Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

Front

a–, an–

Back

without (Example: amoral)

Front

anti–

Back

against (Example: anticlimax)

Front

centi–

Back

hundred (Example: century)

Front

circum–

Back

around (Example: circumvent)

Front

com–, con–

Back

with, together (Examples: companion, contact)

Front

en–, em–

Back

put into (Example: enclose)

Front

hyper–

Back

over, more (Example: hyperactive)

Front

il–, im–, in–, ir–

Back

not, without (Examples: illegal, immoral, inconsiderate, irresponsible)

Front

in–

Back

into (Example: insert)

Front

macro–

Back

large (Example: macroeconomics)