Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4

Prefix

Meaning

Examples

anti-

against

anticlimax, antidote,

antithesis

auto-

self

autobiography, automobile

bi-

two

bilingualism, biculturalism,

bi-metalism

co-

joint

co-founder, co-owner,

co-descendant

counter-

against

counter-argument,

counter-example,

counter-proposal

dis-

the converse of

discomfort, dislike

ex-

former

ex-chairman, ex-hunter

hyper-

extreme

hyperinflation, hypersurface

in-

the converse of

inattention, incoherence,

incompatibility

in-

inside

inpatient,

inter-

between

interaction, inter-change,

interference

kilo-

thousand

kilobyte

mal-

bad

malfunction, maltreatment,

malnutrition

mega-

million

megabyte

mis-

wrong

misconduct, misdeed,

mismanagement

mini-

small

mini-publication,

mini-theory

mono-

one

monosyllable, monograph,

monogamy

neo-

new

neo-colonialism,

neo-impressionism

out-

separate

outbuilding,

poly-

many

polysyllable

pseudo-

false

pseudo-expert

re-

again

re-organisation,

re-assessment,

re-examination

semi-

half

semicircle, semi-darkness

sub-

below

subset, subdivision

super-

more than, above

superset, superimposition,

superpowers

sur-

over and above

surtax

tele-

distant

telecommunications,

tri-

three

tripartism

ultra-

beyond

ultrasound

under-

below, too little

underpayment,

under-development,

undergraduate

vice-

deputy

vice-president

Suffix

Meaning

Examples

-tion
-sion

action/instance

of V-ing

alteration,

demonstration
expansion, inclusion,

admission

-er

person who V-s
something used for V-ing

advertiser, driver
computer, silencer

-ment

action/instance of V-ing

development,

punishment,

unemployment

-ant
-ent

person who V-s

assistant, consultant
student

-age

action/result of V

breakage, wastage,

package

-al

action/result of V

denial, proposal,

refusal, dismissal

-ence
-ance

action/result of V

preference,

dependence,

interference
attendance,

acceptance,

endurance

-ery/-ry

action/instance of V-ing
place of V-ing

bribery, robbery, misery
refinery, bakery

Suffix

Meaning

Examples

-er

person concerned with

astronomer,

geographer

-ism

doctrine of

Marxism, Maoism, Thatcherism

-ship

state of being

friendship, citizenship, leadership

-age

collection of

baggage, plumage

Suffix

Meaning

Examples

-ity

state or quality of being

ability, similarity,

responsibility,

curiosity

-ness

state or quality of being

darkness,

preparedness,

consciousness

-cy

state or quality of being

urgency, efficiency,

 frequency