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affixes and roots
suffixes prefixes and roots
| affix | meaning | example |
|---|---|---|
| in- | into | inject |
| re- | do over, again, undo | reread, remove, |
| dis- | negative, reverse | disgust, discount, disappear |
| mono- uni- | one | monoply, uniform, unicycle |
| bi- | two | bilingual |
| mis- | wrongly | misfire, misfortune,misguided |
| ttri- | three | triangle |
| quad- | four | quadruplets |
| pent- | five | pentagon |
| semi-,demi-,hemi- | half | semicircle |
| auto- | self | auto biography |
| ab- | away from | abnormal |
| dura- | hard, lasting | durable, duration |
| poly- | many | polygon, polyester |
| pre- | before | preceed, preview |
| pro- | in favor of | promote |
| anti- | against | antisocial |
| ante- | before, first | antecedent |
| philo- | love of something | philosophly |
| sub- | under | submarine, submerge |
| trans- | carry, across | transportation |
| inter- | between | intervene interrupt |
| de- | opposite | defrost, decompose |
| glot,gloss | tongue | polyglot glossary |
| dict | to say something | dictionary,predict |
| bio | life or living things | bilogy, bioraphy |
| ortho | to straighten | orthodontist, ORTHOPEDIC |
| ped, pod | foot | pedicure, tripod |
| script | to write | manuscript, scripture |
| morphus | to form or to shape | metamorphisis |
| thermo | heat | thermos, thermal |
| audio | hearing | audiology, audiophile |
| spec, spect | to see, to look | inspect, spectator |
| derm | skin | dermatologist |
| path | feel, feelings | sympathy,empathy,preston is pathetic |
| soph | wisdom, knowlege | sophisticated, philosophly |
| frag,frac,rupt | to break | fragile, fraction, rupture |
| cian | possessing a specific skill | physician, magician |
| port | to carry, harbor or an entratnce | transportation |
| urb | city | urban, suburb |
| graph, gram | to write, written | autograph, graphic, photograph |
| sent,sens | feel,feeling | sensitive resent sensation |
| cred | to believe | incredible, credulous |
| phon | sound | telephone, phonics,symphony |
| ject | to throw | reject |
| vid,vis | to view | visual superisive evident |
| tele | far off or away | telescope, telephone |
| -er -eer -or | a persone | teacher engineer |
| -ence -ance- ent | the condition of | presence siginifacance |
| -ate -ize | turns nouns or adjectuves into verbs | pasturize criticize |
| -ion | turns verbs int o nouns | produce-production |
| -ness | turns adjectives into nouns` | happy, happiness, satisfy |
| -ism | a belief | favortism |
| -ist | make an object inot a person | machine becomes machinist |
| -ary -ery -or y | connecting or reffering to a person plave or thing | dictionary,bravery, dormitory |
| -logy | a field of study in science | biology |
| -an, -ian, -ant -ent | refers to places or people | american, asian,student |
| -ship | a state of something or skill | sponsorship |
| -ous -ious -ful | full of | joyful envious |
| -able -ible | can be done | capable,edible, agreeable |
| in- im- il- ir- um- | not | inapporate |
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