1. Word Parts

2. There are three types of word parts: 1 Prefixes 2 Suffixes 3 Roots
See page 111 in textbook.

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.
See page 111 in textbook.

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.
See pages 111 and 112 in textbook.

5. PREFIXES Ten common prefixes and their meanings: 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
Prefix Examples
exit
inside, improbable
prepare
postgraduate
submarine
superior
mislead, misunderstand
monotony
unwanted
rewrite, respond
See page 112 in textbook.

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.
See page 114 in textbook.

7. SUFFIXES Ten common suffixes and their meanings:
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
Suffix Examples
enjoyable, edible
limitation, celebration
dancer, mayor
artist, therapist
joyful, suspenseful
homeless
terrorism, communism
engagement
foolish
loudly, hourly
See page 114 in textbook.

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”).
See page 116 in textbook.

9. ROOTS Ten common roots and their meanings: 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
Root Examples
benediction, bonus
transport
biology
revenue, invent
manage, manufacture
pedestal, tripod
automatic
telescope
inspect
audience, auditorium
See pages 116 and 117 in textbook.

10. • There are three types of word parts:
• 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
See page 119 in textbook.