Word formation prefixes sentences

Harry: Hello, guys! Welcome to Grammar Zone!

My friend Alex is Spanish. And he is always disappointed
by his attempts to speak English.

Once a waiter in London misunderstood what he
wanted and instead of beetroots brought him potatoes. He disliked
potatoes but when he asked a waiter to replace them with beetroots, the
waiter smiled, and returned with a plate of tomatoes.

Then my friend complained that they had undercooked
the dish and disagreed to pay the bill. He accused the waiter of overcharging
him.

It was just my friend’s awful English again!

Today he applied with another question to us:

Hi Harry,

I hope you’re all fine there. Thanks for your always
helpful replies.

Could you help me with another question today? I often
feel confused when dealing with words like undercook, dislike, misunderstand.

I know their primary meaning, but when they’re used
with those prefixes, I’m hopeless!

How does one know what prefix to add to a word?

Bad news, Alex! One doesn’t know, one has to learn it!

Some prefixes are logical, though. And in today’s
lesson we’ll present the most common ones with their basic meanings and, of
course, examples.

First of all, let’s review a little bit. What is a
prefix?

Prefixes come at the beginning of a word. They are
usually one to three letters long, and attaching them to a word will affect the
word’s meaning.

Now look through the text again and find all the verbs
with prefixes.

They are: disappointed, misunderstood, disliked,
replace, returned, undercooked, disagreed and overcharging.

The prefixes DIS- and UN- mean not / against / the
opposite of. These are negative prefixes.

E.g.

dress – undress (одеться — раздеться)

lock — unlock (запереть
— отпереть)

like — dislike
(нравиться — не нравиться)

agree — disagree
(согласиться — не согласиться)

appear — disappear

plug in – unplug

Can you translate these pairs of words?

появиться
— исчезнуть

включать
в сеть – отключить от сети

Did you unplug the iron?

When you go on a trip, you always discover that you
forgot a few things.

The prefix MIS- means bad / badly / wrong /
wrongly.

understand – misunderstand
(понять – неправильно понять)

E.g.

hear – mishear
(слышать – расслышать неправильно)

behave – misbehave
(вести себя – неправильно себя вести)

inform – misinform

Can you translate the words?

информировать – дезинформировать

I misunderstood the teacher – I did exercise 5 instead
of exercise 4.

My children were misbehaving at the birthday party, so
I took them home early.

The prefix RE- means to do something again.

E.g.

write – rewrite
(писать – переписать)

read – reread
(читать – перечитать)

construct – reconstruct
(строить – перестраивать)

do – redo (делать
– переделать)

The coffee is cold so I am reheating it.

Hollywood studios often remake foreign films.

The prefix EN- means to cause (a person or thing)
to be in the place, condition, or state named by the stem.

E.g.

circle – encircle (окружить)

large – enlarge (увеличить,
расширить)

rich – enrich (обогатить)

danger – endanger (подвергать опасности)

The house is encircled by a high fence.

This money has enabled me to buy a new computer.

The prefix UNDER- means not enough / below.

E.g.

do – underdo (недожарить)

cook – undercook (недоварить)

load – underload (недогрузить)

estimate – underestimate (недооценить)

I thought it would be an easy game but I had
underestimated my opponent.

This chicken is undercooked; I don’t think it’s safe
to eat.

The opposite of UNDER- is the prefix OVER-. It means too
much / an excessive amount.

E.g.

sleep – oversleep
(проспать, спать слишком много)

work – overwork
(переработать)

do – overdo
(переборщить, переусердствовать)

Stop the car! I think the engine is overheating.

I missed the bus this morning because I overslept
again.

I went to the gym yesterday, but I think I overdid it
a bit.

The prefix OUT- used to add the meaning going
further or being better than.

E.g.

do – outdo (превзойти)

live – outlive
(прожить дольше, пережить)

last – outlast
(продолжаться дольше, чем что-либо)

grow – outgrow
(перерастать)

speak – outspeak
(высказаться, говорить лучше)

She doesn’t drink or smoke and I’m sure she’ll outlive
us all.

He’s already outgrown these shoes.

So, we’ve finished with the rules. Now it’s time to
practice the rule.

Complete the sentences with the verbs derived from the
words in CAPITALS.

Check yourselves.

