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A List of prefixes, suffixes and roots

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panperproquadrquinreretrosesemiseptsexsub-,<br />

suc, suf-, sur-,sug-,<br />

sussupersyn-,<br />

symteletetratrans-,<br />

tratriultraununi-<br />

pantheist<br />

perceive<br />

promote<br />

quadrupled<br />

quintuplet<br />

reorganize<br />

retrograde<br />

select<br />

semiannual<br />

septuplet<br />

sextant<br />

supplant<br />

supersede<br />

synchronize<br />

telegraph<br />

tetrameter<br />

traverse<br />

triple<br />

ultramodern<br />

unnatural<br />

unilateral<br />

all<br />

all<br />

through, thoroughly, very<br />

in favor <strong>of</strong>, advancing<br />

four<br />

five<br />

backward, again<br />

backward<br />

apart<br />

half<br />

seven<br />

six<br />

under, below, slightly<br />

above, beyond<br />

with, together<br />

distance<br />

four<br />

across, beyond, through<br />

three<br />

beyond, farther<br />

not<br />

one<br />

Common Suffixes<br />

Suffix Example Meaning<br />

-able, -ible<br />

-acy<br />

-age<br />

durable, visible<br />

piracy, privacy<br />

breakage, orphanage<br />

-al<br />

-ance, -ence<br />

-ant<br />

-arium, -orium<br />

-ary<br />

rental, abdominal<br />

insurance, competence<br />

reliant, servant<br />

aquarium, auditorium<br />

dictionary, elementary<br />

able<br />

quality, state, <strong>of</strong>fice<br />

pertaining to; also a nounforming<br />

suffix<br />

adjective- or noun-forming<br />

suffix<br />

adjective- or noun-forming<br />

suffix<br />

adjective- or noun-forming<br />

suffix<br />

-ate<br />

-ation, -ition<br />

-cle, -icle<br />

-esque<br />

activate, animate<br />

creation, condition<br />

corpuscle, denticle<br />

picturesque<br />

place, instrument<br />

pertaining to, connected<br />

with<br />

verb-forming suffix<br />

combination <strong>of</strong> -ate <strong>and</strong> -<br />

ion used for forming nouns

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