Prefix and Suffix For Class 5

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Prefixes and suffixes help us to learn enhanced language skills in vocabulary easily.

1. Prefix

Prefix are the letters or a set of words that are added before a word to make a new word. Therefore, it always have same meanings whatever the base is added.

For example:-

Prefix is ‘-re’

Reappear means “to appear again”
Reconstruction means “to reconstruct again”
Rebuild means “to build again”

Study the prefix in the table below.

Prefix	Meaning	Examples
ante-	before, prior to, front	antebellum, antechamber, anterior
auto-	self, one's self, yourself	autobiography, autograph, autonomy
circum -	around, go around	circumnavigate, circumscribe, circumvent
co-	jointly, with, together	coexist, copilot, coworker
com-	together, with	commiserate, compartment, community
con-	with, together	confound, confluence, conversation
en-	put into, surround	encase, endow, envelope
exo-	out, outer	exhale, extend, exoskeleton
extra-	beyond, more	extracurricular, extraterrestrial, extravert
hetero-	different, not the same	heterogeneous, heterosexual, heterocyst
homo-	same, not different	homogenize, homophone, homosexual
a-	lacking, without, not	amoral, atheist, abiotic
ab-	away, removed, not	abnormal, abstract, absent
an-	without, not, lacking	anaerobic, anacoustic, anhydrous
anti-	against, opposing, contrary to	antibiotic, antifreeze, antisocial
counter-	opposing, contrary to, against	counterproposal, counteroffer, counter-attack
de-	reverse, undo, remove	deactivate, de-ice, deplane
dis-	remove, separate, apart from	disagree, disapprove, disconnect
ex-	away from, former, lacking	ex-husband, ex-wife, ex-boss
il-	not, lacking, without	illegal, illegible, illogical
im-	without, not, lacking	impossible, improper, impermeable
in-	no, without, lacking	injustice, incomplete, invisible
ir-	not, non, opposite	irreversible, irreplaceable, irregular
non-	not, lacking, without	nonexistent, nonfiction, nonnegotiable
un-	opposite, not, lacking	unkind, unresponsive, unruly
hyper-	extreme, beyond	hyperactive, hyperspace, hypertension,
inter-	between, in the midst of, among	intermittent, intersect, interstate
mega -	large, massive	megaphone, megadose, megabyte
micro-	small, tiny	microcosm, microphone, microscope
mid-	middle. midpoint	midnight, midseason, midterm
mis-	incorrect, bad, wrongful	misappropriate, misunderstand, misuse
mono-	one, singular	monogamous, monotone, monochrome
over-	too much, excessive	overcook, overdone, overwrought
post-	after	postdate, postscript, post-war
pre-	before, prior to	prefix, preliminary, preschool
re-	again, do over	reconsider, re-evaluate, rewrite
semi-	partial, somewhat, less than fully	semiconductor, semester, semi-retired
sub-	below, beneath	subjugate, submarine, sub-par
trans-	across, change	transferrence, transgender, translate
inter	between, connected	interrelated, interact
intra	within	intra-generational, intramuscular
kilo	thousand	kilogram, kilometer, kilowatt
macro	large	macroeconomics, macro-scale
mal	bad, badly	malfunction, malpractice
micro	small	micro-economics, micro-scale
mid	middle	midway, midsummer
mis	wrongly, incorrect	mistake, mistranslate, misunderstanding
semi	partly, half	semicircle, semi-organic, semi-precious, semifinals
sub	part of something, under, beneath,	subway, submarine, subsection
super	above or bigger	superpower, supersonic, superstar

2. Suffix

A suffix is a letter or group of letters that are added after a word to form a new word and change its meaning.

For example:-

Suffix is ‘-en’

Sharpen
Strengthen
Loosen

Study suffixes from the table below.

Suffix	Meaning	Example
-ate	do	captivate, annihilate, exterminate
-en	do	broaden, awaken, strengthen
-er	do	chatter, glitter, glimmer
-ish	do	publish, nourish, punish, banish
-fy	make	rectify, simplify, amplify
-ize	become	humanize, organize, socialize, legalize
-able	capable of being	presentable, readable, believable
-al	belonging to	legal, local, mental, mortal, fatal, musical
-ar	quality	familiar, regular, circular
-ed	quality	gifted, talented, learned, cultured
-en	made of	golden, wooden, woolen, leaden
-ful	notable for	beautiful, wonderful, doubtful
-ible	capable of	admissible, divisible, sensible
-ic	pertaining to	allergic, mythic, domestic, historic
-ish	belonging to	selfish, Turkish, Irish, Polish, childish
-istic	characterized by an attribute	fantastic, pessimistic, optimistic, sarcastic
-ile	having the nature of	fragile, juvenile, servile
-ian/an	belonging to	Indian, American, Russian, Victorian
-ive	having the nature of	creative, punitive, divisive, decisive
-less	without	fearless, helpless, endless, tireless
-ous	characterized by an attribute	studious, pious, religious, joyous
-y	characterized by	smelly, healthy, greedy, wealthy
acy	state or quality	privacy, fallacy, delicacy
-al	act or process of	refusal, recital, rebuttal
-ance, -ence	state or quality of	maintenance, eminence, assurance
-dom	place or state of being	freedom, kingdom, boredom
-er, -or	one who	trainer, protector, narrator
-ism	doctrine, belief	communism, narcissism, skepticism
-ist	one who	chemist, narcissist, plagiarist
-ity, -ty	quality of	inactivity, veracity, parity, serenity
-ment	condition of	argument, endorsement, punishment
-ness	state of being	heaviness, sadness, rudeness, testiness
-ship	position held	fellowship, ownership, kinship, internship
age	a condition	leakage, bondage, marriage
-al	an action	denial, removal, approval
-ar	one who performs the action	beggar, liar, scholar
ee	one who performs an action	interviewee, internee, employee, nominee
-er	one who performs the action	reader, driver, maker, painter
-hood	state of being	boyhood, childhood, manhood
-ion	condition	union, opinion
-ism	doctrine or belief	marxism, Sufism, egotism
-ist	one who is something	dentist, chemist, Marxist, atheist
-ice	the result of an action	service, cowardice
-logy	theory	biology, geology, ecology
-ment	the condition of an action	acknowledgement, punishment, agreement
-on/en/an	doer	artisan, citizen, surgeon
-ness	state of being	sadness, happiness, rudeness, business
-nce	state	brilliance, endurance, obidience
-ship	position held	internship, partnership, kinship
-sion	state of being	illusion, inclusion, extension