Determining Word Meanings Commonly Used Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes
Commonly Used Roots -bene-Good -chron(o)-Time -cred-Believe -cycl-Circle -dic-, -dict-Say, Speak -fac-,-fec-Do, Make -fid-Belief, Faith -frag-,-fract-Break -graph-Write -hydr-Water -ject-Throw -junct-Join -log(y)-Study, Word -magn-Large, Grand -man(u)-Hand -mit-,-miss-Send -morph-Form -ped-Foot -pend-,-pens-Hang, Weigh -phon-Sound -scrib-,-script-Write -solv-Loosen, Accomplish -spec-Look, Appear -vers-,-vert-Turn -voc-,-vok-Call -volv-Roll, Turn Around
Commonly Used Prefixes (Numbers) Semi-Half, Partly Mon-, Mono-One Uni-One Bi-, Di-Two Tri-Three Dec-Ten Cent-One Hundred Milli-, Kilo-One Thousand Poly-Many
Commonly Used Prefixes Ante-Before Anti-Against, Opposite Be-Around, About Bio-Life Circum-Around Co-Together Contra-Against De-From, Away, Off, Down Di-Apart Dif-, Dis-Not, Away, Opposite E-, Ex-Out, Away From Extra-Outside of, Additional Fore-Before Hyper-Excessive, over, above Hypo-Under Il-,Im-,In-,Ir-Not, Not In In-In, Within Mis-Not, Badly, Wrongly Non-Not Para-Beside, Beyond Post-After, Following Pre-Before, Ahead of Time Pro-Favoring, Forward Psych(o)-Mind Re-Again, Back, Backward Syn-Together Sub-Under Super-Over, Above, Better Trans-Across Ultra-Extremely, Beyond Un-Not, Opposite Of
Commonly Used Noun Suffixes -ance, -enceAct of, Quality of -antOne Who, Thing That -ation, -ionAction, Process, State -cyState or Condition Of -domState Of -eeOne Who Is, Receiver Of -er, -or, -arThe Doer, Actor -hoodState Of, Time Of -ismDoctrine Of, Act Of, Devotion To -nessQuality, State -tudeQuality, State, Condition -ty, -yQuality, State, Action
Commonly Used Adjective Suffixes -able, -ibleAble, Likely -ateHaving, Marked By -enMade Of -fulFull Of -ishLike -iveTending To, Given To -lessEmpty Of, Without -likeResembling, Related To -lyLike, Being (also used for adverbs) -ousMarked By, Full Of -someShowing, Promoting
Other Commonly Used Suffixes Adjective or Noun -alAction, Process, Pertaining To -aryConnected With -istOne Who, Relating To -iteNative, Product Verb -ateBecome, Cause -izeCause To Be, Subject To