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Roots and Affixes 1
Set 1 roots and affixes
Affix or Root | Meaning | Example Words |
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anti- | against | anti-gravity, antagonist, antiperspirant |
com-/con-/co-/cor- | together | correlation, community, connect, co-founder |
dis- | not, opposite of; away | disable, discontinue, disagree, dismiss |
en-/em- OR in-/im- | in, near, towards; put into, make, or surround with | embrace, enter, enslave, empower, into, infer, input, imply |
ex- | out, away | exit, express, expel |
im-/in-/il-/ir- | not | irregular, illegal, inactive, impossible |
sub- | under, below | substitute, submarine, subway |
trans- | across, beyond | transfer, transmit, transfusion |
un- | not, opposite, against | unable, undo, unnecessary |
dic, dict | talk, speak, say, declare, proclaim | dictionary, predict, dictator |
doc | to teach | documentary, doctor, docile |
cycl | circle | recycle, bicycle, cyclone |
auto | self | automobile, automatic, autobiography |
ambul | walk, move from place to place | ambulance, amble, circumambulate |
aud, audi | hear | audience, auditorium, audio |
bene, beni | good | beneficial, benefit, benign |
bio | life | biography, biology, biome |
circum | around | circumnavigate, circumference, circumcise |
cred | believe | incredible, incredulous, creed |
-able/-ible | able to, can do | audible, lovable, memorable |
-ed | forms PAST TENSE | peered, lunged, trapped |
-est | comparative degree: MOST | highest, strongest, cutest |
-eer/-er/-or OR -ian | someone who; a person or thing that does something | musician, engineer, teacher, actor |
-less | without, missing | friendless, penniless, worthless |
-y/-ly | made up of, characterized by; forms an ADJECTIVE from a noun | lovely, friendly, funny |