Hoff, Cheryl / Prefixes, Suffixes, Root Words

Hoff, Cheryl

Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words
by Maggie McKeithan

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-er, -or, -ian, -cian, -ist

suffixes that mean a person

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-ical, ically

suffix meaning like

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-ial

suffix that changes a word to an adjective

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-tion

suffix that changes a word into a noun

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-ment

suffix that changes a word into a noun

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sub-

means under or below

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trans-

means across

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super-, supr-, sur-

means above, over, or more

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pre-

means before or toward

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cir-, circum-

means around

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re-

means back or again

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ex-

means out of, outside, or from

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ant-, anti-, contra-, counter-

means against

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co-, col-, com-, con-

means with

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mono-, uni-

means one

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bi-, du-

means two

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tri- and quad-, quar-

means three and four

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The Powers of Ten

cent-, centi- means hundred / dec-, deci-, deca- means ten / mill- means thousand

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inter-

means between or among

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tele-

means far or distance

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mutli-, poly-

means many

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em-, en-, im-, in-

means in, into, or with

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il-, ir-, non-, un-

means not

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port-

means bring or carry

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struct-, stru-

means build

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scrip-, scrib-

means write or writing

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graph-, gram-

means write or writing

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cap-, capit-

means head

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man-

means hands

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ped-, pod-

means foot

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spec-, spic-

means see, look

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vis-, vid-

means see...think of Spanish, ver!

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dict-

means say

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phon-, phono-

means sound

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Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words