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Prefix-Suffix-Root
5th grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| semi- | half Examples:semicircle, semicolon |
| super- | above/ on top of/ beyond Examples:superfine, superhuman, supersonic |
| multi- | many/ much Examples:multicolor, multifamily |
| poly- | many/ much Examples:polygon, polysyllable |
| tele- | distant/far Examples:Television, telephone |
| mis- | bad or badly/ wrong or wrongly Examples misbehave, misread, misspell |
| inter- | between Examples:intercept, interview, interstate |
| mid- | middle Examples:midnight, midweek |
| sub- | under, beneath, below/ secondary Examples:subway, subsoil, substitute |
| deca- deci- | ten Examples :decathlon, decade, decimal, decimeter |
| kilo- | 1,000 Examples:kilogram, kilowatt |
| milli- mille- | 1,000 Examples:millennium, millimeter |
| centi - | 100 Examples:centimeter, centipede |
| -able , -ible | can be Examples enjoyable, sensible, likable |
| -ian, -an | one having a certain skill/ relating to/ belonging to Examples:electrician, magician, American, |
| -ship | condition of/ Examples championship, friendship, hardship, leadership |
| -ist | one who does a specific Examples artist, tourist |
| -logy, -ology | science of/ study of Examples biology, chronology |
| -ism | act/ belief/ practice of Examples patriotism, idealism, absenteeism, |
| -ence , -ance | act/ condition of Examples.persistence, excellence, assistance, importance |
| -ess | feminine Examples:actress, lioness |
| max(i) | great Examples. maximum, maximize |
| meter, metr | measure Examples.diameter, odometer, metric, perimeter |
| photo | light Examples.photograph ,telephoto, photocopy |
| port | to carry .Examples:portable, transport |
| phobia, phobic, phobe | irrational fear or hatred/ one who fears/ hates .Examples: aquaphobia, claustrophobic technophob |
| rupt | break/ burst .Examples.bankrupt, rupture, disruptive |
| scrib, script | to write. Examples:describe, manuscript |
| gram, graph | written/ drawn a. Examples:autograph, paragraph, telegram |
| dict | to say/ tell Examples:diction, dictator |
| ject | to throw .Examples:inject, objection |
| spect, spec | to see/ watch/ observe Examples :prospect, respect, specimen |