| Term | Definition |
|---|
| bi- | two |
| com-, con- | together, with |
| fore-, pre- | before, ahead of time |
| de-, dis- | lower, opposite |
| il-, im-, in-, ir-, non-, un- | not |
| in-, im- | in, into |
| mid- | middle |
| mis- | wrongly, badly |
| re- | again, back |
| sub- | under, less than |
| super- | above, greater than |
| tri- | three |
| -acy, -ance, -ence, -hood, -ity, -ment, -ness, -ship | state, quality, or condition of, act or process of |
| What is the grammatical function of the following: -acy, -ance, -ence, -hood, -ity, -ment, -ness, -ship? | noun |
| What is the grammatical function of the following: -ate, -en, -fy, -ify, -ize? | verb |
| -ant, -eer, -ent, -er, -ian, -ier, -ist, -or | one who does or makes something |
| -ation, -ition, -ion | act or result of |
| -ate | to become, produce, or treat |
| -en | to make, cause to be |
| -fy, -ify, -ize | to cause, make |
| What is the grammatical function of the following: -able, -ible, -al, -ic, -ful, -ive, -ous, -ish, -like, -less? | adjective |
| -able, -ible | able, capable of |
| -al, -ic | relating to, characteristics of |
| -ful, -ive, -ous | full of, given to, marked by |
| -ish, -like | like, resembling |
| -less | lacking, without |
| To what main part of a word is a prefix or suffix added? | root |
| Many roots come to English from what two languages? | Latin and Greek |
| astr, aster, astro (Greek) | star |
| auto (Greek) | self |
| bio (Greek) | life |
| chron, chrono (Greek) | time |
| cosm, cosmo (Greek) | universe, order |
| cryph, crypt (Greek) | hidden, secret |
| dem, demo (Greek) | people |
| dia (Greek) | through, across, between |
| dog, dox (Greek) | opinion, teaching |
| gen (Greek) | race, kind, origin, birth |
| gnos (Greek) | know |
| graph, graphy, gram (Greek) | write |
| log, logue (Greek) | speech, word, reasoning |
| lys (Greek) | break down |
| metr, meter (Greek) | measure |
| micro (Greek) | small |
| morph (Greek) | form, shape |
| naut (Greek) | sailor |
| phon, phone, phono (Greek) | sound, voice |
| pol, polis (Greek) | city, state |
| scop, scope (Greek) | watch, look at |
| tele (Greek) | far off, distant |
| the (Greek) | put or place |
| cap, capt, cept, cip (Latin) | take |
| cede, ceed, ceas, cess (Latin) | happen, yield, go |
| cred (Latin) | believe |
| dic, dict (Latin) | speak, say, tell |
| duc, duct, duit (Latin) | lead, conduct, draw |
| fac, fact, fect, fic, fy (Latin) | make |
| ject (Latin) | throw |
| mis, miss, mit, mitt (Latin) | send |
| note, not (Latin) | know, recognize |
| pel, puls (Latin) | drive |
| pend, pens (Latin) | hang, weight, set aside |
| pon, pos (Latin) | put, place |
| port (Latin) | carry |
| rupt (Latin) | break |
| scrib, scribe, script (Latin) | write |
| spec, spic (Latin) | look, see |
| tac, tag, tang, teg (Latin) | touch |
| tain, ten, tin (Latin) | hold, keep |
| temp (Latin) | time |
| ven, vent (Latin) | come |
| vers, vert (Latin) | turn |
| voc, vok (Latin) | call |
Combine with other sets
Share on Facebook
Share on MySpace