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Morphology
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prefix | a word part added to the beginning of a base word that changes the meaning of the word |
| root | a basic word part, usually from Greek or Latin, that carries meaning |
| suffix | a word part added to the end of a base word that changes the meaning of the word / part of speech |
| un | a prefix that means "not" (example: could be added to "do") |
| in | a prefix that means "not" (example: could be added to "dependent") |
| im | a prefix that means "not" (example: could be added to "mature") |
| re | a prefix that means "again" |
| mis | a prefix that means "not" OR "badly" |
| pre | a prefix that means "before" (example: can be added to the word "view") |
| dis | a prefix that means "not" (example: could be added to "appear") |
| y | a suffix that means "having the quality of" and changes a noun to an adjective |
| ly | a suffix that means "in a certain way" and changes a noun to an adjective |
| lumin | a LATIN root meaning "light" |
| ness | a suffix that means "state of" and changes an adjective to a noun |
| ment | a suffix that means "act of" and changes an adjective to a noun |
| full | a suffix that means "full of" and changes a base word into an adjective |
| ous | a suffix that means "full of" OR "possessing the qualities of" and changes a base word into an adjective |
| less | a suffix that means "without" and changes a base word into an adjective |
| vis | a Latin root meaning "to see" |
| aud | a Latin root meaning "to hear" |
| spec | a Latin root meaning "to look" |
| over | a prefix that means "above or too much" |
| under | a prefix that means "below or not seen" |
| sub | a prefix that means "under, beneath, or below" |
| fore | a prefix that means "before" (example: can be added to the word "cast") |
| able | a suffix that means "able to" or "capable of" (example: can be added to the word "agree") |
| ible | a suffix that means "able to" or "capable of" (example: can be added to the word "flex") |
| en | a suffix that means "to become" |
| ic | a suffix that means "having the characteristics of" or "relating to" |
| ity | a suffix that means "state" or "quality" (example: can be added to the word "popular") |
| ty | a suffix that means "state" or "quality" (example: can be added to the word "safe") |
| er | a suffix that refers to a person who does a job or performs an activity (example: can be added to the word "teach") |
| or | a suffix that refers to a person who does a job or performs an activity (example: can be added to the word "act") |
| ist | a suffix that refers to a person who does a job or performs an activity (example: can be added to the word "art") |
| auto | a Greek root meaning "self" |
| bio | a Greek root meaning "life" |
| photo | a GREEK root meaning "light" |
| graph | a Greek root meaning "write" |
| inter | a prefix that means "between, among, or during" |
| ion | a suffix that means "full of," "able to," or "characterized by" (example: can be added to the word "connect") |
| port | a Latin root meaning "to carry" |
| dict | a Latin root meaning "to speak" |
| meter | a Greek root meaning "to measure" |
| therm | a Greek root meaning "heat" |
| phon | a Greek root meaning "sound" |
| tele | a Greek root meaning "far or distant" |
| scope | a Latin root meaning "viewing instrument" |
| il | a prefix that means "not" OR "in or into" (example: could be added to the word "legal') |
| ir | a prefix that means "not" OR "in or into" (example: could be added to the word "responsible" |
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