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A Cheat Sheet of English Prefixes
> Prepositions
> Verbs : Verbals Prefixes and suffixes are the monosyllables or dissyllables which are added
> Vowels : Consonants to a word either at the beginning (prefixes) or at the end (suffixes), and which
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alter radically the meaning of a word (e.g. prefix, suffix), sometimes changing it
CHEAT SHEETS from one part of speech to another {e.g. man, noun; manly, adjective).
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> Homonyms Some prefixes and suffixes are of Old English origin; some are from the Greek,
> Homogeneous words
> Possessive nouns
Latin, and French. The greater part are Latin. Prefixes and suffixes which we
( Lots more! ) still use in forming new words, or still feel the force of in old words, we may call
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PLAIN ENGLISH WRITING (
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COMMON PREFIXES
> Jargon and Legalese
> Active Voice
> Plain English A
Gobbledygook
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WRITING STYLES a-, on, at, to, etc.: a-side.
> APA Style ab-,from, away, separation: ab-scond.
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> Chicago Style
ad-, to, toward, at, near: ad-mit.
( Lots more! ) ambi-, about, on both sides: ambi-dextrous.
GRAMMAR ( What is? ) ante-, before, fore, in front: ante-chamber.
> The English Grammar anti-, against, in opposition: anti-slavery.
> Plain English Style arch-, chief, head, principal: arch-bishop.
> Most confusing English
Words auto-, self, of one's self: auto-mobile.
GRAMMAR MISTAKES
> Attraction B-C
> ALONE (usage)
> AND relative
> Broken Construction
( Lots more! ) bi(s)-, twice, two, doubly: bi-lateral.

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MISUSED ENGLISH WORDS circum-, around, surrounding: circum-ference.
> Aggravating, Irritating
> Both, Each, Every cis-, on this side of: cis-alpine.
> Continual, Continuous com-, with, together: com-pete.
> Decided, Decisive contra-, against, in opposition: contra-dict.
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CAPITALIZATION ( What is? ) D
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> Titles of People de-, down, from, away: de-scend.
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deca-, ten, tenfold: deca-logue.
PUNCTUATION ( What is? )
demi-, half: demi-god.
> Apostrophe
> Colon dia-, through, between, across: dia-gram.
> Comma dis-, apart, asunder: dis-rupt.
> Dash
( Lots more! ) dys-, ill, bad, difficult: dys-pepsia.
FIGURES OF SPEECH
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> the Simile
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> Personification en-, in, into, upon (French for in): en-snare.
( Lots more! ) enter-, between, among (French for inter) : enter-tain.
WORD CLASSES eu-, well, good: eu-logy.
> Word Groups ex-, out, out of, from, off: ex-pel.
> Spoken and Written extra-, beyond, outside of: extra-ordinary.
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fore-, beforehand, in advance: fore-ground.
( GO BACK TO TOP ) head-, half: hemi-sphere.
hepta-, seven, sevenfold: hepta-gon.
hexa-, six, sixfold: hexa-gon.
homo-, same, similar, like: homo-phone.
hyper-, over, beyond (denoting excess): hyper-bole.
hypo-, under, beneath: hypo-dermic.

in-, into, in; on, upon: in-ject.

inter-, between, among: inter-change.
intro-, in, into, inward, within: intro-duce.

mal-, badly, ill: mal-content.

meta-, among, beyond, behind: meta-phor.
mis-, ill, unfortunate: mis-lay.
mono-, single, only, sole, alone: mono-tone.
multi-, many, repeatedly: multi-faced.

N-O

non-, not: non -sense.

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 ob-, against, in the way, in front: ob-struct.
omni-, all, entirely: omni-present.
out-, from, beyond: out-side.
over-, above, beyond, in excess: over-reach.

pan-, all, entire: pan-American.

per-, through, throughout, thoroughly: per-forate.
peri-, with, around, about: peri-style.
post-, after, behind, later: post-pone.
pre-, before, forward, forth: pre-scribe.
pro-, before, fore, forth, in favor of: pro-ceed.
pseudo-, false, pretended, spurious: psuedo-nym.

R-S

re-, back, again: re-ject.

retro-, back, backward: retro-spect.
semi-, half: semi-circle.
sub-, under, beneath, inferior, subordinate: sub-way.
super-, above, over, more: super-human.
syn-, with, together with: syn-opsis.

T-V

trans-, over, beyond, through: trans-atlantic.

tri-, three, thrice, threefold: tri-angle.
ultra-, beyond, on the other side: ultra-mundane.
un-, not: un-necessary.
under-, below, beneath, inferior: under-lay.
uni-, one, single: uni-form.
vice-, instead of, representing: vice-president.

Living Prefixes of English Origin. — There are only two prefixes of English
origin that we still apply freely to new words, mis (as in misdeed) and un
(unfinished), the former with the force of the adjective "bad," and the latter with
the force of a negative. We no longer feel the force of be in begin and similar
words. We still recognize its force as a prefix, however, when it is used to make
verbs from nouns and adjectives, e.g. bel1ttle, bedim, befog, bemoan, behead.
As living prefixes we may also class, by, out, and off, e.g. byplay, byway,
byword; offhand, offshoot, offspring; outcome, outlet, outrun. It should be
remarked, however, that by, off, and out, exist as separate words, and that the
process might thus be called composition.

Dead Prefixes and Suffixes. — By far the majority of prefixes and suffixes
have so completely lost their force that we no longer use them in forming new
words, and, unless we know the languages from which they originally came,
scarcely recognize them as having a separate meaning. Such are the Old English
prefix for in forgiven and the Latin prefix ab in abhor. It would be unwise for
students who are not acquainted with Old English or the classical languages to
burden their memories with lists of these dead prefixes and suffixes, which are
fully described in the dictionaries and in works dealing with the history of the

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 language. Students who have studied Latin, however, should have their
attention called to the use made in English of the many common Latin prefixes:
ab (abs, a), "from, away" (abrupt, abscond, avert); ad (a, ag, af, etc.), "to"
(advent, aggravate, affable); amb (am), "around" (ambition, amputate); cis,
"on this side of" (cis-Alpine); de, "from, away" (degrade); ex (e, ef), "out of"
(extend, erect, effort); ne, "not" (nefarious); ob (os, o, oc) "towards" (oblong,
ostensible, omit, occasion); per, "through" (pervade) ; pre, "before" (precept);
pro (prod), "before, forth, away from," etc. (prohibit, prodigal); re (red) "back,
repetition " (repeat, redeem); se (sed), "apart" (secede, sedition); sine, "without"
(sinecure); sub (suc) sug, etc.), "under," (subscribe); subter, "under"
(subterfuge); trans, (tra), "across, through, beyond" (transient, traduce).

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