Prefixes and Suffixes
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Most Common Prefixes
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Name Date
G R A P H I C O R G A N I Z E R
anti- against antifreeze
de- opposite defrost
dis-* not, opposite of disagree
en-, em- cause to encode, embrace
fore- before forecast
in-, im- in infield
in-, im-, il-, ir-* not injustice, impossible
inter- between interact
mid- middle midway
mis- wrongly misfire
non- not nonsense
over- over overlook
pre- before prefix
re-* again return
semi- half semicircle
sub- under submarine
super- above superstar
trans- across transport
un-* not unfriendly
under- under undersea
*Most frequent. The four most frequent prefixes account for 97 percent of prefixed
words in printed school English.
Prefix Meaning Key Word
From Teaching Reading Sourcebook: For Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade by Bill Honig, Linda Diamond, and Linda Gutlohn. © 2000 by CORE.
Reproduced by permission of Arena Press.
Most Common Suffixes
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Name Date
G R A P H I C O R G A N I Z E R
-able, -ible can be done comfortable
-al, -ial having personal
characteristics of
-ed* past-tense verbs hopped
-en made of wooden
-er comparative higher
-er, one who worker, actor
-est comparative biggest
-ful full
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