Dutton World Speedwords Prefixes and Suffixes

u-

present participle,present continuous

y-

past tense

me-

comparative

my-

superlative

-a

unfavourable

-b

possibility,-ible,-able

-c

collection

-d

passive voice,past participle

-e

augmentative

-f

causative

-g

general (an idea having a general relationship to the root)

-i

association (after speedwords ending in a consonant)

-k

quality

-l

special (an idea having a special relationship to the root)

-m

thing

-n

negative,-less,in-,un-

-o

contrary (after speedwords ending in a consonant)

-p

place

-r

person

-s

complement (an idea having a complementary relationship to the root)

-t

diminutive

-u

favourable

-v

association (after speedwords ending in a vowel)

-x

contrary (after speedwords ending in a vowel)

-y

causative

-z

plural

-st

professional