1.                
The student had to reread the book.

2.                
All the rubbish must be recycled.

3.                
The students disobeyed the teacher.

4.                
The town is encircled by fortified walls.

5.                
He enlarges his vocabulary by learning a
lot of words.

6.                
The parents discouraged the child and he
felt upset.

7.                
Teachers sometimes misunderstand the students.

8.                
He undressed and lay on the bed.

9.                
They are always trying to outdo each other
with their jokes and funny stories.

10.           
Choose between the two forms of the verb
and underline the correct answer.

That’s all for today!

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WORD FORMATION
PREFIXES

(1) PREFIXES WITH NEGATIVE MEANING

These prefixes change the meaning of the word from positive to negative:

Un –	equal fair important official	unequal unfair unimportant unofficial
In —	ability adequate capable comparable	in ability in adequate in capable in comparable
Im – (before -m and -p)	mobile measurable patient possible	immobile immeasurable impatient impossible
Dis —	order advantage honest	disorder disadvantage dishonest
il – (before l)	legal logical BUT! limited likable	illegal illogical unlimited unlikable
Ir – (before r)	regular resolute	irregular irresolute
Mis —	fortune trust	misfortune mistrust
Non —	sense resistance	nonsense nonresistance

PRACTICE

Exercise 1. PREFIXES WITH NEGATIVE MEANING.

Complete each word with prefixes in-, un-,ir-,il-,dis.

1. I am afraid that the world is full of ___ justice.

2. ___ agreements about causes of this disease seem likely to continue for many years.

3. Discrimination in hiring is ___ legal.

4. Thank you for your help. It was ___ valuable.

5. The ___ armament Conference will be held in Geneva.

6. The amount of food aid the country received is quite ___ sufficient.

7. The garden is divided into ___ equal parts.

8. Your passport is ___ valid. The date expired two month ago.

9. Why are you so ___ sensitive to other people’s problems?

10. One ___ advantage of city living is high cost.

11. I can’t believe this is happening. This is so ___ fair.

12. The newspapers depicted her as a greedy,___ responsible betrayer of the truth.

13. The teacher expressed ___ satisfaction with the work of our committee.

14. Everything is possible. The ___ possible just takes longer.

15. Good answers don’t always come quickly. So don’t be too ___ patient.

16. I was so frustrated because my dad was ___ willing to see my problems through my eyes.

(2) OTHER PREFIXES

Mis – (со значением неправильно, неверно)	misinterpretation misunderstanding misusage misuse	неверное истолкование недоразумение плохое обращение неправильное использование
Under – (со значением недостаточно)	undernutrition underproduction undersupply undereducated	недостаточное питание недопроизводство недостаточное снабжение не имеющий достаточного образования
Pre – (со значением перед, ранее; соответствует в русском языке приставке пред-)	precaution predecessor prediction preface prehistoric	предосторожность предшественник предсказание предисловие доисторический
Post – (со значением после; соответствует в русском языке приставке после-, пост-)	postglacial postwar Post-impressionism	послеледниковый период послевоенный постимпрессионизм
Anti – (соответствует в русском языке приставке анти-)	anticyclone antioxidant antidepressant antipode	антициклон антиоксидант антидепрессант антипод
Counter – (соответствует в русском языке приставке проти-, контр-, противо- )	counterforce countermeasure counterpropaganda counterclockwise	сила противодействия контрмера контрпропаганда против часовой стрелки
Co – (обозначает сотрудничество)	co-education cooperation coexistence	совместное обучение сотрудничество сосуществование
Inter – (со значением между-, взаимо-)	interaction interdependence/cy international interdisciplinary	взаимодействие взаимозависимость международный междисциплинарный
Ex – (соответствует приставке экс -, бывший)	ex-husband ex-wife ex-champion ex-president	бывший (экс-) муж бывшая (экс-) жена бывший (экс-) чемпион бывший (экс-) президент
Ultra – (со значением ультра-, сверх-)	ultrasound ultramodern ultraviolet ultrasonic	ультразвук ультрасовременный ультрафиолетовый сверхзвуковой, ультразвуковой
Sub – (соответствует в русском языке приставке под-, суб-)	subcommittee subconsciousness subculture submarine	подкомитет подсознание субкультура подводная лодка
Over – (со значением сверх-, чрезмерно-)	overproduction overestimate overcharge	перепроизводство слишком высокая оценка слишком высокая цена

SUFFIXES

(1) NOUN-building suffixes:

