a- on afloat, ashore, aloft
a-; ab-,abs- away, from avert, absolve, abstract
ad-, ac-, ar- to adhere, accept, arrive
ante before antecedent, anteroom
bi-, bis- two, twice bicycle, biped, biscuit, bisect
circum- round circumference, circuit
com- together comparison, competition
contra- against contrary, contraband, contradiction
de- down depress, descend, describe
dif-, dis- apart, not different, disagree, disappear
fore- before forecast, forenoon, foretell, foresee
ex- out of exhale, export, extract
im-, in- in, into import, include
in- not incapable, inhuman
inter- between international, interrupt,
interval
mis- wrong misdeed, misjudge, mistake
ob- against object, obstruction
post- after postpone, postscript, post-war
pre- before predict, prepare, pre-war
pro- forth proceed, produce
re- back retake, return, retrace
sub- under submarine, subway
trans- across transfer, transport, transpose
un- not, without unfit, unknown, unpaid, unsafe
vice- instead vice-captain, viceroy
SUFFIXES
Suffix Meaning Examples
-able, -ible capable of being movable, eatable, incredible
-am, -an one connected chaplain, publican
-ance, -ence state of repentance, existence
-ant one who assistant, servant
-ory a place for dormitory, factory
-er, -eer, -ier one who baker, engineer, furrier
-el, -et, -ette little satchel, locket, cigarette
-ess the female goddess, princess, waitress
-fy to make glorify, purify
-icle, -sel little particle, morsel
-oon,-on large saloon, flagon
-ock little hillock, bittock
-ous full of famous, glorious, momentous
AMERICAN AND BRITISH ENGLISH WORDS
American British
Automobile
FENDER WING, or MUDGUARD
FLAT FLAT TYRE, or
PUNCTURE
GASOLINE, GAS PETROL JHMN67
GAS STATION FILLING STATION
GEAR SHIFT GEAR LEVER
GENERATOR DYNAMO
HOOD BONNET
LICENCE PLATE NUMBER PLATE
MUFFLER SILENCER
OIL PAN SUMP
SPARK PLUG SPARKING PLUG
TOP ROOF
TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORT
TRUNK BOOT
WINDSHIELD WINDSCREEN
Types of vehicles
AUTOMOBILE MOTORCAR
DELIVERY TRUCK VAN
FASTBACK GOODS TRUCK
GARBAGETRUCK DUST-CART
MOTORBIKE MOPED
MOTORCYCLE MOTORBIKE or
MOTORCYCLE
REMOVALTRUCK REMOVAL VAN
SEDAN SALOON
STATION WAGON ESTATE CAR
TRAILER or HOUSE TRAILER CARAVAN
TRAILER TRUCK ARTICULATED LORRY
TRUCK LORRY
Roads
DEAD END STREET CUL-DE-SAC, BLIND
ALLEY
DETOUR DIVERSION
DIVIDED HIGHWAY, DUAL CARRIAGEWAY,
or SUPER HIGHWAY, or EXPRESS WAY or MOTORWAY
FREEWAY DUAL CARRIAGEWAY,
or MOTORWAY
TOLL ROAD, or TOLLWAY, or TURNPIKE TOLL ROAD
GRADE CROSSING LEVEL CROSSING
INTERSECTION, or JUNCTION, or CROSS-
JUNCTION ROADS
MEDIAN STRIP CENTRE RESERVATION
OVERPASS FLYOVER
PAVEMENT ROAD
PULL-OFF LAY-BY
RESTROOM PUBLIC CONVENIENCE or PUBLIC LAVATORY (outdoors),
SIDEWALK PAVEMENT, or
FOOTPATH
SUBWAY (or underground railway) UNDERGROUND, or
TUBE
TRAFFIC CIRCLE ROUNDABOUT
UNDERPASS SUBWAY (for pedestrians)
Travel
BAGGAGE LUGGAGE
BAGGAGE ROOM LEFT LUGGAGE
OFFICE
CAB TAXI, or CAB
CHECK ROOM CLOAKROOM
CONDUCTOR GUARD (railway)
DESK CLERK RECEPTIONIST
ELEVATOR LIFT
FIRST FLOOR GROUND FLOOR
LOST AND FOUND LOST PROPERTY
MAKE RESERVATION BOOK
ONE WAY TICKET SINGLE TICKET
PARKING LOT CARPARK
PULLMAN SLEEPING CAR
RAILROAD RAILWAY
ROUND TRIP TICKET RETURN TICKET
STREETCAR TRAM
Shops and shopping
BOOTH (telephone) KIOSK (telephone, or
cigarette)
CANDY STORE SWEET SHOP, or
CONFECTIONER'S
CHARGED (goods bought) ON ACCOUNT
CHECK (restaurant) BILL
CUSTOM MADE BESPOKE, or MADE TO
MEASURE
DRUGGIST CHEMIST
DRUGSTORE CHEMIST'S SHOP
HARDWARE STORE IRONMONGER'S
HOUSEWARES HARDWARE
INSTALMENT PLAN HIRE PURCHASE
LINE QUEUE
LIQUOR STORE, or PACKAGE STORE OFF LICENCE, or WINE
MERCHANT
NEWSDEALER, or NEWSSTAND NEWSAGENT
SALES CLERK, or SALES GIRL SHOP ASSISTANT
Telephone and Post Office
CABLE, or WIRE TELEGRAM
to CALL to RING UP
to CALL COLLECT REVERSE CHARGES
LINE BUSY NUMBER ENGAGED
LONG DISTANCE CALLS TRUNK CALLS
MAIL POST
MAIL BOX PILLAR BOX
PERSON-TO-PERSON CALL PERSONAL CALL
Time
FALL AUTUMN
LEGAL HOLIDAY BANK HOLIDAY
RECESS BREAK (school)
TWO WEEKS FORTNIGHT
VACATION HOLIDAYS
Entertainment
AISLE GANGWAY
BALCONY GALLERY
CARNIVAL FUN FAIR
FIRST BALCONY UPPER CIRCLE
INTERMISSION INTERVAL
LOBBY FOYER, or ENTRANCE
HALL
MEZZANINE DRESS CIRCLE
MOVIE FILM
MOVIES PICTURES, CINEMA
MOVIE THEATER, or HOUSE CINEMA
ORCHESTRA (seating) STALLS
Sport and games
AMERICAN FOOTBALL no equivalent
BOWLING ALLEY SKITTLE ALLEY, or
BOWLING ALLEY
CHECKERS DRAUGHTS
DECK OF CARDS PACK OF CARDS
POOL BILLIARDS
RACE-TRACK RACE-COURSE
ROLLER-COASTER BIG DIPPER
RUGBY RUGBY, or RUGGER
SLED SLEDGE, or TOBOGGAN
SOCCER FOOTBALL, or SOCCER
T1C-TAC-TOE NOUGHTS AND
CROSSES
School
grade CLASS, FORM
GRADE MARK
HIGH SCHOOL SECONDARYSCHOOL
PRIVATE SCHOOL PUBLIC SCHOOL, or
PRIVATE SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL STATE SCHOOL
STUDENTS CHILDREN, or PUPILS
University
COED WOMAN STUDENT
FRESHMAN FIRST YEAR, or
or FRESHER UNDERGRADUATE,
JUNIOR THIRD YEAR
SCHOOL UNIVERSITY
SENIOR FOURTH YEAR
SOPHOMORE SECOND YEAR
no equivalent DON (University teacher,
particularly at Oxford or
Cambridge)
ABBREVIATIONS
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