The Big Book

Of Roots and

Prefixes

The Word-Parts that StudentsNeed to Build A Great

Vocabulary and AchieveSuccess on Standardized Tests

ScholarSkills

Mr. Brian Vieira M.A.

Introduction

Word analysis is one of the finest ways to teach and to learn vocabulary. The roots, prefixes, suffixes, and derivatives in this book are of great importance: They can help students to decode over 100,000 words in a collegiate dictionary.

This book contains the following: 50 of the most prolific prefixes 95 of the most fruitful roots 27 of the most important suffixes 114 derivative words with sentences on the back of them and a fill in

the blank system for remembering the key prefixes 300 essential vocabulary words derived from prefix-root

combinations for exponential vocabulary growthKnowing these essential word-makers and word-decoders can help students improve their reading comprehension and gain better grades in school and higher scores on standardized tests.

Students preparing for the SAT and GRE will find these word elements to be extremely useful.

Instructors can use them in a variety of unique and exciting ways. I have arranged them as flashcards so that they can be printed, cut, and used as needed.

I hope that this Big Book of Roots will be helpful as you assist students to build better vocabularies.

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Table of Contents

Prefixes

Roots

Suffixes

Derivatives With Context Clue Cards

Glossary of Essential Derivatives

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a-, an- not, without, (having) no

1

ab, absaway from, off

2

ad-, a-, ac-, af-, ag-, al-,

at, towards, very3

amphi-both, on both sides of,

around4

ana#,%an#up, back, again, upside

down, wrong

5

antiagainst, opposed to, opposite of, instead

6

apo-, ap-from, off, away from

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bethoroughly; to make,

cause, seem8

cata-, cat-down, against, very, bad(ly), completely

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com-,con-, co-,colwith, together, completely

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dedown from, off, away from, down to the bottom, totally, completely,

not, do the opposite of11

dia-, di-through, across, between,

apart, throughout12

dis, dilack of, not, do the opposite of

apart, away, completely

13

dys-bad, disordered, difficult

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e, ec, exout of, from, upwards, completely,

deprive of, without, former15

el, em, en, innear, at in, on, within,

in, into, completely16

endo-, ento-end-, ent

within17

epi-, ep-(up)on, to, in addition to,

against, in(to), over18

eu-, ev-good, well

19

exo-, ecto-outside, external

20

extrooutward

21

forebefore in time, rank,

position

22

hyper-over, excessive

23

hypo-, hyp-below, less than normal

24

in, im, il, irnot, opposite of

25

interamong, between, in the

midst of26

meta-, met-after, changed, different,

beyond27

malbad,%wrong,%ill

28

midBeing at or near the

middle point of29

misbad, wrong

30

monoone, alone; containing one

31

multimany, much

32

nonnot, lack of,

not at all33

ob-,of-,oc-,op-,o-

against, all over, in front of, to, towards, after,

completely34

overbeyond, above, upon, in,

across, past; on high35

polyMany, much

36

para-, par-beside, alongside, related to; disordered, sideways, wrong, contrary to, different (from)

37

perthrough, very, during, by means

of, on account of, as in, thoroughly

38

peri-around, near

39

prebefore

40

proforward, or in favor of, in

front of, before

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pros-toward, in addition to

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reback, back to the original place; again, anew, once

