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Prefix Suffix Affix Rootword

The document discusses root words, base words, prefixes, suffixes, and their meanings. Root and base words are the basic part of a word and adding affixes like prefixes and suffixes changes the meaning. Common prefixes are discussed along with their meanings like "un" meaning not, "over" meaning too much. Common suffixes are also explained, such as "er" meaning one who performs an action and "ly" meaning in a manner like. Examples are provided to illustrate each prefix and suffix.

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Prefix Suffix Affix Rootword

The document discusses root words, base words, prefixes, suffixes, and their meanings. Root and base words are the basic part of a word and adding affixes like prefixes and suffixes changes the meaning. Common prefixes are discussed along with their meanings like "un" meaning not, "over" meaning too much. Common suffixes are also explained, such as "er" meaning one who performs an action and "ly" meaning in a manner like. Examples are provided to illustrate each prefix and suffix.

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Root words and Base words

• Root Words and Base Words are the same.


• Root words and base words are the most basic
part of a word.
• If you add an affix to a root or base word you
change the meaning of the word.

“Cook” is a base
word.
Affixes
• Affixes are word parts that change the
meaning of a root or base word.
• Prefixes and Suffixes are both Affixes.

un+cook+ed=uncooked
Affix
Affix
Prefixes
• Prefixes are word parts (affixes) that
comes at the beginning of the root word
or base word.

un+cook+ed=uncooked
Prefix
Affix
Suffix
• Suffixes are word parts (affixes) that come
at the end of the root word or base word.

un+cook+ed=uncooked
Prefix
Suffix
Prefix: im-
Meaning: not

Examples:

impossible impolite
Prefix: in
Meaning: not

Examples:

invisible infamous
Prefix: non
Meaning: not

Examples:

non-stop non-stick
Prefix: dis
Meaning: not

Examples:

disorganized disobey
Prefix: mis
Meaning: wrong

Examples:

kan spell gud.


misread misspell
Prefix: un
Meaning: not

Examples:

unlucky unbelievable
Prefix: over
Meaning: Too much

Examples:

overcooked overdramatic
Prefix: under
Meaning: beneath, under

Examples:

underwear underwater
Prefix: re
Meaning: to do again

Examples:

recycle recount
Prefix: pre
Meaning: before

Examples:

preview preschool
Prefix: sub
Meaning: under

Examples:

subordinate submarine
Prefix: super
Meaning: above, over

Examples:

superhuman supermarket
Prefix: inter
Meaning: between

Examples:

intervene interstate
Prefix: fore
Meaning: before

Examples:

forecast foresee
Prefix: de
Meaning: down, away

Examples:

descend degrade
Prefix: trans
Meaning: To move

Examples:

transfer transportation
Prefix: semi
Meaning: incomplete, half

Examples:

semicircle semi-formal
Prefix: mid
Meaning: In the middle

Example:

midpoint
Prefix: hemi
Meaning: half

Example:

hemisphere
Prefix: pro
Meaning: for, forward

Examples:

promotion protest
Prefix: con
Meaning: with, together

Examples:

connect confide
Prefix: com
Meaning: together

Examples:

community communicate
Prefix: ex
Meaning: Out of, from

Examples:

exit exhale
Prefix: co
Meaning: together

Examples:

co-pilot cooperate
Prefix: multi
Meaning: many

Examples:

multicolored multivitamin
Prefix: poly
Meaning: many

Example:

polygon
Prefix: uni
Meaning: one

Examples:

unicycle universal
Prefix: quad
Meaning: four

Example:

quadrilateral
Prefix: tri
Meaning: three

Examples:

trimester

tricycle
Prefix: milli
Meaning: thousand

Examples:

million millipede
Prefix: centi
Meaning: hundred

Examples:
100
years
century centimeter
Suffix: er
Meaning: one who takes part in

Examples:

teacher driver
Suffix: est
Meaning: the most

Examples:

smallest strongest
Suffix: ed
Meaning: to have done

Examples:

played raced
Suffix: ing
Meaning: to be doing

Examples:

singing dancing
Suffix: ly
Meaning: like

Examples:

cowardly happily
Suffix: ion, tion
Meaning: action

Example:

construction
Suffix: able, ible
Meaning: to be able to

Examples:

readable cleanable
Suffix: ness
Meaning: the state of

Examples:

happiness craziness
Suffix: ment
Meaning: the feeling of

Examples:

contentment refreshment
Suffix: ous, ious, eous
Meaning: having the quality of

Examples:

adventurous curious
Suffix: Ive, ative, tive
Meaning: condition

Examples:

creative sensitive
Suffix: ful
Meaning: to be full of

Examples:

thankful peaceful
Suffix: less
Meaning: without

Examples:

thoughtless helpless
Root: chron
Meaning: time

Examples:

chronologic synchronize chronic


Root: gen
Meaning: birth/race

Example:

generation
Root: rupt

Meaning: break

Examples:

rupture erupt
Root: tele
Meaning: distance

Examples:

television telephone telegraph


Root: migr

Meaning: change/move

Examples:

migrate migrating
Root: spect
Meaning: see

Examples:

inspect suspect spectator


Root: sign

Meaning: mark

Examples:

signal signature
Root: therm
Meaning: heat

Examples:

thermal thermometer thermostat


Root: graph
Meaning: write

Examples:

photograph autograph biography


Root: scop

Meaning:see

Examples:

microscope telescope
Root: loc

Meaning: place

Examples:

location local
Root: form

Meaning: shape

Examples:

uniform transform
Suffix: ast
Meaning: star

Examples:

astronaut astronomy asteroid


Suffix: opt
Meaning: sight

Examples:

optical optometrist
Root: liber

Meaning: free

Example:

liberty
Root: bio

Meaning: life

Examples:

biology biography
Root: flect/flex
Meaning: bend

Examples:

reflection flexible
Root: hydr

Meaning: water

Examples:

hydrant dehydrate
Root: geo

Meaning: earth

Examples:

geography geology
Root: aud

Meaning: to hear

Examples:

audience audible

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