging
to
ine having the feminine, masculine, adjective or noun
nature or medicine
characteristic
of
ion, act of, state contagion, infection, noun
sion, of, result of aversion
tion
ish origin, Spanish, foolish, noun to adjective (however,
nature, often the adjective is used
resembling as a noun. ex: "The
Spanish" meaning the
people of Spain)
ism system, alcoholism, noun
manner, feminism, heroism,
condition communism
ist one who, that pianist, elitist noun
which
verb to noun
ite nature of, dynamite, graphite, noun or adjective
quality of sulfite, neophyte
verb or adjective to
adjective or noun
ity, ty state of, captivity, clarity noun
quality
ive causing conclusive, festive, adjective or nouns derived
restive, abusive from adjectives
ize to make (like) emphasize, verb
anthropomorphize
less without worthless, mindless, adjective
guileless
ly like clearly, fearlessly adverb
ment act of, result contentment, noun
amendment
verb to noun
ness state of carelessness, adjective to noun
uselessness
oid like (often asteroid, tabloid, noun or adjective to noun
suggests anthropoid, or adjective that is similar
flawed or rhomboid, ovoid to or has the qualities of
partial the original word
resemblance)
(o)logy study, biology noun
science,
theory
S , es More than Actors , reaches Verb, noun
one,

with present
simple
Ed Past simple Walked Verb
Ing Doing Walking Verb
something
Ly How Perfectly and lately Adjective to adverb
something
happens