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Prefix-Suffix-Root List by Grade Level 2010-2011

The following lists are not all-inclusive but !ost co!!on" They are a !ini!u! students at each grade level should read and understand how to useand a##ly by the current school year end" $thers !ay be added based on your classroo! of students"

Prefix- A word part added to the beginning of a root or base word to create a new meaning,

Suffix- A letter or a group of letters added to the end of a root or base word to change its meaning, Root- the form of a word after all affixes are removed(Generally, prefixes and suffixes change the meanings of roots, but it is usually the suffix that denotes the part of speech.)

Incorporate prefix, suffix, and roots into working with words study.

1stGrade

Prefix Suffix %efinition &xa!#les $rigin 'dditional(nfor!ation

-s, -es plural, more than one hats, pigs, books, plays, boxes,wishes, dishescliffs, roofs, beliefs

knives, leaves, halves, selves

Anglo-axon y af ter a vowel (s)words end in !s, -sh, -ch, -x, -" (-es)nouns ending !f or !fe (s)

-f or !fe change !f to !v and add !esconsonant followed by !o (-es)vowel followed by !o (-s)

-ing action#process helping, skipping, running, seeing,thinking

Anglo-axon $resent participle of verb

-ed past tense %umped, helped Anglo-axon $ast tense verb


2ndGrade

Prefix Suffix %efinition &xa!#les $rigin 'dditional

(nfor!ationun- not#opposite unlock, unsafe, uncover Anglo-axon

re- again#back reread, rewrite, return &atin

-er person connected with,comparative degree

teacher, writer, baker, bigger, colder,taller

Anglo-axon

-est superlative degree biggest, coldest, tallest Anglo-axon 'sually an ad%ective

-ful full of beautiful, painful Anglo-axon 'sually an ad%ective

-less without careless, helpless Anglo-axon


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)rdGrade

Prefix Suffix Root %efinition &xa!#les $rigin 'dditional(nfor!ation

in- not inactive, income &atin

im- not impossible, improper, import &atin im- used before roots beginning with b,m, p

dis- not#opposite of dislike, distrust, disagree &atinpre- before pretest, preplan, premade &atin

tele- far, distant telephone, telegraph, television Greek

-ies plural, more than one parties, babies, cries Anglo-axon y after a consonant

-ied past tense cried, tried, Anglo-axon y after a consonant

-ed past tense stopping, hopping Anglo-axon doubling ()

-ing action#process stopped, hopped Anglo-axon doubling ()

-ly characteristic of badly, friendly, *uickly Anglo-axon 'sually an adverb

-y characteri"ed by#like cloudy, fishy Anglo-axon

bio life biology, biography, biopsy Greek

graph write telegraph, photograph,

phonograph, autograph

Greek

phon sound phonograph, symphony,telephone, microphone, phonics

Greek

scope see microscope, telescope, periscope,stethoscope

Greek


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*th Grade


non- not nonfat, nonsense &atin

over- too much, above overdone, overhead Anglo axon

mis- bad or badly

wrong or wrongly

misbehave, misread, misspell &atin

de- reduce downaway from

defeat, deform, decrease &atin

under- too little#below underfed, underground Anglo-axon

bi- two bicycle, binocular &atin

tri- three tricycle, triangle &atin#Greek

*uad- four *uadrilateral, *uadrant &atin

oct- eight octagon, octopus &atin#Greek

-er, -or one who, that which baker, boxer, conductor, survivor &atin 'sually a noun'se !or with &atin roots for nouns(inventor, elevator)'se !er with Anglo-axon roots(heater, swimmer)

-tion act of, state of, result of attention, invitation, restriction Anglo-axon 'sually a noun

-al, -ial related tocharacteri"ed by

colonial, biennial, dental, betrayal &atin 'sually an ad%ective

-ness condition, state of darkness, fairness Anglo-axon 'sually a noun

-ment act, process en%oyment, replacement &atin

-en made of, to make wooden, dampen, tighten, Anglo-axon

rupt break, burst bankrupt, rapture, disruptive &atin + /rupt means to explode. (0hevolcano erupted.)rrupt means to rush or burst in. (0hepolice irrupted into the hideout.)

