Affixes Part II

                  Affixes

An affix is a syllable put at the beginning or end of a word or root, to change its meaning. A prefix comes a. beginning of a word, a suffix comes at the end of a word. Following are lists of some of the most Important pre and suffixes used in English

                                 PREFIXES

hypo-	under, too	hypoactive, hypochondriac, hypodermic, hypotenuse
il-	not	illegal, illogical, illegible, illiterate
im-	into	immerse, immigrate, implant, impale
im-	not	immovable, immobile, immaculate, impartial
in- in-	into	intake, inhale, include, incision
	not	inactive, incorrect, indecent, informal
infra-	below	infrared, infrahuman, infraglacial, infrastructure
inter-	between, among	international, interurban, intermission, interjection
intra-, intro-	within	intramural, introduce, introvert, introspective
it	not	irregular, irreverent, irrational, irrelevant
iso-	equal, same	isobar, isometric, isotope, isosceles
kilo	1,000	kilocycle, kilogram, kilometer, kilowatt
macro-	large, long	macron, macroscopic, macrometer, macrocosm
mega-	large	megalomania, megaphone, megalith, megaton
meta-	change	metaphor, metamorphic, metabolism, metastasis
meta-	beyond	metaphysics, metapsychosis, metabiological, metachrome
micro-	small	microscopic; microphone, micrometer, microfilm
milli-	1/1,000	millimeter, milligram, millisecond, milliwatt
mis-	wrong	misspell, misdeed, misinterpret, misbehave
mono-	one	monarch, monocle, monorail, monotone
multi-	many	multitude, multimillionaire, multicolored, multilateral
neo-	new, modern	neologism, neophyte, neolithic, neonate
non-	not	nonstop, nonsense, nonentity, nonpolitical
non-, novem-	nine	nonagon, November, novena, novennial
ob-	against, opposite	objection, obstacle, obstruct, obverse
octa-, octo-	eight	octagon, octopus, October, octogenarian
olig-	few	oligarchy, oligopoly, oligochrome, oligocarpous
omni-	all	omnipotent, omnivorous, omniscient, omnibus
pan-	all	pandemonium, Pan-American, pandemic, panorama
para-	beside;	paragraph, parallel, parasite, paraphrase
pen-, pene-	almost	peninsula, penannular, penultimate, peneplain
penta-	five	pentagon, Pentecost, pentameter, pentad
per-	throughout, thoroughly	pervade, perpetual, permanent, perforate
peni-	around, near, about	periscope, perimeter, periphery, perigee
poly-	many	polygon, polysyllable, polygamy, polytheism
post-	after	postscript, postpone, postdate, posterity
pre-	before	predict, presume, precede, premeditate
pro-	before	prognosis, program, progenitor, prophesy
pro-	in place of	pronoun, pronominal, proconsul, proconsulate
pro-	forward	project, propel, progress, promenade
pro-	in favour of	proslavery, pro-American, pro-liberal, proponent
pro-	in front	prologue, proboscis, program, proseminar
proto-	first	protozoa, prototype, protoplasm, protocol
pseudo-	false	pseudonym, pseudopod, pseudo-event, pseudoscience
quad-, quart-, quatr-	four	quadruplet, quadruped, quarter, quatrain
quasi-	seemingly, partly, as if	quasi-humorous, quasi-historical, quasi-judicial,
	quasi-legislative
quin-	five	quintet, quintuplet, quintuple, quintessence
re-	back	refund, retract, repay, remit
re-	again	reread, rearrange,rediscover, reabsorb
retro-	back	retrorocket, retroactive, retrograde, retrospection
semi-	half	semicircle, semiannual, semiconscious, semifinals
sept-	seven	September, septennial, septet, septuagenarian
sesqui-	one and a half	sesquilateral, sesquicentennial, sesquioxide, sesquipedalian

sub-	under, below	submarine, subsoil, submerge, subterranean
super-	over	supersede, supernatural, superheat, supercilious
sym-	to9ether, with	sympathy, symphony, symmetry, symposium
syn-	together, with	synonym, synthesis, synopsis, synchronous
tetra-	four	tetragonal, tetrameter, tetrarchy, tetrachloride
trans-	across, over	transfer, transmit, transit, transcontinental
tri-	three	triangle, tricycle, trigonometry, triad
ultra-	beyond	ultraviolet, ultramodern, ultranationalism, ultrasonic
un-	not	unsafe, unsure, unreliable, unmanned
uni-	one	unit, unicycle, unify, unique
vice-	in place of	vice-president, vice-principal, vice-admiral, viceroy