1. Word Parts

2. WORD PARTS There are three types of word parts: 1 Prefixes 2 Suffixes 3 Roots

3. WORD PARTS Learning word parts will help your pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary. Also, because word parts have meanings, knowing them can help you figure out the meaning of a word you don’t know.

4. PREFIXES A prefix is a word part that is added to the beginning of a word. It can change the word’s meaning. The prefix un means “not.” When un is added to known, a word with the opposite meaning is formed: unknown.

5. ex—out, from in (im)—within, into; not pre—before post—after sub—below, under super—over, above; beyond mis—badly; wrong mono—one un—not re—again, back PREFIXES Ten common prefixes and their meanings: PrefixExamples exit inside, improbable prepare postgraduate submarine superior mislead, misunderstand monotony unwanted rewrite, respond

6. SUFFIXES A suffix is a word part that is added to the end of a word. It can change the word’s part of speech. The suffix less means “without.” When less is added to life, we get a word with the opposite meaning: lifeless.

7. able (ible)—able to be ion (tion)—state of being; act of er (or)—a person who does something ist—a person skilled at something ful—full of less—without ism—a practice; belief; set of principles ment—state of being ish—similar to ly—in a certain way; at a certain time SUFFIXES Ten common suffixes and their meanings: Suffix Examples enjoyable, edible limitation, celebration dancer, mayor artist, therapist joyful, suspenseful homeless terrorism, communism engagement foolish loudly, hourly

8. ROOTS A root is a word’s basic part and carries its fundamental meaning. The word telegraph, for example, is made up of two roots: tele (which means “from a distance”) and graph (which means “write”).

9. bene (bon)—good, well port—carry bio—life ven (vent)—come man (manu)—hand ped (pod)—foot auto—self tele—far, over a distance spect—look aud (audi, audit)—hear ROOTS Ten common roots and their meanings: Root Examples benediction, bonus transport biology revenue, invent manage, manufacture pedestal, tripod automatic telescope inspect audience, auditorium

10. Learning common word parts will help your pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary. There are three types of word parts: —Prefixes appear at the beginning of a word: unknown, misfortune —Suffixes appear at the end of a word: lifeless, sadly —Roots can appear anywhere in a word: predict, audible, revenue