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Determining Word Meanings Commonly Used Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes.

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1 Determining Word Meanings Commonly Used Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes

2 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

3 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

4 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

5 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

6 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

7 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


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