50 Examples of Prefixes and Suffixes in English

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Suffixes

The suffix, which is a letter or a collection of letters used to create a new word in English and can be put at the end of the desired word, can be converted into a different word when added to any word. While the meaning of this converted word will not be much different, it will be structurally different, you can see that a word that is a verb is an adjective.

This subject is a must-learn for anyone who wants to learn new words in English because once you learn this subject, you will be able to learn words in groups and save time.

Here are Common Suffix List, Meaning and Examples

Suffix	Meaning	Example
–age	A result	Wreckage
–ance	An action os state	Importance
-ant	A person	Assistant
–ee	A person	Referee
-ence	An action or state	Difference
-er / –or	A person	Teacher
–ery	A type or place of work	Bakery
–ess	Makes a feminine form	Waitress

Suffix	Meaning	Example
-ful	As much as will fill	Spoonful
–ism	A belief or condition	Judaism
–ist	A person	Florist
–ment	An action or state	Measurement
–ness	A quality or state	happiness
Suffix	Meaning	Example

Prefixes

Prefixes, consisting of syllables or syllables added to the beginning of a word or the root of a word, to change the meaning of another word, enable English-speaking people to create new words and make these newly created words easy to understand. Learning these prefixes, which make English quite colorful and somewhat complex, helps you learn new words. For this reason, you should learn these prefixes and the meanings they add to the sentence.

un-	opposite	uncover, unlock, unsafe, unemployment
trans-	across; move between	transatlantic, transcend, transfer, transact, transport
super-	above	supersonic, superstar, supernatural, superstore
sub-	under	submarine, subtext, substandard, substitute, subversive
semi-	half	semicircle, semiprecious, semicolon, semifinal
re-	again; back	rewrite, reread, return
pre-	before	preview, pretest, prevent, preplan
over-	too much	overload, overdo, overact, overboard, overdose
non-	not	nonsense, nonverbal, nonstick, nonspecific
mis-	wrongly	misjudge, misinterpret, misguided, mismatch, misplace
mid-	middle	midterm, Midwest, midstream, midway, midnight
inter-	between, among	interstate, international, intermission, intermingle, interface
in- , im-, ir-	into; not	invade, implant, imperfect, immoral, inedible, incapable, irregular, irresponsible, irritate
fore-	before	foreshadow, foresight, foreseeable, forecast, foreground