Learning English Grammar

AFFIXES

AFFIXES

Prefixes
- can be considered a syllable attached to the beginning of a word that can alter or change the meaning of the word

ante - (before)
Examples : antecedent

anti - (against)
Examples : anti-abortion, antioxidants

auto - (self)
Examples : autobiography, automobile

bene - (good)
Examples : beneficial

bi - (two)
Examples : bicycle, bilingual, bisexual

de - (away,from)
Examples : desert (from the army)

dis - (not / opposite to / apart)
Examples : disintegrate, disinterested, disqualified

eu - (good, well)
Examples : eulogy

ex - (out)
Examples : exit, exterior

hetero - (different)
Examples : heterogenous, heterosexual,

homo - (same)
Examples : homogeneous, homosexual

hyper - (above, excessive)
Examples : hyperactive, hypertension

hypo - (below, under)
Examples : hypodermic, hypothalamus

il - (not)
Examples : illegal,

im - (not)
Examples : imperfect, impossible

in - (not)
Examples : incredible

intra - (between)
Examples : intravenous

ir - (not)
Examples : irrelevant, irregular, irresponsible

macro - (large)
Examples : macroeconomics

mal - (bad)
Examples : malnourished, maltreatment

micro - (small)
Examples : microscope

mis - (wrong or wrongly, hate)
Examples : misinterpreted, misprint, misunderstood

mono - (one)
Examples : monochromatic, monocle, monologued

multi - (many)
Examples : multiple, multimedia, multitasking

non - (not / without)

Examples : nonacademic, nonentity, nonsense