Easy translation with prefixes
Prefixes are a letter or group of letters that, unlike a suffix, are added to the beginning of a word. Prefixes change translations and meanings of words. For example, the prefix un or u – n could mean not, remove, or opposite. Also, by adding the prefix un to the word happy, the word unhappy is made, which means sad, which is the opposite of happiness.
Common English Prefixes
Use of extensions
Suffix is A letter or group of letters that is usually added to the end of a word. Knowing just a few basic words in English can help you understand the translation of hundreds of other words. A root word is the simplest form of a word. Do not forget that learning the translation and meanings of the most used English suffixes as well as the most used English prefixes will help you a lot in translating the unknown English words you encounter. Suffixes in English change the meaning or grammatical role of the root of words.
Common English suffixes
The most commonly used prefixes
Prefix Meaning Example
a-, an- without – amoral, atypical
ante- before – antecedent, antenatal
anti- against – anti-establishment
auto- self – autopilot
circum- around – circumvent
co- with – با co-conspirator, co-pilot
com-, con- with – companion, contact
contra- against – contradiction
de- off – delist, devalue
dis- not – disappear
en- put into – enclose, envelop
ex- out of, former – extract, ex-governor
extra- beyond, more than – extracurricular
hetero- different – heterosexual
homo- same – homonym, homophone
hyper- over, more – hyperactive
il-, im-, in-, ir- not, without – illegal, impractical, inconsiderate, irresponsible
in- into – insert
inter- between – internet, intersection,
intra- inside – intranet, intravenous
macro- large – macronutrients
micro- small – microscope
mono- one – monocle
non- not, without – nonentity, nonstarter,
omni- all, every – omnipresent, omniscient
post- after – post-mortem
pre-, pro- before, forward – precede, project
sub- under – submarine, substandard
syn- same time – synchronize
super- above – supervisor, superhuman
trans- across – transmit
tri- three – tripod, triceratops
un- not – undone, unfinished,
uni- one – unicorn, unilaterally
The most commonly used extensions
EXAMPLE MEANING SUFFIX
democracy, accuracy, lunacy state or quality -acy
remedial, denial, trial, criminal the action or process of -al
nuisance, ambience, tolerance state or quality of -ance, -ence
freedom, stardom, boredom place or state of being -dom
reader, creator, interpreter, inventor, collaborator, teacher person or object that does a specified action -er, -or
Judaism, skepticism, escapism doctrine, belief -ism
Geologist, protagonist, sexist, scientist, theorist, communist person or object that does a specified action -ist
extremity, validity, enormity quality of -ity, -ty
enchantment, argument condition -ment
heaviness, highness, sickness state of being -ness
friendship, hardship, internship position held -ship
position, promotion, cohesion state of being -sion, -tion
mediate, collaborate, create become -ate
sharpen, strengthen, loosen become -en
justify, simplify, magnify, satisfy make or become -ify, -fy
publicize, synthesise, hypnotise become -ise, -ize
softly, slowly, happily, crazily, madly related to or quality -ly
towards, afterwards, backwards, inward direction -ward, -wards
otherwise, likewise, clockwise in relation to -wise
edible, fallible, incredible, audible capable of being -able, -ible
fiscal, thermal, herbal, colonial having the form or character of -al
We hope you found this article useful and that we were able to introduce you to common English prefixes and suffixes
