Prefixes and Suffixes

Re-

again

Pre-

before, earlier than, ahead

#NAME?

without (not -a-)

#NAME?

full of or characterized by

-aud-

hear

-phon-

sound

-spect-

to look out for, await

prefix

a word that comes at the beginning

suffix

a word that comes at the end

root word

the main word

dis-

negation, lack, removal

un-

not

#NAME?

past tense (verbs) or form adjectives from nouns

mob-/mot-/mov-

move

-tract-

draw, drag out, pull

-vinc-/-vict-

conquer

con-

with, together

mis-

bad, wrongly

#NAME?

state, quality, act

#NAME?

quality of, state of, measure of

#NAME?

able to be

-dict-

say

-vis-/-vid-

see (not spect)

-form-

shape

-spect-

look, see (not vis/vid)

-omni-

all

-a-

without (not less)

-anti-

against

-micro-

small

-logy-

science

-phobia-

fear