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affixes and roots
| AFFIXES | MEANING | EXAMPLES |
|---|---|---|
| in- | into | inject (put into) |
| re- | do over, again, undo | reread (do over again), remove (undo) |
| dis- | not | dislike |
| mono- uni- | one | monorail |
| mis | wrongly | misfire, misfortune, misguided |
| tri | three | triangle, tripod |
| quad- | four | quadruplets |
| pent- | five | pentagon |
| semi-, demi-, hemi- | half | semicircle |
| auto- | self | automoblie, autobiography |
| ab- | away from | abduction, abnormal |
| dura- | hard, long lasting | durable, duration |
| poly- | many | polygon, polyster |
| pre- | before | preceed, preview |
| pro- | in favor of | promote |
| anti- | against | antisocal, antifreeze |
| ante- | first, before | antecedant, anteroom |
| philo- | love of something | pnilosophy (lover of knowledge) |
| sub- | under | submarine, submerge |
| trans- | carry, across | transportation |
| inter- | between | intervene, interupt |
| de- | opposite | defrost, decompose |
| root | root | root |
| glot, gloss | tounge (greek) | ployglot, glossary |
| dict- | to say something(latin) | dictionary, contadictpredict |
| bio- | life or living things (greek) | biology, biography |
| ortho | to straighten(greek) | orthopedic, orthodntist |
| ped, pod | foot | pedicure, orthopedic, tripod |
| script- | to write (latin) | manuscript, scripture |
| morphous- | to form or to shape (greek) | metamorphis |
| thermo- | heat (greek) | thermos, thermal |
| audio- | hearing | audiology, audiophile |
| spec-, spect- | to see, to look | inspect, inspector |
| derm- | skin | dermotologist |
| path- | feel, feelings | sympathy, empathy, pathetic |
| soph- | wisdom, knowledge | sophistocated, philosophy |
| frag-, frac-, rupt- | to break | fragile, fraction, rupture |
| cian- | possesing a specific skill | physician, magician |
| port- | to carry, to harbor | transportable, portable |
| urb- | city (latin) | urban, suburb |
| graph-, gram- | to write, written | autograph, graphic, photograph, telegram |
| sent, sens | feel, feelings | sensitive, resent, sensation |
| cred- | to belive | incredible, credulous |
| phon- | sound | telephone, phonics, symphony |
| ject- | to throw | reject, eject |
| vid-,vis- | to veiw | visual, supervise, evidence |
| tele- | far off or far away | telescope, television |
| SUFFIX | SUFFIX | SUFFIX |
| -er,-eer,-or | a person | teacher, mountaineer, aviator |
| -ence, -ance, -ent | the condition of | presence, significant,abun |
| -ate, -ize | turns nouns or adjectives to verbs | pasturize, criticize, indicate, meditate |
| -ion | turns verbs into nouns | act-action,produce-production |
| -ness | turns adjectives into nouns | happy-happiness,satify-satisfaction |
| -ism | a belief | favoritism |
| -ist | make a object into a person | machine= machinist |
| -ary, -ery, -ory | connectingor refeing to a person, place, or thing | dictionary, bravery, dormitory |
| -logy | a field of study or science | biology, phycology |
| an, ian, ant , ent | refers to place or people | american, vegitarian, assistant, student |
| -ship | a state of something or skill | sponshorship |
| ous, ious, ful | full of | joyful, vicious |
| able, ible | can be done | capable, edible, agreable |
| in- im- il- un- ir- | not | inattentive, impossible, illeagal,irregular, unfair |