PREFEXIS AND SUFFIXES

PREFIXES

a- atypical
de- dehydrate
dis- discourage
ill- illdefined
mal- malformed
mis- misuse
non- noninvasive
over- overdose
self- selfservice
un- unsuspected
under- underestimate
out- outnumber
im- impossible / imbalance


SUFFIXES

-able/-ible valuable / tangible
-age percentage
-al electrical
-ance maintenance
-ant/-ent resistant / independent
-tion operation
-dom freedom
-ee employee
-ed associated
-en golden
-er painter
-ful careful
-ian politician
-ic workaholic
-ish bluish
-ist urologist
-ity mortality
-less painless
-ly carefully
-ness cleanliness
-th seventh, eighth, etc.