| ab- | away | abolish; abnormal | 
| ad- | to, toward | advance; adhere | 
| anti- | against | antiwar; antipathy | 
| auto- | self, same | automatic | 
| bene-, bon- | good | benefit; benevolent | 
| bi- | two | bilingual; bilateral | 
| co-, com-, con- | with, together | cooperate; compose | 
| contra-, counter- | against | contrary; contradict | 
| de- | down, away | descend; derive | 
| dia- | through, across | dialogue; diagram | 
| dis- | not, take away | disease; disable; disappear | 
| e-, ec-, ex- | out | emigrate; ecstasy, export | 
| fore- | front, before | forehead; forecast; foreshadow | 
| in-, im- | in, into | invade; immigrate; impose | 
| in-, im-, il-, ir- | not | inequality; impatient; illegal; irrational | 
| inter- | between | international; intersect | 
| intro-, intra- | within, inside | introspect, intramural | 
| mono- | one | monopoly; monotonous | 
| micro- | small | microscope, microwave | 
| multi- | many | multiply; multinational | 
| ob-, op-, of- | against, facing | object; opposite; offend | 
| out- | beyond | outweigh, outspend | 
| over- | too much | overbearing; overlap | 
| para- | beside, alongside | parallel, paraphrase, paragraph | 
| post- | after | postgraduate, posterior, postpone | 
| pre-, pro- | forward | predict; process; promote; produce | 
| re- | back, again | return; replay; reunite | 
| se- | apart, aside | separate, secede, segregate | 
| sub-, sus- | under | subtitle, sustain | 
| syn-,sym-, syl- | with, together | synthesis; symbol; syllabus | 
| tele- | far, distance | telephone, telepathy | 
| trans- | across | translate, transmit, transaction | 
| un- | not | unable; unreal; unreasonable | 
| uni- | one | unit; uniform; universe |