WORD FORMATION TABLE OF ALL PREFIXES AND SUFFXES (Elementary-Advanced) Mã A619873

WORD FORMATION NEGATIVE PREFIXES MEANING ADDED TO: EXAMPLES UN- "the opposite of" adjectives unfair "not" participles unassuming/ unexpected ____SUPPORTIVE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NON- "not" various classes non-smoker non-drip (paint) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IN- (as for -UN) adjectives insane DIS- (as for- UN) adjectives disloyal verbs dislike abstract nouns disfavour ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A- "lacking in" adjectives amoral nouns asymmetry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ REVERSE OR PRIVATIVE PREFIXES

MEANING ADDED TO: EXAMPLES UN- "to reverse action" verbs untie "to deprive of" unhorse -desarzonar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DE- "to reverse action" verbs defrost abstract nouns deforestation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DIS- (as for UN-) verbs disconnect participles discoloured nouns discontent ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEJORATIVE PREFIXES

MEANING ADDED TO: EXAMPLES MIS- "wrongly" verbs misinform "astray" abstract nouns misconduct participles misleading ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MAL- "badly" verbs maltreat abstract nouns malfunction participles malformed adjectives malodorous ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PSEUDO- "false, nouns pseudonym imitation" adjectives pseudonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PREFIXES OF DEGREE OR SIZE

MEANING ADDED TO: EXAMPLES ARCH- "highest, nouns archduke worst" (mainly human) arch-enemy -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SUPER- "above, nouns superman more than, supermarket better" adjectives supernatural ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - OUT- "to do something verbs outrun faster, longer, (mainly intrans) outlive etc than ..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PREFIX MEANING ADDED TO: EXAMPLES SUR- "over and above" nouns surtax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUB- "lower than, less adjectives subhuman, than" substandard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OVER- "too much" verbs overeat participles overdressed adjectives overconfident ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNDER- "too little" verbs undercook participles underprivileged ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HYPER- "extremely" adjectives hypercritical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ULTRA- "extremely, adjectives ultra-violet beyond" ultra-modern ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MINI- little" nouns miniskirt …