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Vocab list 1
| Prefix/Suffix/Affix | Meaning | Examples | Sentence | Another Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pre- | before | 1. preview 2. premake 3. preread 4. preheat | We saw a preview of the movie before we saw the real thing. | My dad preheated the oven before he put the cake in so the oven could heat up. |
| re- | again, back | 1. redo 2. remake 3. reuse 4. rethink | The teacher let her to redo her homework cause she didn't do very well. | It is better to reuse a bag than to throw multiple bags away. |
| un- | not | 1. unfinished 2. untie 3. undo 4. unaware | It isn't good when you turn in an assignment unfinished. | When we came home from church, the first thing my dad did was untie his tie and take it off. |
| anni | year | 1. anniversary 2. annihilated 3. anniversaries 4. annihilation | My parents anniversary is November 16. | The storm annihilated their house. |
| bibl | book | 1. bibliography 2. bible 3. biblical 4. bibliographer | She wrote a bibliography about herself. | In church, we read the Bible. |
| cycl | wheel | 1. bicycle 2. tricycle 3. cyclist 4. cycling | Macy got a bicycle for her birthday. | She is a cyclist, mean she really likes to ride her bike. |
| dict | say | 1. diction 2. dictate 3. dictation 4. dictatorship | Her diction was soft. | She will dictate the book and understand it. |
| equi | equal | 1. equitable 2. equity 3. equid 4. equipages | She was equitable. | The book had equipages. Meaning its pages were equal. |
| graph | write | 1. autograph 2. autobiography 3. autotype 4. autoworkers | I got an autograph from her! | She auto-typed the script. Meaning that she typed the script as she was making it. |
| multi | much, many | 1. multiply 2. multicast 3. multiform 4. multipack | In math, you learn how to multiply. | On the gum pack it said "multipack" mean there was more than normal. |
| typ | 1. typewriter 2. typescript 3. typeset 4. typographer | My grandmother uses a typewriter to write stores. | It was a typescript. Meaning the script was printed. | |
| -er, -or | one who | 1. teacher, actor 2. builder 3. painter 4. zookeeper | When my cousin grows up, she wants to be a teacher. | The painter painted the house. |
| -ful | notable for | 1. thankful 2. grateful 3. peaceful 4. hopeful | Thanksgiving is when most people are thankful for things. | She was grateful that her son survived cancer. |
| -y | characterized by | 1. salty 2. hefty 3. hungry 4. lucky | This Saltine Cracker is really salty. | She said that she was hungry and really wanted something to eat. |
| dis- | not | 1. disappear 2. disdain 3. discourage 4. disapprove | The fox disappeared into the woods. | The teacher disapproved of his actions because he tripped the girl. |
| mis- | bad | 1. misuse 2. misjudged 3. misread 4. misguided | Charlie misused the screwdriver. | The kid misread the directions and did the assignment wrong. |