Prefixes
a- prefix
without or not used with some adjectives
and adverbs
aero- prefix
planes or the air used with some
adjectives and nouns
Afro- prefix
African used with some adjectives and
nouns
after- prefix
happening after something: used with some
nouns
all- prefix
only used with many adjectives and nouns
to show that something includes only the type of thing or person mentioned
all- prefix
whole used with many nouns to show that
something includes the whole of something, or all the people or things of that
type
all- prefix
including everything used with some
adjectives and participles to show that something includes everything, or to
add emphasis
Anglo- prefix
involving or related to England or the UK
ante- prefix
before used with some nouns, adjectives,
and verbs
anti- prefix
opposed to someone or something used with
many nouns and adjectives
anti- prefix
with the opposite qualities or effects
used with some nouns and adjectives
anti- prefix
preventing or curing something used with
some nouns and adjectives
arch- prefix
main: used with some nouns
astro- prefix
relating to the planets and stars or space
used with some nouns, adjectives, and adverbs
auto- prefix
relating to yourself: used with some nouns
and adjectives
auto- prefix
working alone without any person being
involved: used with some nouns, verbs, and adjectives
bi- prefix
two or twice used with many nouns,
adjectives, and adverbs
bio- prefix
biology relating to living things or someone’s life used with
some nouns and adjectives
cardio- prefix
medical relating to the heart used with some adjectives and
nouns
co- prefix
together used with some nouns, verbs, and
adjectives
co- prefix
sharing a job or responsibility used with
some nouns, verbs, and adjectives
con- prefix
together with other people, groups, or
things used with some nouns, verbs, and adjectives
counter- prefix
opposing used with some nouns, adjectives,
and verbs
cross- prefix
across used with some nouns and adjectives
cross- prefix
combining or involving different things
used with some nouns, verbs, and adjectives
crypto- prefix
hidden or secret used with some nouns and
adjectives
cyber- prefix
relating to computers and the Internet
used with some adjectives and nouns
de- prefix
used with many verbs, nouns, and
adjectives for giving a word the opposite meaning
demi- prefix
half, or small used with some nouns
demi- prefix
partly, or slightly used with some nouns
di- prefix
two or twice: used with some adjectives
and nouns
dis- prefix
used with some nouns, verbs, and
adjectives for giving a word the opposite meaning
down- prefix
lower in position, amount, quality, or
importance used with some nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
e- prefix
on or using the Internet used with some
nouns for making new words
eco- prefix
relating to the environment used with some
nouns and adjectives
Euro- prefix
relating to Europe used to make adjectives
and nouns
ever- prefix
always or continuously used with many
adjectives and ‘-ing’ verb forms
ex- prefix
used with nouns that describe someone’s
job, rank, or relationship to someone, for showing that they no longer have
that job, rank, or relationship
extra- prefix
outside or beyond something used with some
adjectives
femto- prefix
10 -15
used with some nouns
Franco- prefix
with or against France used with some
adjectives and nouns
fresh- prefix
new, or recent used with past participles
geo- prefix
earth used to make adjectives and nouns
giga- prefix
computing a billion (2 30 ) used with some nouns
giga- prefix
a thousand million (10 9 ) used with some nouns
Graeco- prefix
Greek, or ancient Greek used with some
adjectives and nouns
great- prefix
used with nouns describing older relatives
to make other nouns meaning the grandfather, grandmother etc of your parent
great- prefix
used with nouns describing younger
relatives to make other nouns meaning the child of your grandson, granddaughter
etc
Greco-
another spelling of Graeco-
haemo- prefix
relating to blood used with some nouns and
adjectives
hemo- prefix
the American spelling of haemo-
hyper- prefix
more than usual or normal used with some
adjectives and nouns to make adjectives and nouns
il- prefix
not or no used with some adjectives and
nouns that begin with ‘l’ to give the opposite meaning
ill- prefix
badly used with many past participles
ill- prefix
bad or unpleasant used with some nouns
im- prefix
not or no used with some adjectives and
nouns that begin with ‘b’, ‘m’, and ‘p’ to give the opposite meaning
in- prefix
not or no used with some adjectives and
nouns
Indo- prefix
Indian used with some adjectives and nouns
inter- prefix
between used with some nouns, verbs, or
adjectives
intra- prefix
within something used with some adjectives
and nouns
intra- prefix
into used with some adjectives
ir- prefix
not, or no used with some adjectives and
nouns that begin with ‘r’ to give the opposite meaning
kilo- prefix
1000 units used with some nouns
macro- prefix
large, or considered in a general way used
with some nouns and adjectives
mal- prefix
bad, or badly used with some nouns,
adjectives, and verbs
mega- prefix
science one million used with some units of measurement
mega- prefix
very large or important used with some
nouns
meta- prefix
outside what is real or usual used with
some adjectives and nouns
meta- prefix
relating to change used with some
adjectives, verbs, and nouns
micro- prefix
extremely small used with some nouns and
adjectives
micro- prefix
science one of a million equal parts of something used with
some nouns
mid- prefix
the middle of a period of time used with
many nouns
milli- prefix
science one of a thousand equal parts of something used with
many nouns
mis- prefix
bad, or badly used with some nouns and
verbs
mis- prefix
wrong, or wrongly used with some nouns and
verbs
mock- prefix
not real or true: used with some
adjectives
mock- prefix
copying a particular style: used with some
adjectives
mono- prefix
single, or one used to make adjectives and
nouns
much- prefix
a lot used with the past participles of
many verbs for emphasis
multi- prefix
many, or several used with some adjectives
and nouns
must- prefix
used with verbs to make adjectives that
describe something that you must do
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