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Pre-AP English 9
Roots, suffixes, prefixes and their examples and antonyms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |