english word roots to improve your vocabulary
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ENGLISH WORD ROOTS
TO IMPROVE YOUR VOCABULARY
WORD ROOTS
English has many common word parts: prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
WORD ROOTS
If you learn some of these word parts, it will be easier for you to figure out the meanings of new words.
WORD PARTS = VOCABULARY POWER!
WORD ROOTS
A word root can be at the beginning, middle, or end of a word.
GRAPH (writing) + OLOGY (study)= GRAPHOLOGY (study of handwriting)
WORD ROOTS
A word root can be at the beginning, middle, or end of a word.
BIO (life) + GRAPH (writing) + IC (related to)= BIOGRAPHIC (related to a life story)
WORD ROOTS
A word root can be at the beginning, middle, or end of a word.
PHOTO (light) + GRAPH (writing) =
PHOTOGRAPH (writing with light)
ANTHRO(PO)
Examples: Anthropology Philanthropy Misanthrope
Meaning:“human”
ARCH
Examples: Monarchy Architect Matriarch
Meaning:“chief”
AUDI, AUDIT
Examples: Auditorium Audience Audible
Meaning:“sound”
CED
Examples: Precede Recede Succeed
Meaning:“go, move”
CHRON
Examples: Chronological Chronic Chronometer
Meaning:“go, move”
DICDICT
Examples: Dictator Diction Predict Dictation
Meaning:“speech”
DUC
Examples: Conduct Educate Induction
Meaning:“lead”
FACTFECT
Examples: Factory Defective Manufacture
Meaning:“do, make”
FLECT
Examples: Flexible Reflect Deflection
Meaning:“bend”
GAM
Examples: Monogamous Bigamy Homogamy
Meaning:“marriage”
GRAPH
Examples: Telegraph Photograph Program Grammar
Meaning:“writing”
HETERO
Examples: Heterosexual Heterogeneous Heteronormative
Meaning:“different”
HOMO
Examples: Homosexual Homogenized Homeopathy
Meaning:“same”
LOGLOGY
Examples: Biological Psychology Sociologist
Meaning:“study”
MAN(U)
Examples: Manuscript Manage Manufacture
Meaning:“hand”
MITMISS
Examples: Missionary Submit Permission
Meaning:“send”
MORPH
Examples: Amorphous Metamorphosis Anthropomorphic
Meaning:“form”
ONYMNOMEN
Examples: Synonym Antonym Nominate Nominal
Meaning:“name”
PATH(Y)
Examples: Sympathy Telepathy Pathology Sociopathic
Meaning:“feeling, disease”
PHON
Examples: Telephone Microphone Phonology
Meaning:“sound”
PONPOS
Examples: Postpone Position Posture
Meaning:“put, place”
SCRIBSCRIPT
Examples: Describe Script Inscription
Meaning:“write”
SEQUSECUT
Examples: Consequence Consecutive Sequel
Meaning:“follow”
SPECT
Examples: Inspect Spectator Respect Aspect
Meaning:“see, look”
SPIR
Examples: Inspiration Spirit Respiratory
Meaning:“breath”
TELE
Examples: Telegraph Telephone Teleportation
Meaning:“across distance”
THE(O)
Examples: Theology Polytheism Monotheistic
Meaning:“god”
VEN(E)
Examples: Convention Venue Adventure
Meaning:“come”
VOCVOKE
Examples: Vocal Invocation Revoke
Meaning:“call”