This EXCEL file presents the meanings and commonly used examples of certain roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
1. Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes root, prefix, suffix meaning examples able,- ible worth, ability capable, incredible act do action, actor, react al action, result of action referral, disapproval, disposal ann year annual, anniversary ant, - ent something that does action defendant anti against, opposite antonym, antibacterial, antibiotic aqua water aquarium, aquatic ast star astronaut, astronomy, asterisk, asteroid aud hear audience, auditorium, audible, audition bio life biology, biography, biosphere chron time chronological, synchronize cred believe cedit, discredit, incredible cycle circle, ring bicycle, tricycle, cyclone, cycle, recycle de- off, away from detach, decrease dic, dict speak dictate, predict, verdict, diction dis- not disappear div divide divide, divorce, division doc teach doctrine, document, doctor don give donation, donor, pardon, donate er, - or one who trainer, protector fac, fic make, do factrory, manufacture flect, flex bend reflect, deflect, reflection, flexible ful having, giving beautiful, fanciful geo earth geography, geometry gram letter, written telegram, diagram, grammar graph write photograph, autograph, biography, graphite il-, im-, in-, ir- not illegible, impossible, incredible, irresponsible
2. inter- between international, intermission ish having the character foolish, newish ist one who artist ise, - ize cause, become fantasize, civilize less without endless loc place location, locate, dislocate, local ly in the manner of fluently man hand manual, manufacture, manuscript mega big megabyte meter measure of speedometer, metric, meter, kilometer micro small microphone, microscope mis- wrong, bad misconduct, misinterpret, mispronounce non- not, without nonsense not mark notation, notable, notice ped foot pedal, pedestrian phon sound telephone, symphony, microphone photo light photograph, telephoto, photosynthesis port carry portable, transport, import, export pre- before pretest, predict re- again recycle, revise rect straight rectangle, direction rid laugh ridiculous, riddle rupt break rupture, erupt, interrupt scribe,script write scribe, describe, script sect cut section, dissect, intersect sign mark signal, signature solv loosen dissolve, sove, resolve spec see inspect, suspect, respect strict draw tight strict, restrict, constrict struct build structure, construct, instruct
3. sub- under submarine tain, ten hold retain, contain, detain, maintain, tenant tele distance, far telephone, telescope, television therm heat thermometer, thermal, thermostat tract pull, drag tractor, subtract, extract tri- three tricycle, triangle trib give tribute, attribute un- not unfinished, unequal urb city urban, suburb vac empty vacant, vacation, vacuum var different vary, invariable, variety, various vid, vis see video, evidence, visible voc voice vocal y having hungry, angry
4. hy, graphite
5. Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes prefixes meaning a, an without