Category

Prefix

Meaning

Example

Numbers

semi-
uni-, mono-
bi-
tri-
quad-, tetra-
quint-, pent-
sext-, hex-
sept-, hept-
octo-
nono-
deca-
kilo-
multi-, poly-
pan-

half
one
two
three
four
five
six
seven
eight
nine
ten
thousand
many
all

semi-circle
uniform, monoplane
bicycle
tricycle
quadrilateral, tetrahedron
quintuplet, pentagon
sextuplet, hexagon
septuplet, heptathlon
octopus
nonogon
decade
kilometer, kilogram
multi-colored, polygon
pan-American

Location

sub-, sup-
ante-
ultra-
con-, co-, col-, com-

under
before(front)
beyond, past
with, together

submarine, support
antechamber
ultraviolet
connect, coworker, collect, compress

Time

post-
pre-
*re-

after
before
again

postwar
prewar
rewrite

Direction

*re-
circum-
trans-
de-
*in-, im-
ex-, e-
inter-
*pro-

back
around
across
down, reversing
in
out, from
between, among
forward

return
circumference
transport
decrease
include, import
export, emit
international
progress

Negative

un-,*in-, im-, il-, ir-
non-
dis-
mis-, mal-

not

not
negative
wrong
bad, badly

unhappy, incorrect, impolite, illegal, irresponsible
nonstop
disagree
misunderstand
maladjusted

Beliefs or Actions

*pro-
anti-
counter-, contra-
ultra-
super-
hyper-

for, on the side of
against, opposite
against, opposite, in return
excessive, beyond
beyond, excessive
excessively

pro-abortion
anti-abortion
counterattack, contradict
ultraconservative
superman
hyperactive

Size

macro-
micro-

large
small

macroeconomics
Micronesia

Nouns

Meaning

Adjectives

Meaning

-er, -or, -ar

a person/thing that does something

*-y

has, is full of

-ist

person involved in

-ful

has, is full of

-ess

woman who does something

-less

doesn't have, without

-ee

person who receives

-ive

always does s.th.

*ant, -ent

person/thing that does something

*-ant, -ent

always does s.th.               

*-al

*-en

made out of

*-y

-able, -ible

can

-ism

*-ly, -ish, -like

like, similar to

-dom

*-al, -ic, -ical

about, pertaining to

-ure

-ary

-ity

-ous

-ness

-ment

-ship

-ance, -ence

-tion, -sion, -cion

Verbs

Meaning

Adverbs

Meaning

*-en

make/cause something to be/do

*-ly

in a _____ way               

-ize, -ise

make/cause something to be/do

-ward

in the direction of               

-ify

make/cause something to be/do

-wise

in the direction of, on the topic of

Root

Meaning

Root

Meaning

-vid-, -vis-

see

-port-

carry, bring

-spect-

see,watch,look

-mit-, -miss-

send

-scope-

see

-fer-

carry,bring,go

-mov-, -mot(e)

move

-sens-, -sent-

feel

-vert-, -vers(e)

turn

-dic-, -dict-

say, tell

-ven(e)-, -vent-

come

-clus-, -clud(e)

close,shut

-gress-

go

-sta-

stay

-it-

go

-serv(e)

save, serve, help

-vad(e), -vas-

go

-fort-, -forc(e)

strong,strength