more, completely43

semihalf, part, partly; partial,

imperfect; twice44

sub-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sup-, sur-, sus-

under, supporting45

superabove, over, on top (of), beyond, in addition to

46

syn-, sym-, syl-, sy-with, together, same

47

transacross, beyond, to go beyond

48

unnot, opposite of

49

underbelow or beneath, too little

50

Smart Parts Chart 1

Equi, EquEqual

AmbiBoth

Ambula, AmbuliTo walk

Ami, Ama, AmicFriend, lover

AmorTo love

AnteIn front of; previous,existing beforehand

AnthropMan

-ation, -ion, -ition,-tion

Act of, result of, state of

AutoSelf

BellWar

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BeneWell

BiblioBook

BioLife

Cept, Cap, Capt, Ceiv, Cip

To seize, to take

Cap, CapitHead

CedeTo go away, withdraw,

give ground

ChronTime

CircumAround, all around, on all

sides

CompaniTo join as a companion

ContraAgainst

Smart Parts Chart 2

CordHeart

CorpBody

-cracyRule or government by

CredTo believe

DemoPeople

DicaTo speak

DictTo say, tell, speak

Duce, DuctTo lead

EuGood, well

Fic, Fac, Fact, FashTo make or do

Smart Parts Chart 3

Fer, Lat, LayTo bear or carry

FormTo shape, form

-fulFull of

GeniTo give birth

Graph, GramTo write

GregFlock, herd

Homo, HomSame

IntroInward

JectTo throw

Log, OlogySpeech or science

Word Smarts Chart 4

-lessWithout

Locu, Loq, LocTo speak

MagniGreat, Large, Big

ManuHand

Mater, MatriMother

MergeTo plunge, immerse

MetronMeasure

MisoTo hate

Mit, Mis, MissLet go, send

MultiMany, Much

Smart Parts Chart 5

NeoNew

OmniAll, whole, every kind

-ous, -eous, -iousFull of, characterized by

Pater, PatriFather

PedoBoy, child

Ped, pedisFoot

PerThoroughly, through,

during, by means of, on account of, as in

Phile, PhilOne that loves, likes, or is

attracted

Phobe, phobiaFear

PhoneSound, voice

Smart Parts Chart 6

Plic, Play, Plex, Ploy, Ply

To fold, bend, twist, interweave

PolyMany, much

Pon, Pos, PostTo put or place

RenascenceRevival or rebirth

RetroBack, Backwards

Science, Scient, SciTo know

ScopeTo see, look, consider,

examine

Scribe, Scrip, ScrivTo write

SeApart

SeminTo plant, propagate

Smart Chart 7

SequTo follow, come after

Somni, somnSleep

Sopho, SophiWise, clever

SoporDeep sleep

Spect, Spi, SpyTo look

SpireTo breathe

Sist, Sta, Stan, StatTo stand, endure, persist

StructTo build

SubUnder, beneath, below,

secondary

TeleFar, distant

Smart Parts Chart 8

Temp, TempoTime

Tend, Tens, TentTo stretch, spread out

Tain, Ten, TinTo have or hold

Terra Land

TheoGod

TractTo pull, draw, drag

TransigentTo come to an agreement

Unda, UnduWave

UniOne

VacEmpty

Smart Parts Chart 9

Vere, VenerStand in awe of, respect,

to worship

Ven, Vent, VeneTo come

VerbWord

VertTo turn in some direction

Volent, VolenceWill

Smart Parts Chart 10

-able, -ible can be done

1

-al, -ial having characteristics of

2

-ed past-tense verbs

3

-en made of

4

-er Comparative

5

-er, one who

6

-est Comparative

7

-ful full of

8

-ic having characteristics of

9

-ing verb form/

present participle10

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-ion, -tion, -ation, ition act, process

11

-ity, -ty state of

12

-ive, -ative, -itive

adjective form of a noun

13

-less without

14

-ly characteristic of

15

-ment action or process

16

-ness state of, condition of

17

-ous, -eous, ious full of, possessing the

qualities of

18

-s, -es more than one

19

-y characterized by

20

-gram, -graph, -graphy

thing written,writing, instrument for writing,

art or science of writing

21

-ism, -istbelief in, practice of, condition of, one who

believes in, one engaged in

22

-(t)ics, -log(y), -nom(y)

art, science, system, or study of science of, systematic study of,

science of, system of laws governing

23

-archy, -cracyrule by, type of government

24

-arch, -cratone who rules,

one who advocates or practices, rule by

25

path, pathyfeeling, suffering, emotion;

disorder, disease,26

maniamadness about, passion

for, one having a madness or passion for

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