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Pre-AP English 9
Roots, suffixes, prefixes and their examples and antonyms
Question | Answer |
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Definition: Ante- | Before |
Example: Ante- | Antecedent |
Antonym: Ante- | after |
Definition: -hood | order, quality |
Example: -hood | Neighborhood |
Antonym: -hood | Chaos |
Definition: -phobia | fear of a specified thing |
Example: -phobia | Arachnophobia |
Antonym: -phobia | Bravery |
Definition: -phobe | one who fears a specified thing |
Example: -phobe | Germaphobe |
Antonym: -phobe | Brave |
Definition: Duc/Duct | lead, bring or draw |
Example: Duc/Duct | Aqueduct |
Antonym: Duc/Duct | blockade |
Definition: Jud/Jur/Jus | law, right |
Example: Jud/Jur/Jus | justice |
Antonym: Jud/Jur/Jus | Crime |
Definition: Mega | Large |
Example: Mega | megaton |
Antonym: Mega | mini |
Defintion: path | feeling/suffering |
Example: path | psychopath |
Antonym: path | unemotional |
Definition: Micro | small |
Example: Micro | microchip |
Antonym: Micro | huge |
Definition: -urb | city |
Example: -urb | suburb |
Antonym: -urb | country-side |
Definition: Counter- | opposite, opposing |
Example: Counter- | counterattack |
Antonym: Counter- | same |
Definition: Mono- | one, single, alone |
Example: Mono- | Monotone |
Antonym: Mono- | many |
Definition: Gram | something written or drawn; a record |
Example: Gram | telegram |
Antonym: Gram | memorized |
Defintion: meter/metry | measure, measuring device |
Example: meter/metry | Meterstick |
Antonym: meter/metry | qualitative |
Definition: Hyper | excessive |
Example: Hyper | Hyperactive |
Definition: Logy | the study of |
Example: Logy | Biology |
Definition: Belli | war |
Example: Belli | rebellion |
Definition: pol/polis | city |
Example: pol/polis | metropolis |
Definition: Derm | skin |
Example: Derm | dermatologist |
Definition: Brev | short |
Example: Brev | abbreviate |
Definition: Culpa | guilty |
Example: Culpa | culprit |
Definition: Morph | change/form |
Example: Morph | metamorphic |
Definition: Dem | people |
Example: Dem | democracy |
Definition: Chron | time |
Example: Chron | chronometer |
Definition: auto | self/same |
Example: auto | autopilot |
Definition: pan | all |
Example: pan | panoramic |
Definition: logue | speak |
Example: logue | dialogue |