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Prefix/Root/Suffix
Vocabulary of Common Prefixes/Roots/Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| root that means to speak say or tell | dict |
| root that means to throw | ject |
| root that means to carry | port |
| prefixes that mean one | mono and uni |
| root that means new | neo |
| root that means heat or temperature | therm |
| roots that mean write or writing | graph scrib script |
| suffix that means the study of | ology |
| roots that mean to measure | meter and metry |
| suffix that means fear of | phobia |
| prefix that means under below or less | hypo |
| prefix that means over beyond or high | hyper |
| roots that mean to bend | flect and flex |
| root that means to believe | cred |
| roots that mean to see | vis and vid |
| prefix that means four | quad |
| prefixes that mean around | circ and circum |
| prefix that means three | tri |
| prefix that means across or through | trans |
| prefix that means self | auto |
| roots that mean earth or land | terr terra and geo |
| prefix that means small | micro |
| root that means form or shape | morph |
| roots that mean sound or voice | phon phono and phone |
| prefix that means after | post |
| prefix that means again or back | re |
| prefix that means before | pre |
| roots that mean life | bio vit and viv |
| root that means pull | tract |
| roots that mean send | mis and mit |
| root that means cut or separate | sect |
| roots that mean good or well | bene ben and bon |
| root that means to build | struct |
| root that means friend or companion | socio |
| roots that mean relating to the sea ships or travelers | nav naus and naut |
| roots that mean to turn | vers and vert |
| root that means break or burst | rupt |
| roots that mean go or yield | cede ceed and cess |
| roots that mean law justice or right | jur jus and jud |