DERIVATIONAL AFFIXES IN ENGLISH

NO PREFIXES ROOTS DERIVATIVE MEANINGS SENTENCES

WORDS
1 un- lucky (adjective) unlucky (adjective) tidak beruntung I think today is an unlucky day for me.

2 dis- Advantage Disadvantage (noun) Keadaan merugikan There are many the disadvantages of using a hand
(adjective) phone
3 be- Cause (noun) Because Karena She didn’t come because she was sick
4 en- Sure (noun) Ensure Memastikan Our main concern is to ensure you to buy this
product
5 In- Accurate Inaccurate (Adjective) Tidak tepat This clock is inaccurate
(Adjective)
6 Out- Side (Noun) Outside (noun) Di luar Let’s doing it outside
7 Mis- understand (verb) Misunderstand(verb) keliru I think, she is misunderstand about what they said
8 Re- Fresh (adjective) Refresh (Verb) menyegarkan Don’t forget to refresh your brain
9 Pre- Election (noun) Pre-election (verb) Sebelum pemilihan Government do the campaign pre-election
10 A- Typical (adj) Atypical (Adj) Tidak khas This smells atypical for me
11 Non- Stop (noun) Nonstop (adj) Tanpa berhenti You must take a rest, because you do the exam
nonstop
12 Bi- Cycle (noun) Bicycle (noun) Sepeda My father buy the bicycle to my sister
13 Trans- Migrant (noun) Transmigration Perpindahan The activity move to other countries is usually call
(noun) as trans migrant
14 Auto- Didactic (verb) Autodidact Belajar sendiri I autodidact learn how to cook
(Adjective)
15 Sub- Class (noun) Subclass (Noun) Kelas tambahan Don’t forget tell them about the subclass
16 Mono- Rail (noun) Monorail (noun) Kereta ber-rel satu Look! There is a train with the monorail
17 Semi- Final (noun) Semifinal (noun) Ronde pertandingan Don’t give up. It is a semifinal
18 Ex- Husband (noun) Ex-husband (noun) Mantan Suami She always fight with her ex-husband
19 Super- Man (noun) Superman (noun) Pria hebat My father is superman for me
20 Post- Pone Postpone Menunda Never postpone your task or it will be pill up
21 Anti- Biotic (noun) Antibiotic (noun) Antibiotik Can you buy me an antibiotic?
22 Under- Estimate (noun) Underestimate (verb) Menyepelehkan Don’t underestimate people by the cover
23 Ante- Date (noun) Antedate (verb) Mendahului Hey! You can’t antedate on me
24 Al- Located (verb) Allocated (Verb) Mengalokasikan I will take out an allocated pension and I want to
know how income held outside the super system is
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25 Fore- Hand (noun) Forehand (noun) Punggung tangan I always kiss my mother’s forehand before I go
26 De- Active (Adj) Deactivate (Verb) Menonaktifkan How to deactivate our cellular data?
27 Intra- Uterine (Adj) Intrauterine (adj) Didalam kandungan She was smart since intrauterine
28 Extra- Ordinary (noun) Extra Ordinary (noun) Sangat luar biasa I think that is extra ordinary performance
29 Super- Power (noun) Super power (noun) Kekuatan hebat I want to have super power
30 Tele- Gram (noun) Telegram (noun) Surat kawat Sri will send you a telegram
31 Auto- Pilot (noun) AutoPilot (noun) Autopilot Who is the autopilot in garuda air?
32 Counter- Charge (noun) Countercharge (noun) Mengimbangi How to countercharge between income and
expanding?
33 Equi- Distant (Adj) Equidistant (noun) Sama jauhnya My school is equidistant with your school
