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    This document provides a summary of common English affixes (prefixes and suffixes), including their meaning, example words, and grammatical function. It lists 118 affixes and provides details on their level of difficulty (easy, middle, hard), example words, meaning and whether they function as adjectives, adverbs, nouns or verbs. The affixes are organized in a table with the affix, examples, definition and part of speech.

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    This document provides a summary of common English affixes (prefixes and suffixes), including their meaning, example words, and grammatical function. It lists 118 affixes and provides details on their level of difficulty (easy, middle, hard), example words, meaning and whether they function as adjectives, adverbs, nouns or verbs. The affixes are organized in a table with the affix, examples, definition and part of speech.

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    This document provides a summary of common English affixes (prefixes and suffixes), including their meaning, example words, and grammatical function. It lists 118 affixes and provides details on their level of difficulty (easy, middle, hard), example words, meaning and whether they function as adjectives, adverbs, nouns or verbs. The affixes are organized in a table with the affix, examples, definition and part of speech.

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    This document provides a summary of common English affixes (prefixes and suffixes), including their meaning, example words, and grammatical function. It lists 118 affixes and provides details on their level of difficulty (easy, middle, hard), example words, meaning and whether they function as adjectives, adverbs, nouns or verbs. The affixes are organized in a table with the affix, examples, definition and part of speech.

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    Level Example 1

    Example 2

    Meaning

    Grammatical
    Function

    1 a-

    atypical

    asexual

    not

    2 a-

    ahead

    aside

    toward

    3 ab-

    abuse

    abnormal

    away from

    4 anti-

    anti-social

    anti-government

    against

    5 arch-

    archbishop

    arch-rival

    main

    6 auto-

    autobiography

    autopilot

    self

    7 be-

    belittle

    befriend

    8 bi-

    biplane

    bisexual

    two

    9 circum-

    circumpolar

    circumnavigate

    around

    10 co-

    co-worker

    co-exist

    together

    11 counter-

    counteract

    counter-productive opposite

    12 de-

    decompose

    decode

    opposite

    13 dis-

    disappear

    disorder

    not

    14 em-

    empower

    embody

    verb

    15 en-

    ensure

    enable

    verb

    16 ex-

    ex-wife

    ex-member

    earlier

    17 fore-

    forewarn

    foresee

    in advance

    18 hyper-

    hypertension

    hyperactive

    too much

    19 il-

    illegal

    illogical

    not

    20 im-

    impossible

    impersonal

    not

    21 in-

    independent

    informal

    not

    22 inter-

    international

    interface

    between

    23 ir-

    irregular

    irrelevant

    not

    24 mal-

    malfunction

    malnutrition

    bad

    25 micro-

    microcomputer microfilm

    small

    26 mid-

    midnight

    midsummer

    halfway

    27 mis-

    misuse

    mislead

    wrongly

    28 mono-

    monotone

    monoculture

    one

    29 multi-

    multinational

    multicultural

    many

    30 neo-

    neo-classical

    neo-Gothic

    new

    31 non-

    non-existent

    non-stop

    not

    32 post-

    post-war

    postmodern

    after

    33 pre-

    pre-war

    pre-school

    before

    34 pro-

    pro-democracy pro-life

    supporting

    35 re-

    replay

    rebuild

    again

    36 semi-

    semi-final

    semi-skilled

    half

    37 sub-

    sub-committee

    subgroup

    under

    adverb

    verb

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    Level Example 1

    Example 2

    Meaning

    Grammatical
    Function

    38 super-

    supernatural

    superhuman

    beyond

    39 sur-

    surpass

    surreal

    over

    40 trans-

    transform

    transplant

    change

    41 un-

    unable

    unlikely

    not

    42 uni-

    unisex

    unicycle

    one

    43 -able

    acceptable

    predictable

    can be

    44 -age

    shortage

    coverage

    noun

    45 -al (a)

    personal

    traditional

    adjective

    46 -al (n)

    proposal

    approval

    noun

    47 -an

    European

    American

    48 -ance

    performance

    assistance

    noun

    49 -ancy

    expectancy

    consultancy

    noun

    50 -ant (a)

    resultant

    pleasant

    adjective

    51 -ant (n)

    consultant

    servant

    52 -ar

    circular

    angular

    adjective

    53 -ary (a)

