Prefixes List A t0 Z Pdf!
What are Prefixes?
Prefixes are the letters that sit before a stem to make new words. These letters are also called affixes. Affixes generally have no meaning on their own but can form meaningful words by sitting before/after the stems. In the case of prefixed words, affixes sit before the stems of the words. Here you will get prefixes list a to z PDF.
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PREFIXES LIST A TO Z IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR
Here are the most used prefixes list is given, you can download this list at the bottom.
Anti- (against)
antidote — a cure that acts against poison
antihero — an unlikely hero, a hero who goes against the norm
Astro- (star)
astronomy – the study of stars
astronaut – a person trained to travel to the stars
Ambi- (both)
ambidextrous — capable of using both your right and left hands
ambivalent — open to both or multiple interpretations of something
Bi- (two)
biannual — two times a year
bicycle — a vehicle with two wheels
binoculars — a viewing instrument with two lenses
Co- (together)
cohabitate — live together
cooperate — work together
Con- (against or opposite)
contradict — to say the opposite thing as someone else
confront — to go against someone or something
De- (down)
descend — to go down
deflate — to be emptied, taken down
Dis- (opposite or not)
disappear — to do the opposite of appear; to vanish
dissatisfied — not satisfied
Em- (to make or put into)
empower — to make powerful
embrace — to put into a hug
Extra- (more than)
extraordinary — more than ordinary, special
extravagant — more elaborate than it needs to be
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Fore- (before or front)
foresee — to see before it happens
forehead — the front of the head
Hetero- (different)
heterosexual — attracted to a different sex
heterogeneous — used to describe a group of many different things
Hind- (after or back)
hindsight — to see or understand after something happened
hindquarters — back legs of an animal
Homo- (same)
homogeneous — of the same kind
homosexual — attracted to the same sex
homonym — two words that are pronounced the same
Im- (opposite or not)
impossible — not possible
impractical — not practical
In- (opposite or not)
incomplete — not complete
incompatible — not compatible
Inter- (between)
international — between nations
interactive — action between people or objects
Mal- (bad or wrong)
malfunction — functions wrongly
malicious — bad or evil
Mid- (middle)
midpoint — the middle point
midnight — the middle of the night
Mis- (wrong)
misfit — a person whose attitude or personality is wrong for a group
mistake — to do something wrong
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Mono- (one)
monotheistic — belief in one god
monocle — glasses for just one eye
Non- (without)
nonsense — without sense
nonfiction — without elements of fiction
On- (near or connected)
online — connected to the internet
onlooker — someone watching from nearby
Pan- (all)
panorama — a complete view of all the area
pandemic — a disease that covers all of a country or the world
Ped- (foot)
pedal — a lever operated by your foot
pedestrian — a person walking on foot
Post- (after)
postpartum — after birth
postscript — an added note after a letter
Pre- (before)
prefix — letters that come before a word to change its meaning
precaution — taking caution before something happens
preview — a partial view before you see the rest of something
Pro- (forward or for)
proceed — to move forward
pro-government — for the government
Re- (again)
repeat — say it again
revisit — visit again
reconstruct — build again
Semi- (half)
semicircle — half a circle
semi-formal — halfway between casual and formal
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Sub- (below)
subzero — below zero
submarine — a vessel that travels below the water
Sur- (over)
surpass — to go over what was expected
surreal — bizarre, to be over what’s normal
Trans- (across or changed)
transportation — to travel across a space
transform — a change in appearance
Tri- (three)
tricycle — a vehicle with three wheels
triangle — a shape with three sides
Twi- (two)
twins — two people born at the same time
twice — happening two times
Ultra- (beyond)
ultrasonic — a frequency beyond human hearing
ultraviolet — beyond the spectrum of human vision
Un- (opposite or not)
undone — not done
uncomfortable — not comfortable
unbelievable — not believable
Uni- (one)
unicorn — a fictional horse with one horn
unicycle — a vehicle with only one wheel
Ambi- (both)
ambidextrous — capable of using both your right and left hands
ambivalent — open to both or multiple interpretations of something
Under- (not enough)
understaffed — not enough staff
underperform — to not perform well enough
Up- (higher or better)
uplift — to lift something or someone higher
upstairs — the higher level of a house
Related: List of Important Prefixes and Suffixes
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