Affixes Rm 4

Front 1

ab–

Back 1

not, away from

abnormal (not normal)

Front 2

ambi–

Back 2

both

ambivalent (feeling both ways about an issue)

Front 3

amphi–

Back 3

round, both sides

amphitheater (a round theater)

Front 4

anti–

Back 4

against

antiwar (against war)

Front 5

arch–

Back 5

main

archrival (main rival)

Front 6

auto–

Back 6

self

automobile (self-driven vehicle)

Front 7

bene–

Back 7

good

beneficial (something good)

Front 8

bi–

Back 8

two

bicycle (two wheels)

Front 9

bio–

Back 9

life

biology (the study of life)

Front 10

de–

Back 10

remove

deodorant (removes odor)

Front 11

dis–

Back 11

not

dishonest (not honest)

Front 12

dict–

Back 12

to speak

dictate (to speak aloud)

Front 13

ex–

Back 13

former, away

ex-girlfriend (former girlfriend)

Front 14

extra–

Back 14

beyond

extraordinary (beyond what is ordinary)

Front 15

fore–

Back 15

before, in front of

Foreground (the part of a scene that is nearest to and in front of the viewer)

Front 16

im–, in–

Back 16

not, in

inaction (no action, lack of action)

Front 17

inter–

Back 17

between

international (between nations)

Front 18

iso–

Back 18

same

isometric (having the same measurement)

Front 19

manu–

Back 19

hand

manual (done or worked on with the hands)

Front 20

micro–

Back 20

small

microscope (device used to look at small objects)

Front 21

mis–

Back 21

bad, wrong

mislead (lead in wrong direction)

Front 22

mono–

Back 22

one

monopoly (when one company has power)

Front 23

multi–

Back 23

many

multicolor (many colors)

Front 24

mut–

Back 24

change

mutant (someone or something that changes)

Front 25

non–

Back 25

no

nonsense (no sense)

Front 26

over–

Back 26

too much

overcooked (cooked too much)

Front 27

ped–

Back 27

foot

pedicure (care of feet, toes, and nails)

Front 28

post–

Back 28

after

postwar (after the war)

Front 29

pre–

Back 29

before

preheat (heat before)

Front 30

re–

Back 30

again

review (look at again)

Front 31

sub–

Back 31

under, below

subzero (below zero)

Front 32

terra–

Back 32

earth

terrain (a piece of land)

Front 33

topo–

Back 33

place

toponym (the name of a place)

Front 34

trans–

Back 34

across

transport (move across)

Front 35

tri–

Back 35

three

tricycle (three wheels)

Front 36

troglo–

Back 36

cave

troglocole (to live in a cave)

Front 37

ultra–

Back 37

beyond

ultramodern (beyond modern)

Front 38

un–

Back 38

not

uncooked (not cooked)

Front 39

uni–

Back 39

one

unicorn (mythical animal that has one horn)

Front 40

xen–

Back 40

foreign, guestxenophobia (fear of strangers or foreigners)

Front 41

–able

Back 41

capable

offixable (capable of being fixed)

Front 42

–ation

Back 42

the process of

creation (the process of creating)

Front 43

–est

Back 43

most

largest (most large)

Front 44

–ful

Back 44

full of

beautiful (full of beauty)

Front 45

–ish

Back 45

like

childish (like a child)

Front 46

–less

Back 46

without

hopeless (without hope)

Front 47

–logy

Back 47

the study of

mineralogy (the study of minerals)

Front 48

–ly

Back 48

in a way, in a manner

happily (in a happy manner)

Front 49

–ous

Back 49

having qualities of

joyous (having the qualities of joy)

Front 50

–pod

Back 50

foot

tripod (three-legged or footed)