-ty (образует существительные от прилагательных)	social (общественный) stupid (глупый) certain (определенный) able (способный) equal (равный)	society (общество) stupidity (глупость) certainty (определенность) ability (способность) equality (равенство)
-ion (-ation, -tion, -sion, -ssion) (образует существительные от глаголов)	suggest (предлагать) combine (комбинировать) elect (избирать) include (включать) transmit (передавать)	suggestion (предложение) combination (комбинация) election (выборы) inclusion (включение) transmission (передача)
-er,-or (присоединяется к глаголам для обозначения действующего лица)	produce (производить) lead (вести) build (строить) govern (управлять) direct (направлять)	producer (производитель) leader (ведущий, лидер) builder (строитель) governor (губернатор) director (директор)
-ee (служит для обозначения лица, на которое направлено действие)	train (тренировать(ся), обучать(ся)) address (адресовать) employ (нанимать)	trainee (практикант, стажер) addressee (адресат) employee (служащий)
-ness (образует существительное от прилагательных)	bitter (горький) sick (больной) aware (осведомленный) near (близкий) weak (слабый)	bitterness (горечь) sickness (болезнь) awareness (осведомленность) nearness (близость) weakness (слабость)
-ian, -an, -n (для обозначения профессии, национальной принадлежности)	history (история) library (библиотека) Canada (Канада)	historian (историк) librarian (библиотекарь) Canadian (канадец)
-ist (как и в русском языке для обозначения принадлежности к политическому или научному направлению и др.)	social (социальный) science (наука) method (метод) tour (тур)	socialist (социалист) scientist (ученый) methodist (методист) tourist (турист)
-ment (образует существительные от глаголов)	announce (объявлять) advertise (рекламировать) place (размещать) arrange (организовывать) require (требовать)	announcement (объявление) advertisement (реклама) placement (размещение) arrangement (мероприятие) requirement (требование)
-ance or ence (образует существительные от глаголов)	occur (случаться) exist (существовать) persist (настаивать) assure (уверять) appear (появляться)	occurrence (случай) existence (существование) persistence (настойчивость) assurance (заверение) appearance (появление)
-age (обычно образует существительные от глаголов)	marry (жениться) pass (проходить)	marriage (брак) passage (проход)
-ure (образует существительные от глаголов)	depart (уезжать) please (доставлять удовольствие) press (давить)	departure (отъезд) pleasure (удовольствие) pressure (давление)
-dom (образует существительные от прилагательных и существительных)	free (свободный) wise (мудрый) king (король) bore (скучный человек)	freedom (свобода) wisdom (мудрость) kingdom (королевство) boredom (скука)
-hood м(обычно образует существительные от других существительных)	brother (брат) man (мужчина) mother (мать) neighbor (сосед) adult (взрослый)	brotherhood (братство) manhood (мужественность) motherhood (материнство) neighborhood (соседство) adulthood (зрелость)
-ship (образует существительные от других существительных)	citizen (гражданин) dictator (диктатор) owner (владелец)	citizenship (гражданство) dictatorship (диктатура) ownership (собственность, право собственности)
-ism (образует абстрактные имена существительные, ср. –изм в русском языке)	profession (профессия) individuality (индивидуальность) journalist (журналист)	professionalism (профессионализм) individualism (индивидуализм) journalism (журнализм)
-th образует сущ. от прилагательных)	warm (теплый) long (длинный) wide (широкий) young (молодой)	warmth (теплота) length (длина) width (ширина) youth (молодость)

PRACTICE

Exercise 2. NOUN-building suffixes.
Complete each sentence with the words which end in –ance, -ence, -ment, -tion, -ness.

1. Dan continued to write the essay after midnight. This ___ of writing was necessary for him.

2. Schools usually place new students in different English classes depending on their English abilities. The students’ ___ depends on the scores they get on an English test.

3. President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holyday. He made this happy ___ in 1864.

4. Television stations announce news. They interrupt programs to make important ___ as soon as they receive the news.

5. Winnie and Loretta are good friends. They are very close and tell each other everything. Their ___ will continue for many years.

6. Scientists are working to develop a cure for all kinds of cancer. The ___ of a cure will be welcome all around the world.

7. There were several ___ of Janet’s illness before she began to get well. Then her illness occurred again, and she was very unhappy.

8. Jason is my best friend. He always encourages me when I have a difficult problem. In fact, his ___ has helped me to succeed many times.

9. For centuries no one could prove the ___ of the ninth planet. Then in 1930 Clyde Tombaugh proved that Plato existed when he located it through a telescope.

