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Roots & Affixes
Use these to study for your test over 8th grade Roots and Affixes.
| Root/Affix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ab- | Apart (Ex: Abnormal) |
| Agri- | Field (Ex: Agriculture) |
| Aud- | Hear (Ex: Audio) |
| Bene- | Good (Ex: Beneficial) |
| Circum- | Around (Ex: Circumference) |
| Corp- | Body (Ex: Corporate) |
| Dict- | Speak (Ex: Diction) |
| Dura- | Hard (Ex; Durable) |
| Equi- or Equ- | Equal (Ex: Equivalent) |
| Hydro- | Water (Ex: Hydro-power) |
| Luna- | Moon (Ex: Lunar) |
| Mal- | Bad (Ex: Malnourished) |
| Navi- | Ship (Ex: Navigation) |
| Ped- | Foot (Ex: Pedicures) |
| Psych- | Mind (Ex: Psychology) |
| Sci- | Know (Ex: Scientist) |
| Sent-/Sens- | Feel (Ex: Sensitive) |
| Spec- | Look (Ex: Spectators) |
| Sol- | Alone (Ex: Solo) |
| Im- | Not (Ex: Immature) |
| In- | Not (Ex: Incomplete) |
| Il- | Not (Ex: Illiterate) |
| Ir- | Not (Ex: Irrational) |
| Uni- | One (Ex: Unicycle) |
| -Ee | Action (Ex: Employee) |
| -Ette/-Et | Small One (Ex: Cigarette) |
| -Ian/-Ion | Relating to (Ex: Nation) |
| -Ive | Causing or Making (Ex: Abusive) |