Prefixes 1

Front

anti- (ex. anticlimax)

Back

against

Front

im- (ex. immoral)

Back

without

Front

mid- (ex. midfield)

Back

middle

Front

de- (ex. devalue)

Back

opposite

Front

em- (ex. empower)

Back

cause to

Front

prefix

Back

A word part added to the beginning of a root word to modify its meaning.

Front

suffix

Back

A word part added to the end of a root word to modify its meaning.

Front

root word

Back

The base part of a word that carries its primary meaning.

Front

un- (ex. unhappy)

Back

not

Front

re- (ex. redo)

Back

again