Продуктивные префиксы современного английского языка
Исконные
| префикс | значение | стилистическая окраска |
| a- stative-forming | the idea of being in the stated condition or way (anew, astream, aloud) | neutral |
| after- | coming or happening afterwards (aftercare, afternoon) | neutral |
| be- | the idea of treating as the stated thing (befriend) the idea of wearing the stated thing (bespectacled) completely, thoroughly (to besmear) | neutral literary literary |
| mis- | the idea of failing to do sth (misbelieve, misdeed) | neutral |
| out- | the idea of exceeding, surpassing, outside (outlive, outgrow, outsleep) | neutral |
| over- | the idea of being above, exceeding (overtake, overlook, overeat) | neutral |
| un- | the idea of negation (unable) the idea of reversal of an action (untie, undo) | neutral |
| under- | the idea of being underneath, insufficient, subordinate to (undertake, undernourish) | neutral |
| up- | the idea of moving upwards (uplift, upstairs) | neutral |
Заимствованные
| префикс | значение | стилистическая окраска, этимология |
| anti-/ante- | opposite, against, instead (antitype, antisocialist) | neutral Greek |
| co-/con-/com- | the idea of being together (cooperate) | neutral Romanic |
| counter-/ contra-/ contro- | against, contrary, in opposition (contradict, counterattack) | neutral Romanic |
| de- | the idea of moving down (decrease) the idea of separation (depart) the idea of reversal of the action (demerit) | neutral Romanic |
| dis- | separation (dismiss) reversal, undoing, negation or depriving (dishonesty) | neutral Romanic |
| ex- | the idea of former (exwife) the idea of being beyond (exceed, export) | neutral Romanic |
| extra- | the idea of being beyond or outside of (extraordinary) | neutral Romanic |
| hyper- | the idea of exceeding (hypersensitive) | neutral Greek |
| in-/il-/ir-/im- | the idea of negation (inability) | neutral Romanic |
| inter- | the idea of being together, between, among (international) | neutral Romanic |
| non- | the idea of negation (non-stop) | neutral Romanic |
| post- | the idea of being after, later (postwar, postpone) | neutral Romanic |
| pre- | the idea of priority (prewar, prearranged) | neutral Romanic |
| pro- | the idea of being in favour of (pro-American) | neutral Romanic |
| re- | the idea of repetition (rewrite, reunited) | neutral Romanic |
| retro- | the idea of moving or being backwards (retroaction) | neutral Romanic |
| sub- | the idea of being under, below, beneath (submarine) the idea of being subordinate to, inferior in rank (subeditor) | neutral Romanic |
| super- | the idea of above, over, exceeding (supernatural) | neutral Romanic |
| trans- | the idea of being over, through, across, beyond (transcontinental) | neutral Romanic |
| ultra- | the idea of being excessive, uncommon (ultramodern) | neutral Romanic |
| vice- | the idea of being instead of, in place of (vice-president) | neutral Romanic |
Непродуктивные суффиксы современного английского языка
Исконные
| суффикс | значение | валентность | стилистическая окраска |
| -fold adj-forming adv-forming | the idea of multiplication or increase in geometrical ratio (twofold, manifold) | numeral-stems | neutral |
| -long adv-forming | (headlong, sidelong) | noun-stems | neutral |
| -some adj-forming | the idea of similarity (troublesome, tiresome) | noun-stems | neutral |
| -th noun-forming | the idea of state or quality (strength) | adj-stems | neutral |
| -ward adv-forming | the idea of direction or course (downward, sideward) | noun-stems | neutral |
| -y noun-forming | the idea of the result of the action (perjury) | neutral |
Заимствованные