34 Hyper- Critical (adj) Hypercritical (adj) Sangat suka He is so hypercritical man
mengkritik
35 Hypo- Thesis (noun) Hypothesis (noun) Hipotesa We need to search our own hypothesis
36 Mega- Phone (noun) Megaphone (noun) Alat pengeras suara That concert have the megaphone in sound system
37 Per- Chance (adj) Perchance (verb) Secara kebetulan They might perchance have won the contest
38 Poly- Math (noun) Polymath (noun) Ornang yang I want to be polymath someday
mampu belajar dan
ahli di segala bidang
secara bersamaan
39 Syn- Energy (verb) Synergy (noun) Sinergi A rare synergy between creativity and accessibility.
40 Com- Motion (noun) Commotion (noun) Kegemparan In the distance we can see a commotion approaching
41 Mal- Practice (noun) Mal practice (noun) Salah mengobati dr. Brown do the mal practice, so police arrest him
42 Homo- Phone (noun) Homophone (noun) Satu suara “two” and “too” are homophone
43 Post- Test (noun) Posttest (noun) Setelah test You must do the posttest after treatment
44 Tri- Section (noun) Trisection (noun) Pembagian tiga This discussion consist of trisection
45 Ultra- Smooth (adj) Ultrasmooth (adj) Sangat licin Wow! Your hair is ultra smooth
46 On- Line (noun) Online (noun) Aktif di internet I’m waiting you online in facebook
47 Co- Worker (noun) Co-worker (noun) Teman sekerja Alsa is my co-worker
48 Para- Graph (noun) Paragraph (noun) Paragraf My lecture ask me to write argumentative paragraph
49 Centi- Meter (noun) Centimeter (Noun) Sentimeter My height only 160centimeter
50 After- Dark (adj) After dark (adj) Pada malam hari I see the light after dark
51 Uni- Form (noun) Uniform (noun) Seragam They have cute uniform
52 Epi- Centre (adj) Epicenter (noun) Pusat gempa Aceh is one places which usually know as the
epicenter
53 Pene- ultimate (noun) Penultimate(adjective) Yang kedua dari Vero is the penultimate singer.
belakang
54 Milli- Gram (noun) Milligram (noun) miligram Put the 500milligram of sugar
55 Ab- Normal (adj) Abnormal (Adj) Tidak normal That’s an abnormal though
56 Off- End (verb) Offend (verb) Menyinggung Her words offend my feeling.
57 Is- Land (noun) Island (noun) Kepulauan Indonesia have many islands
58 Magni- Cent (noun) Magnificent Bagus sekali Wow he is the magnificent creature
(adjective)
59 Kilo- meter (noun) Kilometer (noun) Kilometer Slow down your motorcycle to 40 kilometer in a
hour!
60 Eu- Logic (noun) Eulogist (noun) Pemuji He such a eulogist man
61 Wel- Come (verb) Welcome (verb) Menyambut My home is always welcome for you
62 To- Day (noun) Today(noun) Hari ini Would you accompany me today?
63 By- Word (noun) Byword (noun) Pepatah yang This sentence is the most popular byword in my
menjadi buah bibir. hometown.
64 Ac- Cent (noun) Accent (noun) Logat When Robi was speaking, he use Prabumulih
Accent
65 Ab- Normal (adj) Abnormal (adj) Tidak normal His lives is abnormal
66 Back- Back (verb) Backdate (verb) Memundurkan They backdate their wedding party
Tanggal
67 e- Late (Adj) Elate (verb) Menggembirakan They bring the elate news
68 Geo- Physic (noun) Geophysics (adj) Yang berhubungan I like lesson which is about geophysics
dengan geofisika

