Types of Affixes

Lists commons affixes and their types for better comprehension. Learn to differentiate between how to tell which affix is being referred to in an unknown word. Combine with 'Affixes and definitions" module for best experience.

a

Prefix

ab

Prefix

-cious, -uous

Suffix

Root

acu

agri

Root

alb

Root

amb

Prefix

ambul

Root

amic

Root

ana

Prefix

anti (ant)

Prefix

arche (archi)

Root

auto

Root

bel

Root

bene

Root

bi

Prefix

cata

Root

cede (cess, ced)

Root

ceive

Suffix

cent

Root

cerebr

Root

cert

Root

chron

Root

cide

Root

circum

Root

clam (claim)

Root

clar

Root

clud (clus)

Root

clin (cline)

Root

co

Prefix

cog

Root

con

Prefix

contra

Prefix

corp

Root

counter

Prefix

cracy (crat)

Suffix

cred

Root

crypt

Root

culp

Root

cumul

Root

dem

Root

di

Prefix

dia

Prefix

domin

Root

don

Root

dorm

Root

dur

Root

dyn

Root

ence (ance)

Suffix

esth (aesth)

Root

ethn

Root

eu

Prefix

ex

Prefix

extra

Prefix

fer

Suffix

fid

Root

flect (flex)

Root

fore

Root

fusc

Root

ger

Root

grad (gress)

Root

gyn

Root

homo (homeo)

Prefix

hyper

Prefix

hypo

Prefix

ian

Suffix

idio

Root

in/im

Prefix

infra

Prefix

inter

Prefix

ir

Prefix

iso

Prefix

lab

Root

lat

Root

laud

Root

lex

Root

loq

Root

luc

Root

macro

Prefix

mal

Root

medi

Root

melan

Root

meta

Prefix

micro

Prefix

migr

Root

min

Prefix

mis

Prefix

miss (mit)

Root

mono

Prefix

mort

Root

nat

Root

neg

Root

neo

Prefix

nov

Root

null

Root

ob (op)

Prefix

omni

Prefix

opt

Root

ous

Suffix

oxy

Root