Morphemes Chart
Prefixes
un-
Meaning: Not or opposite of
Example: Undo or reverse
es
In-Imr
Meaning: Not, opposite of
Example: nim (in or on)
mis-
Meaning: Bad or wrong
dis-
Meaning: Not, opposite, or apart
fore-
Meaning: Before or in front of
er/-or
Meaning: One who or that which
re-
Meaning: Back or again
de-
Meaning: Down or away from
pre-
Meaning: Before or earlier
non-
Meaning: Not or negative
over-
Meaning: Too much
under-
Meaning: Below or less
Suffixes
-ly
Meaning: Like or manner of (adverb or adjective)
-able
Meaning: Able, can do (adjective)
-ful
Meaning: Full of (adjective)
-less
Meaning: Without (adjective)
-ness
Meaning: State of (noun)
-ment
Meaning: Act of, state of or result of an action (noun)
-hood
Meaning: Condition, state, or quality (noun)
Latin Morphemes
rupt
Meaning: To burst or break
tract
Meaning: To pull or draw
form
Meaning: To shape
port
Meaning: To carry
cred
Meaning: To believe
scrib/script
Meaning: To write
Greek Morphemes
phon
Meaning: Sound
photo
Meaning: Light
tele
Meaning: Distant or far
graph
Meaning: To write or draw
bio
Meaning: Life
hydro
Meaning: Water
Additional Morphemes
chron(c)
Meaning: Time
geo
Meaning: Earth
psych
Meaning: Mind or soul
jur/jus
Meaning: Law or right
aud
Meaning: To hear or listen
sect
Meaning: To cut
Other Morphemes
anti-
Meaning: Against or opposite
contra-
Meaning: Against, opposite, or contrasting
com-/con-
Meaning: Together, with, or jointly
uni-
Meaning: One
bi-
Meaning: Two
tri-
Meaning: Three
quadri-
Meaning: Four
quint-
Meaning: Five
sex-
Meaning: Six
sept-
Meaning: Seven
oct-
Meaning: Eight
deca-
Meaning: Ten
Derived Forms
-ify
Meaning: Make (verb)
-ate
Meaning: Make (verb)
-age
Meaning: Relationship (noun)
-ism
Meaning: System, condition, actor characteristic of (noun)
-ent
Meaning: One who performs or causes (noun)
-ance
Meaning: Action or state (noun)