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Prefixes & Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dis-, in-, im-, non-, un-, | not; the opposite of |
| -mis | wrong |
| re- | do again |
| pre- | before |
| post- | after |
| -ful | full of |
| -less | without |
| -ing | acting or process |
| -able | capable of being |
| -er | more; person doing an action |
| -ed | happened in the past |
| -sion, -tion, -ment, -ness | state of being |
| -s | more than one |
| discontinue | do not continue |
| incorrect | not correct |
| impossible | not possible |
| unsafe | not safe |
| nonliving | not living |
| misbehave | not behaving |
| reread | read again |
| prepay | pay before |
| postseason | after the season ends |
| beautiful | full of beauty |
| painless | without pain |
| likeable | capable of being liked |
| teacher | someone who teaches |
| tension | state of being tense |
| bunnies | more than one bunny |
| inter- | between or among |
| trans- | to move across or change |
| ex- | out of, from |
| circu- | circle or around |
| fore- | before or front |
| poly- | many |
| anti- | against |
| est- | most |
| ish- | relating to something |
| -ous | full of |
| -ant | a person that does something |
| -arium | a place for something |