1. Prefixes Suffixes Roots
Latin and Greek
Prefixes
Suffixes
Roots

2. Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots Quiz
The prefixes, suffixes, and roots quiz will take place on Monday, March 14, 2011.

3. Prefixes ante-: before, in front ex: antecedent: preceding; ancestors
counter-: against, opposed to ex.: counteract: to act in opposition
dys-: not normal ex.: dysfunctional: abnormal functioning
hyper-: extra, beyond, over ex.: hypercritical: overly critical

4. Prefixes trans-: across, through ex.: transfer: to convey or remove
inter-: between ex.: international: between nations
intra-/intro-: inside of, within ex.: intracellular: within a cell ex.: introvert: to look into or examine

5. Prefixes Micro-: small ex.: microchip: a small, slender piece
pseudo-: false, pretend ex.: pseudonym: a fictitious name used by an author

6. Suffixes
-hood: state or quality of ex.: childhood: the state of being a child
-ic: relating to ex.: comic: pertaining to or characterized by comedy
-ify/-if: to make ex.: falsify: to make false or incorrect

7. Suffixes
-logy: science of , study of ex.: cardiology: the study of the heart and its function in health and disease
-ure: action or process ex.: exposure: the act of exposing

8. Roots
anthrop: man ex.: anthropology: the science of humans and their works.
belli: war ex.: rebellion: before or existing before war
brev: short ex.: brevity: shortness of time
cred: believe ex.: credible: worthy of belief

9. Roots
culpa: fault, blame ex.: culprit: guilty or responsible for an offense
derm: skin ex.: dermatology: the branch of medicine dealing with skin and its diseases
duc/duct: lead ex.: conduct: to lead or guide
ego: I ex.: ego: the I or self of any person

10. Roots fac: make, do ex.: manufacture: the making of goods
jud/jur/jus: law ex.: judge: to pass legal judgment
luc/lum: light ex.: lucid: shining or bright
mega: great, large ex.: megalopolis: a very large city
ocu: eye ex.: binocular: involving both eyes

11. Roots
**ortho: straight, right ex.: orthodox: conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology
poly: much, many ex.: polygamy: having more than one spouse at the same time
**rect: straight ex.: rectify: to make, put, or set right
the/theo: god ex.: theocracy: a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler

12. Roots urb: city ex.: urban: living in a city
vac: empty ex.: vacant: having no contents
vir: worth, manliness ex.: virtuoso: A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts