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Most common prefixes and suffixes

Heather Sanders
Heather Sanders

This document provides information about common prefixes and suffixes in the English language. It contains two tables - one listing common prefixes and their meanings, along with example words. The other table does the same for common suffixes. Some of the most frequent prefixes and suffixes account for 97% of prefixed and suffixed words respectively in printed school English.

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Most Common Prefixes Copyright 息 Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. This page may be photocopied for use with students. red_c2_ar_l04_commpre Name Date G R A P H I C O R G A N I Z E R anti- against antifreeze de- opposite defrost dis-* not, opposite of disagree en-, em- cause to encode, embrace fore- before forecast in-, im- in infield in-, im-, il-, ir-* not injustice, impossible inter- between interact mid- middle midway mis- wrongly misfire non- not nonsense over- over overlook pre- before prefix re-* again return semi- half semicircle sub- under submarine super- above superstar trans- across transport un-* not unfriendly under- under undersea *Most frequent. The four most frequent prefixes account for 97 percent of prefixed words in printed school English. Prefix Meaning Key Word From Teaching Reading Sourcebook: For Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade by Bill Honig, Linda Diamond, and Linda Gutlohn. 息 2000 by CORE. Reproduced by permission of Arena Press.
Most Common Suffixes Copyright 息 Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. This page may be photocopied for use with students. red_c2_ar_l04_commsuf Name Date G R A P H I C O R G A N I Z E R -able, -ible can be done comfortable -al, -ial having personal characteristics of -ed* past-tense verbs hopped -en made of wooden -er comparative higher -er, one who worker, actor -est comparative biggest -ful full of careful -ic having linguistic characteristics of -ing* verb form/ running present participle -ion, -tion, act, process occasion, attraction -ation, ition -ity, -ty state of infinity -ive, -ative, -itive adjective form plaintive of a noun -less without fearless -ly* characteristic of quickly -ment action or process enjoyment -ness state of, condition of kindness -ous, -eous, -ious possessing the joyous qualities of -s, -es* more than one books, boxes -y characterized by happy *Most frequent. The four most frequent suffixes account for 97 percent of suffixed words in printed school English. Suffix Meaning Key Word From Teaching Reading Sourcebook: For Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade by Bill Honig, Linda Diamond, and Linda Gutlohn. 息 2000 by CORE. Reproduced by permission of Arena Press.

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  • 1. Most Common Prefixes Copyright 息 Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. This page may be photocopied for use with students. red_c2_ar_l04_commpre Name Date G R A P H I C O R G A N I Z E R anti- against antifreeze de- opposite defrost dis-* not, opposite of disagree en-, em- cause to encode, embrace fore- before forecast in-, im- in infield in-, im-, il-, ir-* not injustice, impossible inter- between interact mid- middle midway mis- wrongly misfire non- not nonsense over- over overlook pre- before prefix re-* again return semi- half semicircle sub- under submarine super- above superstar trans- across transport un-* not unfriendly under- under undersea *Most frequent. The four most frequent prefixes account for 97 percent of prefixed words in printed school English. Prefix Meaning Key Word From Teaching Reading Sourcebook: For Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade by Bill Honig, Linda Diamond, and Linda Gutlohn. 息 2000 by CORE. Reproduced by permission of Arena Press.
  • 2. Most Common Suffixes Copyright 息 Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. This page may be photocopied for use with students. red_c2_ar_l04_commsuf Name Date G R A P H I C O R G A N I Z E R -able, -ible can be done comfortable -al, -ial having personal characteristics of -ed* past-tense verbs hopped -en made of wooden -er comparative higher -er, one who worker, actor -est comparative biggest -ful full of careful -ic having linguistic characteristics of -ing* verb form/ running present participle -ion, -tion, act, process occasion, attraction -ation, ition -ity, -ty state of infinity -ive, -ative, -itive adjective form plaintive of a noun -less without fearless -ly* characteristic of quickly -ment action or process enjoyment -ness state of, condition of kindness -ous, -eous, -ious possessing the joyous qualities of -s, -es* more than one books, boxes -y characterized by happy *Most frequent. The four most frequent suffixes account for 97 percent of suffixed words in printed school English. Suffix Meaning Key Word From Teaching Reading Sourcebook: For Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade by Bill Honig, Linda Diamond, and Linda Gutlohn. 息 2000 by CORE. Reproduced by permission of Arena Press.