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Vocabulary List #1
Vocabulary List #1 activities
| Affix | Meaning | Example | Additional examples | Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dis- | Meaning: not | Example: disappear | Dislike, disagree, disable | My father disliked my dress because it too short. |
| mis- | Meaning: bad | Example: misuse | misunderstand, misbehave, misfortune | The vice princible is here to punish those who misbehave. |
| pre- | Meaning: before | Example: preview | preschool, prepay, precaution | My little sister went to preschool for three years before kindergarten. |
| re- | Meaning: again, back | Example: redo | rebuild, readmission, readjust | I had to keep my movie ticket in my pocket to assure readmission in case I had to leave. |
| un- | Meaning: not | Example: unfinished | undo, unaffordable, unaccount | Michael Kors is unaffordable for most people's budget. |
| anni | Meaning: year | Example: anniversary | annual and annually | My dad forgot to buy my mom a present for their fifteenth wedding anniversary. |
| bibl | Meaning: book | Example: bibliography | bible, bibliographer, bibliophile | My mom is a bibliophile for books about ancient cultures, and she has enough books to fill a library. |
| cycl | Meaning: wheel | Example: bicycle | tricycle, cyclist, cyclone | I had to ride a tricycle for many years before I upgraded to two wheels. |
| dict | Meaning: say | Example: diction | predict, dictionary, verdict | I predict that my dog will get fat if he eats my cats food as well. |
| equi | Meaning: equal | Example: equitable | Equinox, equivalent, equilateral | I learned in math today that a square is an equilateral because it had four equal sides. |
| graph | Meaning: write | Example: autograph | calligrapher, choreographer, bibliography | We should go to the library to get a written bibliography of Lady Gaga's life. |
| multi | Meaning: much, many | Example: multiply | multicolored, multimillionaire, multivitamin | My favorite part about a rainbow is that it is naturally multicolored. |
| typ | Meaning:print | Example: typewriter | typist, typer, typography | My mother is a great typist, which means she can type over fifty words per minute. |
| -er, -or | Meaning: one who | Example: teacher, actor | accounter, sailor, admirer, doctor, mentor, singer | My friend is an excellent pop singer, so she decided to enter the talent show. |
| -ful | Meaning: notable for | Example: thankful | beautiful, merciful, purposeful | That lion's mane is so beautiful because it shines golden in the sun. |
| -y | Meaning: characterized by | Example: salty | creamy, grouchy, juicy | The bright green apple squirted juice in my face when I bit in to it, because it was so juicy. |