10. Edward assured me enough that the plane travel was safe. In spite of all his ___ , I was very frightened on my first plane trip.

11. Alice went to doctor because she had ___ in her leg. The doctor told her that she felt weak because she didn’t exercise enough.

12. My dad wanted me to be aware of the heavy traffic on the highway. My ___ of driving conditions saved me a lot of times.

Exercise 3. NOUN-building suffixes.

Complete each word so that it ends in -hood, -ship, -dom, -ness, -ty.

1. A true friend ___ lasts throughout life.

2. After ten years in prison Paul was given his free ___.

3. Repetition of ads on TV has an incredible effect on the popular ___ of the product.

4. I spend most of my child ___ playing computer games.

5. It is very unlikely that someone could penetrate the U.S. military secure ___ system.

(2) ADJECTIVE-building suffixes:

Many adjectives do not have particular endings (young, old, pretty, etc.). However, there are some common endings for adjectives formed from nouns and verbs.

-able, -ible	changeable acceptable horrible responsible	-ar	popular regular similar
-ent, -ant	consistent confident distant resistant	-ate	passionate literate (illiterate) obstinate
-like	businesslike ladylike	-ist	racist journalist
-al	central cultural natural	-ary	imaginary legendary revolutionary
-esque	picturesque grotesque	-ive	attentive sensitive competitive
-ious, -ous	victorious dangerous glorious spacious	-some	troublesome lonesome tiresome
-ly	friendly timely dailyм weakly	-ic/-ical	heroic tragic historical economical
-y	lucky dirty cloudy healthy	-ish	boyish reddish Swedish foolish
-ful	successful useful purposeful doubtful	-ory	contradictory compulsory introductory
-less	jobless hopeless careless useless	-an, -ian	Mexican Russian Indian Scandinavian

Exercise 4. ADJACTIVE-building suffixes.
Fill in an appropriate adjective derived from the given word.

1. He had a very ___ career. success

2. He is quite ___ when making up his mind. decide

3. The solution was positively ___ . ingenuity

4. The ___ burden of running a place like this is really great. finance

5. Windsor Castle is a ___ residence, situated not far from London. luxury

6. The Castle is located in a very ___ place. picture

7. ___ chatting with a friend is not the best way to prepare for the examination. Mind

8. It is ___ inviting Barry to the party as he is so busy. worth

9. Can’t you see she is ___ after being up all night. edge

10. His words were ___ but his look became grave. play

11. Ghana is a ___ country of thick ___ forests and great beaches. color, tropics

12. The person I’m thinking of is ___ , ___ and accurate. observe, inquire

PROGRESS TEST (Word Formation)

Choose the correct item.

1. The Roosevelts spent a year in Europe traveling about, seeing ___ sights, visiting museums. (history)

2. If Teddy wanted a ___ career, he would have to go abroad for three years of study. (science)

3. He learned that ___ is a matter of give and take. (policy)

4. The Labor Party had nominated a popular and ___ leader. (power)

5. While running for presidency he made three to five ___ every day. (speak)

6. People loved their new president for his ___ . (young)

7. He started on his biggest and most ___ project. (success)

8. He described ___ deeds of American people. (hero)

9. They were ideal parents because they had ___ patience, love for children and the home life. (end)

10. In the 19th century there was ___ in London, homelessness and all attendant problems associated with big cities. (poor)

11. He had come to England shortly after the ___ of his mother. (dead)

12. This new CD tower system is attractive and ___ . (style)

13. Each evening Julia would surf through the World Wide Web in at all the information available. (amaze)

14. When a boy found a lizard he measured the total ___ of its tail with his ruler. (long)

15. We found the script ___ , and we enjoyed the dialogue between the main characters very much. (fascinate)

16. The water in many lakes and rivers is ___ . As a result, it needs to be cleaned before people can drink it. (pure)

17. ___ in large multinational companies have excellent career opportunities if they are willing to travel. (employ)

18. From this spot, we travel through ___ , rolling country to Gettysburg, a town of historic interest. (picture)

19. His dream was to become the world’s greatest ___ . (biology)

20. The lack of knowledge or reliance upon ___ is harmful. (information)

21. The population ___ in this area is very low. (dense)

22. Such kind of behavior only seems ___ . (logical)

23. The theme of his report was ___ for war. (ready)

24. On the yacht we’ve often seen passengers talking in whispers and exchanging packages. (mystery)

What is word formation in grammar? and what are the methods of word formation? What are prefixes and suffixes?

Word formation definition: 

Merriam Webster dictionary defines word formation as the formation of words in a language by the processes of derivation and composition.

We usually add a prefix or suffix to make new words. How are prefixes and suffixes alike? Both are a type of affix and both can change a word’s meaning. 

Word formation prefixes and suffixes in English: Word formation examples lists

Word formation suffixes and prefixes (important word formation lists)

List of prefixes and suffixes

Generally, we use prefixes and suffixes to make new words. This post deals with words with prefixes and suffixes.

Word formation prefixes

Prefix meaning

A prefix is defined as a letter or group of letters that we add to the beginning of a word to form new words. Prefixes can be used to guess the meaning of words.

Below is a high-quality poster that can be printed out. The poster contains prefixes list, their meanings, and examples. Also, there is a link to an outstanding video on prefixes

Prefix examples

Look at the words tie, retie and untie.  What do they have in common? ( prefix of tie)

They all include the word tie. So the word tie is the root word or base word. Adding a prefix changes the meaning of the root.

Adding a prefix changes the meaning of the root.

Here are lists of common prefixes and suffixes, along with their meanings and examples, that we use in word formation.

The word formation examples list below shows prefixes (word building prefixes)

What prefix means new? What is the prefix for new and recent?

The prefix meaning new and recent is neo-

The prefix of tie is un- (untie)

The prefix of look is over- (overlook which means fail to notice = misheed)

The prefix with present or potent is omni- (omnipresent, omnipotent)

The prefix of appeared is dis-. It means the opposite of. (disappeared is the opposite of appeared).

The prefix of able is un- or dis- (Examples: unable, disable)

The prefix of see is un- or for- (Examples: unsee, forsee)

The prefix of paid is under- (underpaid)

The prefix for potent is im- (impotent)

The prefix for tied is un- (untied)

The prefix of populated is un- (unpopulated which means uninhabited)

The prefix for the word trust is dis- , un- or mis- ( we can say distrust, untrust or mistrust. All of them mean lack of trust or confidence)

The prefix for accurate is in- (inaccurate which means not accurate or incorrect or wrong)

The prefix of use is mis- (misuse which means use in the wrong way or badly) (The prefix mis means wrongly or badly)

The prefix of necessary is un- (unnecessary)

The prefix that means recent is neo- (Words with prefix neo-)

The prefix for tie (tie prefix) is un- (untie)

The poster below shows over 10 examples of prefixes

The prefixes in-, im-, il-, ir-, un-, dis- have the same meaning. They mean ‘opposite of’ or ‘not’. When we add these prefixes to a word, they give its opposite.

Prefixes examples and prefixes rules and tips

• im– is used before a word beginning with ‘m’ or ‘p’ {e.g. Immature, impatient…}

  Adjectives beginning with c usually take the prefix in– {e.g.  incorrect…}

• il– is used before a word beginning with ‘l’ {e.g. illiterate, illegal…}

• ir–  is used before a word beginning with ‘r’ {e.g. irregular, irrelevant…} What does the prefix ir mean? The prefix ir means ‘opposite of’ or ‘not’
  

• There are no rules for in– , un– and dis–

• We can also use the prefixes un– and dis– with verbs to form their opposites. (e.g. untie, unfasten, unpack, undo, unlock, undress, disagree, disappear, dislike, disqualify, disobey, disconnect etc.)
• dis meaning (with adjectives, adverbs and nouns): The prefix dis- in adjectives, adverbs and nouns mean ‘not’ or ‘opposite of’ (dishonest, disagreeably, disadvantage)
• in prefix meaning (meaning of the prefix in-)  (in prefix): The prefix in means ‘not’ or ‘opposite of’ (in prefix words: incorrect (= not correct), infinite, inaccurate, inactive, inadequate, incapable, incoherent, incomplete, indirect…) (words with the prefix in)
• The prefix of able can be dis-, un– or en-. Here are some examples: disable (verb), unable (adjective), enable (verb).

Prefix video

• Word formation suffixes

What is a suffix in English? /What does suffix mean? / Suffix meaning formation?

A suffix is the letters or syllables that we add to the end of a word to create new words. Using suffixes to form new words is a good way to enrich your vocabulary.

As we said before, we add prefix or suffix to make new words. Knowing the different suffixes can enable you to guess the meaning of new words and recognize whether the word is a verb, a noun, an adjective, an adverb, etc.

