Word formation

PREFIXES

TYPES

BEFORE NOUNS

BEFORE ADJECTIVES

BEFORE VERBS

Absence

non-occurrence

apolitical

non-alcoholic

Across

transfiguration

transnational transoceanic

transform

transship

Apartness

disunity

displaced

disentangle

Before and after

ante-meridian

ex-president foreshore

post-war

pre-classical

forewarn

postdate

Between/among

interaction

interplay

international

intermingle interweave

Beyond

parapsychology

paranormal

paraglide

Direction

contraflow

anti-clockwise

Distance

telepathy

telepathic

televisual

televise

Division

bifocals

bi-monthly

twice-yearly

bisect

trisect

Excess/insufficiency

overspill

overcooked

underestimate

Extent

half-light

mid-priced

part-Irish

semi-naked

parboil

semi-retire

Extreme quality

superwoman ultrasound

extra-crispy

hyperreal

supercool

supercool

superheat

Extreme quantity, size or intensity

hypermarket

megaton

microtone

miniskirt

hyperactive

mega-rich

hyperventilate

Increase/decrease

downgrade

upswing

downcast

upbeat

downsize

embitter

enlarge

upgrade

Level

hypermarket

hyponym

above-mentioned

sub-contract superimpose

Negation

displacement

illegality

impatience

insolubility

irregularity

unviability

abnormal

disagreeable

ignoble

illogical

impossible

inexact

irresponsible unsuitable

disagree

displace

disregard

Opposition

anti-abortionist counter-revolution

anti-bacterial counter-intuitive

counteract

Outer/inner layer

overshoes

undercoat

underwear

inlaid

overlaid

overlay

Outside

extraposition

extraterrestrial

extradite

Plurality

multi-millionaire

tri-centenary

diatomic

pentatonic

multi-task

Rank

archbishop

pro-consul

vice-principal

Removal/reversal

undoing

unfastened

defrost

displace

untie

Repetition

triple Salchow

double-dotted

retie

retrace

Self

auto-correction

self-denial

self-denying

self-denigrate

Singularity

monoplane

unicycle

uni-cellular

Togetherness

co-worker

co-educational

co-operate

Under

infrastructure

infrared

sub-standard

Within

intranet

intra-departmental

enfold

Wrongness

maldistribution malformation

ill-advised

ill-defined

misplace mispronounce


SUFFIXES
 

Noun to adjective

Noun to verb

Adjective to noun

Adjective to verb

Verb to noun

Verb to adjective

Noun to noun