NO NOUN ROOTS DERIVATIVE MEANINGS SENTENCES

FORMING WORDS
SUFFIXES
1 -ness new (adjectve) newness (noun) kebaruan You have to explain the newness of your research
topic.
2 -or Instruct (verb) Instructor (noun) pengajar Riko is a judo instructor
3 -ity Opportune Opportunity (noun) kebetulan Opportunity seekers are already online searching for
(adjective) your product
4 -ern West (noun) Western (noun) Kebarat-baratan Stop to imitate about western style
5 -dom King (noun) Kingdom (noun) Kerajaan I want have my own kingdom
6 -al Arrive (verb) Arrival (noun) Kedatangan Are you waiting for the arrival of your sister?
8 -ual Intellect (noun) Intellectual (noun) Orang pandai You are intelligent and always have the entire picture
in perspective
9 -ian Politic (adjective) Politician (noun) Politikus I never seen the politician up against something
10 -ist Novel (Noun) Novelist (noun) Pengarang novel Ali Baba is not the novelist
11 -y Branch (noun) Branchy (noun) Bercabang-cabang Now, my mind get branchy
12 -ess God (noun) Goddess (noun) Dewi A goddess! I don’t believe it
13 -istic Character (noun) Characteristic Perwatakan It hard to guess her characteristic
(noun)
14 -ty Active (Adj) Activity (noun) Kegiatan I did so many activity last weekend
16 -cy Diploma (noun) diplomacy (noun) diplomasi To let terrorists disrupt peace diplomacy is to let them
succeed
17 -acy Supreme (Adj) Supremacy (Noun) Keunggulan White supremacy is not a principle of unity of this
movement
18 -age Marry (Verb) Marriage (noun) Pernikahan They have happy marriage
19 -ency Consistent (Adj) Consistency Ketetapan, You must think about the consistency before do
(Noun) kemantapan dalam anything
bertindak
20 -ary Vision (noun) Visionary (noun) Penghayal Stop to be a visionary man!
21 -ian Reptile (noun) Reptilian (noun) Binatang melata Komodo is Indonesian Reptilian animal
22 -ing Build (verb) Building (noun) Bangunan Monpera is the best building in Palembang
22 -th Deep (noun) Depth (noun) Kedalaman The depth of Musi river is 345metres
23 -ics Economy (Noun) Economics (noun) Ahli Ekonomi We need to looking for economics to our company
24 -able Remark (noun) Remarkable There is nothing remarkable about the music on this
(noun) record
25 -rium Auditor (noun) Auditorium (noun) Ruangan besar untuk We meet in auditorium building, ok?
pertunjukkan
26 -ery Fish (noun) Fishery (noun) Perikanan Usually the fisherman bring their fish to fishery
27 -hood Child (noun) Childhood (noun) Masa anak-anak Child in Gaza lost their childhood because the war
28 -es Watch (noun) Watches (noun) Jam tangan Wow. your watches is so stylish
29 -ier Cash (noun) Cashier (noun) Kasir Lets pay it with the cashier
30 -ar Cell (verb) Cellar (noun) Gudang dibawah The mercury slipped another notch deeper into the
tana western conference cellar
31 -ee Employ (noun) Employee (noun) Karyawan PT.Aira dismiss so many employees
32 -in Bullet (noun) Bulletin (noun) Siaran, pengumuman You can read the bulletin board while buying an ice
cream
33 -ship Entrepreneur Entrepreneurship Kewiraswastaan We have the Entrepreneurship lesson
(adj) (noun)
34 -sion Versi Version (noun) terjemahan Instagram have the newest version
35 -ing Breathe (verb) Breathing (noun) Pernapasan Some thought has been given to breathing
36 -let Drop (noun) Droplet (noun) Rintik Evaporating droplets may collect on ice crystals in
clouds
37 -eer Mountain (noun) Mountaineer Pendaki gunung Aryo is mouontaineer
(noun)
38 -ette Statue (noun) Statuette (noun) Patung kecil My mother loves the statuette
39 -ization Legal (adj) Legalization Pengesahaan This letter have the legalization stamp
(noun)
40 -ure Please (verb) Pleasure (noun) Kesenangan No problem, with my pleasure
41 -mant Inform (verb) Informant (noun) pelapor Police arrest them because the information by their
informant
46 -phere Hydro (adj) Hydrosphere Lapisan udara In the earth there is a hydrosphere
(noun)
49 -mate Class (noun) Classmate (noun) Teman sekelas Fadil is my classmate
50 -ire Million (noun) Millionaire (non) Jutawan Now, he becomes a millionaire
51 -rian Vegetable (noun) Vegetarian (noun) Orang yang hanya My sister is vegetarian
suka makan sayur
52 -ster Gang (noun) Gangster (noun) Penjahat Do not go in the middle of night to avoid the gangster

