Roots and Affixes PDF
Roots and Affixes PDF
Roots and Affixes PDF
root
prefix suffix
Vocabulary
incredible
cred
in- -ible
graph
bio- -y
O On the back side of the card, write the definition of the word
part, and at least two examples within-a-word.
postpone, postdate
post after, behind
Precede
pre, pur before
Propel
pro for, foward
Prefixes
Root, Prefix or
Meaning Examples
Suffix
report, realign, retract, revise, regain
re back, again
sustain, survive, support, suffice, succeed,
sub, suc, suf, under, below, from, submerge, submarine, substandard, subnormal,
sup, sur, sus secretly, instead of subvert
unceasing, unequal
un not, against, opposite
Roots
Root, Prefix or
Meaning Examples
Suffix
active, react, agent, active, agitate
act, ag do, act, drive
altar, altitude
alt high, deep
aqueous
aqu water
audience, audio, audible, auditorium, audiovisual,
aud, audi, aur,
to hear, listen audition, auricular, ausculate
aus
automobile, automatic, automotive, autograph,
aut, auto self autonomous, autoimmune
fin end, ended, finished final, finite, finish, confine, fine, refine, define, finale
fract, frag, frai break fracture, infraction, fragile, fraction, refract, frail
Roots
Root, Prefix or
Meaning Examples
Suffix
geometry, geography, geocentric, geology
geo earth
graph, graphic, autograph, photography,
graph, gram, graphite, telegram, polygraph, grammar,
write, written, draw
graf biography, lithograph, graphic