Second Six Weeks Prefix, Suffix and Root Words
Prefixes a letter, syllable, or group of syllables added at the beginning of a word or word base
intra- within intramural, intravenous
mis- wrong; bad; no; not misfire, misbehave
retro- backward retroactive, retrospect
se- apart secure, secede
Suffixes a letter, syllable, or group of syllables added at the end of a word or word base
-ity condition; state of being integrity, sincerity
-ive of; relating to; belonging to; tending to inquisitive, active
-let small leaflet, starlet
-logy study or theory of biology, geology
Root Word the form of a word after all affixes are removed
dur hard, lasting duration, endure
jur, jus, judic law, right, judgment justify, judicial
mono one monologue
pyr fire pyromania