    revolutionary

    parliamentary

    adjective

    54 -ary (n)

    secretary

    commentary

    55 -ate (a)

    passionate

    fortunate

    adjective

    56 -ate (v)

    formulate

    activate

    verb

    57 -atic

    systematic

    problematic

    adjective

    58 -ation

    consideration

    presentation

    noun

    59 -atory

    preparatory

    exploratory

    adjective

    60 -cy

    bankruptcy

    accuracy

    noun

    61 -dom

    freedom

    boredom

    a state of

    62 -ee

    trainee

    employee

    person

    63 -eer

    mountaineer

    engineer

    person

    64 -en (a)

    wooden

    golden

    made of

    65 -en (v)

    tighten

    weaken

    verb

    66 -ence

    difference

    existence

    noun

    67 -ency

    tendency

    dependency

    noun

    68 -ent (a)

    different

    excellent

    adjective

    69 -ent (n)

    president

    respondent

    person/thing

    noun

    70 -er

    manager

    leader

    person/thing

    noun

    71 -ery

    cookery

    robbery

    72 -ese

    Japanese

    Vietnamese

    73 -esque

    picturesque

    statuesque

    74 -ess

    actress

    princess

    adjective

    person/relating to

    person/thing

    person/thing

    noun

    noun

    noun
    adjective

    noun
    person/relating to
    adjective
    female
    2

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    Level Example 1

    Example 2

    Meaning

    Grammatical
    Function

    75 -et

    packet

    owlet

    small

    76 -ette

    kitchenette

    cigarette

    small

    77 -fold

    twofold

    threefold

    times

    78 -ful (a)

    successful

    useful

    79 -ful (n)

    handful

    mouthful

    amount

    80 -hood

    childhood

    motherhood

    a state of

    81 -i

    Israeli

    Iraqi

    person/relating to

    82 -ian

    musician

    Egyptian

    person/relating to

    83 -ible

    accessible

    convertible

    can be

    84 -ic

    strategic

    historic

    adjective

    85 -ify

    classify

    simplify

    verb

    86 -ion

    discussion

    action

    noun

    87 -ise

    specialise

    generalise

    verb

    88 -ish

    childish

    selfish

    adjective

    89 -ism

    socialism

    nationalism

    theory of

    noun

    90 -ist

    specialist

    artist

    person

    noun

    91 -ite

    Israelite

    socialite

    person

    92 -ition

    addition

    opposition

    noun

    93 -ity

    majority

    reality

    noun

    94 -ive

    active

    effective

    adjective

    95 -ize

    specialize

    generalize

    verb

    96 -less

    endless

    useless

    without

    97 -let

    booklet

    droplet

    small

    98 -ling

    weakling

    underling

    connected with

    99 -ly (a)

    lively

    friendly

    adjective

    100 -ly (adv)

    clearly

    finally

    adverb

    101 -ment

    development

    management

    noun

    102 -most

    topmost

    uppermost

    103 -ness

    awareness

    illness

    104 -or

    editor

    governor

    105 -ory

    sensory

    contradictory

    adjective

    106 -ous

    dangerous

    continuous

    adjective

    107 -ship

    leadership

    friendship

    108 -some

    troublesome

    fearsome

    109 -ster

    youngster

    gangster

    110 -th

    warmth

    growth

    111 -th

    fourth

    sixth

    adjective

    adjective

    adjective

    the furthest
    noun
    person/thing

    noun

    a state of
    adjective
    person
    noun
    number
    3

    No Affix

    Level Example 1

    Example 2

    Meaning

    Grammatical
    Function

    112 -ty

    safety

    uncertainty

    noun

    113 -ure

    pressure

    failure

    noun

    114 -ward

    upward

    backward

    direction

    115 -ways

    sideways

    lengthways

    direction

    116 -wise

    clockwise

    stepwise

    direction

    117 -y (a)

    lucky

    healthy

    adjective

    118 -y (n)

    difficulty

    honesty

    noun

    Note: Level 1 = easy, Level 2 = middle, Level 3 = hard. The level was determined based on Rasch item
    difficulty. The two example words are most frequent, semantically transparent, and regular in
    connection (the least change is caused when the affix is attached to its base). The meaning is written
    using the most frequent 2,000 word families in the British National Corpus.

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