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Prefixes/Root Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ab- | Away from |
| Ad- | neat; at |
| Anti- | Against |
| Bi- | Twice; two |
| Com- | With |
| De- | reverse |
| Dis- | remove |
| En- | to cause to be |
| Ex- | out; not |
| Il/In- | Not |
| Ann | year |
| Aqua | Water |
| Aud | Hear |
| Biblio | Book |
| Bio | life |
| Cent | Hundred |
| Chrono | Time |
| Dic | To speak |
| Gen | Race; kind |
| Ject | Put |
| Magni | Large; great |
| Med | Middle |
| -Able | Capable of being |
| -Age | Related to |
| -Al; ial | Act of; of; like |
| -Ance | State or quality of |
| -Dom | General Condition |
| -En | made of; to become |
| -Er; or | One who |
| -Ful | Full of |
| -Hood | State of |
| -Ify | to make large |
| -Ish | Having quality of |
| -Itis | Inflammation |
| Inter- | Between |
| Intra- | Within |
| Mis- | Incorrect |
| Non- | Negative |
| Post- | After |
| Pre- | Before; in front of in |
| Pro- | Support of |
| Re- | Again |
| Semi- | Partial |
| Sub- | Beneath |
| Un- | Not |
| Micro | Small |
| Multi | Many |
| Ped | Foot |
| Path | Feeling |
| Phon | Sound |
| Port | Convey |
| Rad | Light |
| Scope | See |
| Scribe | To write |
| Tele | Distance |
| Ven | to come |
| Viv, vit | Life |
| -Itive | Having the nature of |
| -Ly | In a like manner |
| -Less | Without |
| -Logy | Study of |
| -Ment | Condition of |
| -Ness | Quality; degree |
| -Ous | Condition |
| -Ship | Full of |
| -Tion | action; process |
| -Ure | State of being |
| -Ward | To a given destination |