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Prefixes and Suffixes


      

                                                     Prefixes

anti+social=antisocial
anti+nationa=antinational
auto+mati=automatic
auto+mobile=automobile
bene+fit=benefit
bene+factore=benefactor
de+fame=defame
de+moralise=demoralize
dis+connect=disconnect
dis+courage=discourage
ex+communicate=excommunicate
ex+principal=exprincipal
extra+ordinary=extraordinary
extra+vagant=extravagant
fore+tell=foretell
fore+cast=forecast
anti+government=antigovernment
anti+septic=antiseptic
auto+biography=autobiography
auto+graph=autograph
bene+ficent=beneficent
bene+volent=benevolent
de+control=decontrol
de+form=deform
dis+guise=disguise
dis+ability=disability
ex+president=expresident
ex+tract=extract
extra+marital=extramarital
extra+curriculum=extracurriculam
fore+knowledge=foreknowledge
in+visible=invisible
in+decent=indecent
il+literate=illiterate
il+logical=illogical
inter+national=interntional
inter+state=interstate
intra+venous=intravenous
inter+state=interstate
intr+venous=intravenous
intra+mural=intramural
im+mortal=immortal
im+possible=impossible
ir+regular=irregular
ir+rational=irrational
inter+cast=intercast
inter+university=interuniversity
intra+muscular=intramuscular
mal+function=malfunction
mal+nutrition=malnutrition
male+volent=malevolent
male+factor=malefactor
milli+gram=milligram
mini+ear=minicar
mis+rule=misrule
mis+mange=mismanage
mis+lead=mislead
mis+conduct=misconduct
mono+acting=monoacting
mono+poly=monopoly
multi+culoured=multicoloured
multi+national=multinational
multi+purpose=multipurpose
non+Stop=nonstop
non+sense=nonsense
non+vegetarian=nonvegetarian
over+joyed=overjoyed
over+ground=overground
post+war=postwar
post+graduate=postgraduate
pre+condition=precondition
pre+mature=premature
pre+fix=prefix
sub+way=subway
sub+standard=substandard
un+able=unable
un+happy=unhappy
well+informed=wellinformed
well+advised-welladvised
well+known=wellknown
well+wisher=wellwisher
ub+do=undo
                                                            Suffixes
Age: bond+age=bondage
Ship: mend+ship=mendship
Ness: dark+ness=darkness
ty: real+ity=reality
let: book+let=booklet
an:  india+an=Indian
er/or/ar: act+or=actor
write+er=writer
al: arrive=al=arrival
ling: dar+ling=darling
al:  propose+al=proposal
ster: young+ster=youngster
eer: engine+eer=engineer
al: nation+al=national
culture+al=cultural
able: practice+able=practicable
love+able=loveable
ed: cakk+ed=called
en: gold+en=golden
cal: electric+cal=electrical
ous: danger+ous=dangerous
ive: progreea+ive=progressive
y: health+y=healthy
ward: on +ward=onward
less: meaning+less=meaningless
wise: subject+wise=subjectwise
ize: hospital+ize=hospitalize
ity: beauty+ity=beautity


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