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Roots and Affixes 1

Set 1 roots and affixes

Affix or Root	Meaning	Example Words
anti-	against	anti-gravity, antagonist, antiperspirant
com-/con-/co-/cor-	together	correlation, community, connect, co-founder
dis-	not, opposite of; away	disable, discontinue, disagree, dismiss
en-/em- OR in-/im-	in, near, towards; put into, make, or surround with	embrace, enter, enslave, empower, into, infer, input, imply
ex-	out, away	exit, express, expel
im-/in-/il-/ir-	not	irregular, illegal, inactive, impossible
sub-	under, below	substitute, submarine, subway
trans-	across, beyond	transfer, transmit, transfusion
un-	not, opposite, against	unable, undo, unnecessary
dic, dict	talk, speak, say, declare, proclaim	dictionary, predict, dictator
doc	to teach	documentary, doctor, docile
cycl	circle	recycle, bicycle, cyclone
auto	self	automobile, automatic, autobiography
ambul	walk, move from place to place	ambulance, amble, circumambulate
aud, audi	hear	audience, auditorium, audio
bene, beni	good	beneficial, benefit, benign
bio	life	biography, biology, biome
circum	around	circumnavigate, circumference, circumcise
cred	believe	incredible, incredulous, creed
-able/-ible	able to, can do	audible, lovable, memorable
-ed	forms PAST TENSE	peered, lunged, trapped
-est	comparative degree: MOST	highest, strongest, cutest
-eer/-er/-or OR -ian	someone who; a person or thing that does something	musician, engineer, teacher, actor
-less	without, missing	friendless, penniless, worthless
-y/-ly	made up of, characterized by; forms an ADJECTIVE from a noun	lovely, friendly, funny

Created by: kkswifty on 2011-11-10

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Roots and Affixes 1

Set 1 roots and affixes