ad (ac, af, al, an, ap, ar, as, at) = to. ante (ant, anti), fore, pre, pro = before. anti (ant), contra (contro, counter), ob (o, obs, oc, of, op) = against, opposite to. bi (bis), dis (di), du (duo) = two, twice. = con (co, cog, col, com, cor) with, together. dis (di, dif) = asunder, apart, opposite of. dis, in, un not, to undo. = en (em, el) = in, into, on, to make. extra, hyper, out, over, preter, super, sur, ultra over, beyond. hypo, subter, under under beneath. = in (ig, il, ir, im) not, in, into, on. = per (par, pel) = through, thoroughly. pro (pol, pur) = for, forth, forward. sub (suc, suf, sug, sur, sus, sup) = under, after. ess, ix, ine =feminine. able, ible, uble, ileable or fit to be, worthy. = ac, aceous, acious, al, an, ane, ar, ary, el, ene, en, ic, ical, id, ile, ory, tious of, like, pertaining to. aceous, acious, ous, ose, some, ulent, y = consisting of. acy, age, ate, dom, head, hood, rick, ry, ship, wick = office of. acy, ance, ancy, ate, dom, hood, ism, ity, mony, th, ty, tude, ness being, state of being. = age, al, ance, ancy, dom, ence, ion, ment, ness, ure=act of, state of being. age, ary, ery, ive, ory, ry = place where, that which. an, ant, ar, ard, ary, ate, ean, ee, eer, ent, er, ian, ic, ier, ist, ite, ive, or, st, ster = one who. age, ery, ry collection of. ate, en, fy, ise, ize, ish cle, cule, el, = = to make. en, erel, et, ette, ie, isk, kin, let, ling, lock, y little, small. ent, er, ive, ment, mony, or, ory, ure = that which. ern, ward, wards in the direction of. = ery, ic, ics, ism, ry, ure = art of, doctrine, practice of. ical, ic, ish, like, ly, wise, y = like, resembling. NOTE. The meaning of prefixes and suffixes is often too obscure to be fully understood by pupils. |