The suffix can change the spelling of the original word. For example, the -e ending of the verb ‘create’ and the adjective ‘wise’ is omitted when the suffix is added.

• Create → creation
• wise→ wisdom

Adding the suffixes change the spelling of the original word.

In the English language, not only do suffixes change the spelling of the original word but they also change the word’s part of speech. For example, the suffix ly changes adjectives to adverbs. (brave (adjective) → bravely (adverb), correct → correctly )

Here is a list of common suffixes (suffixes list/suffix examples) 

Suffixes tips:

• The suffix less meaning (less definition): The suffix less means ‘without’.
• al suffix meaning: The suffix al in adjectives means ‘having the quality of’ or ‘connected with’. The suffix al in nouns means ‘the state or process of’
• able suffix meaning: The suffix able means ‘that can or must be’ or ‘having the quality of’

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Prefixes and Suffixes Exercises / Prefixes and suffixes worksheet (Word formation exercises)

In the exercises below, you should add prefixes and suffixes to the words in the sentences so that they are meaningful sentences.

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct prefix. Make any necessary changes

1. He has never been to school. He is …………literate. He can’t write and read.
2. Male students …………..number female students in rural areas.
3. He is so ……..……honest that nobody trusts him.
4. My father is ……..…..partial. He does not discriminate between his children.
5. I’m sorry to …….…….pronounce your name.
6. Children in some African countries are ………..fed. They suffer from hunger.
7. China is an………..…populated country. It has over a billion people.
8. It is ……….…responsible of some students not to prepare for their exams and resort to cheating.
9. Big cities are usually ………………..crowded.
10. It’s ………………moral to smoke in class and expose students to danger.
11. Most workers are complaining that they are ………………paid.

B. Complete with the right suffixes. Make any necessary changes.

1. Georgia is cap……………….of helping you with your problems. Why don’t you ask her to?
2. Be care………………! A car is coming.
3. The best treat………..……..for obesity is doing sport every day.
4. Our factory has installed two video cameras for secure ………………reasons.
5. An anonym………………person called me twice last night.
6. The belief that things will improve is called optim……….., whereas the belief that things will get worse is called pessim……..
7. The legs of these trousers are too long. Could you short…………..them for me, please?
8. Don’t be pessimist……..…….. Everything will be all right.
9. Could you simple ………..………..your instructions, please?
10. Nobody can understand this sentence. It is meaning…………
11. Criticize…………………is useful on condition that it is constructive.
12. He does exercise every day so as to strength……………his muscles.
13. The news of his best friend’s death sad……..….….him.
14. I don’t see any similar…………….between the two presidents.
15. She works very hard. She has the able…….………to succeed.
16. For further inform………..….., contact me on this mobile number.

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What are the 10 examples of prefix?

Prefix	Prefix meaning	Words with prefixes/ examples of prefixes/prefixes examples
en-	cause to be/make/put into	enrich, enlarge, encircle, enable, endanger…
re-	do again/back	rewrite, reread, resend, readmit, re-advertise, reaffirm…
pre-	before/earlier	prehistoric, preplan, pretest…
post-	after	postgraduate, post-war, post hoc, posthumous, postmodifier, postmortem…
non-	not/ not connected with	non-alcoholic, non-governmental, non-aligned, non-essential…
under-	too little/ not enough	undercooked, underpaid, undercharge, underdone, underfed…
mis-	wrongly/badly	misunderstand, misbehave, misapply, misdeed…
self-	by oneself	self-education, self-analysis, self-confidence, self-assured…
multi-	many / more than one	multinational, multimedia, multi-access, multicolored…
bi-	twice/ two/double	bilingual, biannual, bicameral, bicycle, biennial…
Neo–	Prefix meaning new/recent	neo-Georgian, neo-colonialism, neo-fascist, neoliberal,
Tri-	Prefix meaning three	Tricycle, triatomic, triacid, tri-band, tri-focused, tri-camera photography

Words with Both Prefixes and Suffixes List

Here is a list of words with a prefix and suffix and a root.

• Unhelpful
• undoubtedly
• Unacceptable
• Uninteresting
• Unconsciousness
• Unsuccessful
• Unsuccessfully
• Impossibly
• Antidisestablishmentarianism
• Disrespectful
• Disrespectfully
• Distasteful
• Disconnected
• Disloyalty
• Ilogically
• Nonconformist
• Replacement
• Reappearance
• Immeasureable

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