پیشوندها و پسوندها(suffixes and prefixes)
| EXAMPLES | COMMON PREFIXES | EXAMPLES | NOUN SUFFIXES |
|---|---|---|---|
| anti-war, anti-climax | -anti | baggage, shortage | age- |
| autobiography, automobile | -auto | arrival, approval | al- |
| co-worker, co-operate | -co | reliance, defence | ance- ence- |
| counterattack, counterpoint | -counter | kingdom, boredom | dom- |
| devalue, demotivate | -de | trainee, teacher, director | ee- er- or- |
| disagree, disconnect | -dis | brotherhood, childhood | hood- |
| downgrade, downhearted | -down | socialism, socialist | ism- ist- |
| ex-chairman, ex-member | -ex | equality, cruelty | ity- ty- |
| extraordinary, extracurricular | -extra | amazement, management | ment- |
| hyperactive, hypertension | -hyper | kindness, happiness | ness- |
| illegal, illiterate | -il | robbery, entry | ry- |
| impossible, impractical | -im | friendship, membership | ship- |
| insecure, inactive | -in | population, inversion, complexion | tion- sion- xion- |
| interactive, interchange | -inter | EXAMPLES | VERB SUFFIXES |
| irresponsible, irrational | -ir | dominate, irritate | ate- |
| mal-education, mal-function | -mal | harden, shorten | en- |
| megabyte, megadeal | -mega | identify, justify | ify- |
| midday, midnight | -mid | visualise, realize | ise- ize- |
| mini-computer, mini-library | -mini | EXAMPLES | ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES |
| misinform, mislead | -mis | washable, flexible | able- ible- |
| non-stop, non- smoking | -non | formal, approval | al- |
| oversleep, overcharge | -over | broken, wooden | en- |
| outdo, outrun | -out | exciting, bored | ing- ed- |
| postmodernism, postgraduate | -post | forgetful, hopeless | ful- less- |
| prehistoric, prejudge | -pre | significant, efficient | ant- ent- |
| pro-democracy, proactive | -pro | classic, chemical, realistic | ic- ical- istic- |
| rewrite, rebuild | -re | childish, British | ish- |
| semi-circle, semi-final | -semi | active, productive | ive- |
| subdivide, subcontract | -sub | Canadian, Bangladeshi, Japanese | ian- i- ese- |
| super-computer, supermodel | -super | tiresome, irksome | some- |
| telecommunication, telephone | -tele | daily, monthly | ly- |
| transatlantic, transplant | -trans | famous, nervous | ous- |
| ultramodern, ultrasound | -ultra | cloudy, primary | y- ary- |
| undo | --un | EXAMPLES | ADVERB SUFFIXES |
| undervalue, underestimate | -under | easily, slowly | ly- |
| upgrade, upshift | -up | downwards, upwards | ward ward(s)- |
| vice-president, vice-chairman | -vice | clockwise, edgewise | wise- |