NO ADJECTIVE ROOTS DERIVATIVE MEANINGS SENTENCES

FORMING WORDS
SUFFIXES
1 -ous danger (noun) dangerous berbahaya This is a very dangerous road, especially in wet
(adjective) weather.
2 -ive Instinct (noun) Instinctive naluriah All forms of life have an instinctive urge to survive
(adjective)
3 -less Speech (noun) Speechless Terdiam I am speechless when he say that he love me
(adjective)
4 -able Remove (noun) Removable Dapat dipindahkan That cupboard is removable
(Adjective)
5 -al Addition (noun) Additional tambahan Is there any additional answers?
(Adjective)
6 -ese Palembang Palembangnese Bahasa Palembang I usually use Palembangnese as my language
(noun) (Adj)
7 -ish Pink (adjective) Pinkish (adjective) Kemerah-merahan Her skin changes into pinkish
8 -est Old (adjective) Oldest (adjective) Paling tua I am the oldest
9 -er Strong (noun) Stronger Lebih kuat The builder added supports to make the walls stronger
(adjective)
10 -like Life (noun) Lifelike Seperti kehidupan The artwork by Leonardo is scarily lifelike
(adjective)
11 -ary Element (noun) Elementary (adj) Dasar The researchers made an elementary error
12 -ful Harm (adj) Harmful (adj) Berbahaya She said it was the misrepresentation of reality that
was harmful
13 -al Medic (noun) Medical (adj) Kedokteran I must do the medical check up
14 -some Hand (noun) Handsome (Adj) Tampan Look! Their baby is handsome
15 -onal Tense (noun) Tensional (adj) Tegang Don’t be tensional, guys
16 -able Commune (noun) Communicable Diteruskan This conversation full of communicable
(adj)
17 -etic Athlete (noun Athletic (adj) Atlit His talent is on athletic
18 -den Forbid (adv) Forbidden (adj) Terlarang Avoid of using the forbidden drugs
19 -ous Audacious (adj) Audacious (adj) Berani She has the audacious personality
21 -oid Human (noun) Humanoid (adj) Mirip manusia The chimpanzee is humanoid
22 -ical Logic (noun) Logical (adj) Logis She has logical sequence of though
22 -ent Differ (adj) Different (adj) tidak sama To be different than others
23 -ular Spectacle (noun) Spectacular (adj) besar-besaran They make spectacular show
24 -ward For (noun) Ward (adj) Menuju kedepan Life must be forward

NO VERB ROOTS DERIVATIVE MEANINGS SENTENCES

FORMING WORDS
SUFFIXES
1 -en black (adjective) blacken (verb) menghitamkan Protect your skin from sunlight, it can blacken your
skin.
2 -fy Beauty (noun) Beautify (verb) mempercantik Every girl knows how to beautify herself
3 -ate Different (noun) Differentiate membedakan How can we differentiate about laptop and notebook?
(verb)
4 -ise General (noun) Generalise (verb) menggeneralisasikan Not a good sample if you want generalise
5 -ing read (verb) reading (verb membaca Rina is reading a novel
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6 -ant Observe (verb) Observant (verb) mengobservasi I like to observant about the orphanage
7 -ize Popular (noun) Popularize (verb) Mempopulerkan Armada popularize their new album
8 -ade Block (adj) Blockade (verb) Memblokir My sister blockade my Instagram account
9 -ure End (verb) Endure (verb) Memikul/menanggung We do not want to endure this responsibility.
10 -ish Fin (noun) Finish (verb) Menyelesaikan I have to finish my homework as soon as possible
11 -d Secure (adj) Secured (verb) Menjamin aman The bank secured of people’s money

NO ADVERB ROOTS DERIVATIVE MEANINGS SENTENCES

FORMING WORD
SUFFIXES
1 -ly angry (adjective) angrily (verb) dengan marah Mr. Hasan shouted angrily to his students yesterday.

2 -wise Clock (noun) Clockwise (adv) Searah jarum jam Mix it clockwise
3 -ward Heaven (noun) Heavenward Mengarah surga Try to do the kindness, it like our life in heavenward
(Adjective)
4 -place Every (adj) Everyplace (adv) Setiap tempat I don’t really like everyplace
5 -ways Cross (verb) Crossways Dengan bersilang Rika sits crossways on the floor
(adverb)
6 -le Start (noun) Startle (adv) Mengagetkan Do not startle me
7 -where Some (adj) Somewhere (adv) Dimanapun I am happy in somewhere
8 -fold three (adj) threefold (adverb) Tiga kali lipat They must pay threefold