terr land terrain, territory &atingeo earth, ground, soil geography, geology Greek

photo light photograph, telephoto, photocopy Greek

tract pull, drag tractor, attract, subtract, traction &atin

meter, metr measure speedometer, odometer, metric,metronome, thermometer,perimeter, diameter, centimeter

Greek


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+th Grade


en-, em- to cause to be, to put into or onto, to go intoor onto

encounter, enable, employ,embark, encircle

&atin

sub- under, beneath, below

secondary

subway, subsoil, substitute &atin

fore- before, earlier forearm, foreword Anglo-axon

semi- half semicircle, semicolon &atin

anti- opposite, against antibiotic, antifree"e Greek

auto- self autograph, automatic Greek

multi- many# much multicolor, multifamily &atin

poly- many# much polygon, polysyllable Greek

deca-deci-

ten decathlon, decade, decimal,decimeter

&atin# Greek

kilo- 1,222 kilogram, kilowatt Greek

milli-mille-

1,222 millennium, millimeter &atin

centi- 122 centimeter, centipede &atin

-ion, -tion,-ation,-ition

act of# state of# result of tension, attention, elevation, union Anglo-axon 'sually a noun0he real suffix is !ion. $utting s or t infront of !ion is simply determined bythe spelling of the root

-able-ible

can be done en%oyable, sensible, likable &atin -able ending words have roots that canstand alone.(en%oyable)-ible ending words have roots that cannot stand alone. (sensible)

-ive-ative-tive

inclined# tending toward an action festive, talkative, active, sensitive &atin 3ords that end with !de (intrude)change the !de to s then add !ive(intrusive).3ords that end with silent e (create)drop the e then add !ive (creative).

-logy,-ology

science of# study of biology, chronology Greek

-ence-ance

act# condition of persistence, excellence,assistance, importance

&atin 'sually a noun !ence and !ancesound alike because of the schwa. !ence is used somewhat more oftenthan !ance.

-an, -an one having a certain skill# relating to#belonging to

electrician, magician, American,suburban

&atin 'sually a noun

%ect to throw in%ect, ob%ection, pro%ect &atin

struct to build construct, instructor &atin


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vis to see vision, evidence &atin

vid see video, evidence, provide,providence

&atin

%ur%uris

%udge, oathlaw

%ury, %urisdiction &atin

loglogue

word prologue, apology, dialogue,eulogy, monologue

Greek

path feeling# suffering# disease apathetic, pathology Greek

astastr

star astronaut, astronomy, disaster,asterisk

Greek

mit to send emit, transmit, admit, remit &atin

audi (aud) hear audience, auditorium, audiovisual &atin

dict to say, tell diction, dictator &atin


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,th Grade


in-(il-, im-, ir- )

not inability, impatient, irregular, illegal &atin il-used before roots beginning with 4l5(illegible)im- used before roots beginning with b,

m, p (immature, imbalance, impatient)inter- between intercept, interview, interstate &atin

trans- across# change# through transformation, transportation,transfer

&atin

super- above# on top of# beyond superfine, superhuman, supersonic &atin

micro- small# minute microbiology, microscope Greek

uni- one# single unicorn, unicycle, uniform &atin

-ent-ant

an action# condition student, contestant, immigrant &atin 6ften a noun0he suffix !ant often indicates aperson noun.

-ent-ant

causing a specific action obedient, absorbent, abundant,elegant

&atin 6ften an ad%ective-ent and !ant sound alike because of

the schwa. !ent is used somewhatmore often than !ant.

-ity-ty

state of# *uality of prosperity, e*uality &atin 'sually a noun

-ic relating to# characteri"ed by energetic, historic &atin#Greek 'sually an ad%ective

-i"e to make# to cause to become fertili"e, critici"e, apologi"e &atin# Greek 'sually a verb

-age result of an action# collection manage, drainage, acreage &atin

-ous-eous-ious

full of# characteri"ed by adventurous, nervous, mysterious,courteous

&at in 3ords that end with !de (intrude)change the !de to s then add !ive(intrusive).3ords that end with silent e (create)drop the e then add !ive (creative).

port to carry portable, transport &atin

scribscript

to write describe, manuscript &atin erbs usually use scribe, as inprescribe7 nouns usually use script, asin prescription.

spect to see# watch# observe prospect, respect, specimen &atin

vac empty vacate, evacuate &atin

hydr water hydrogen, hydrant, hydroplane Greek

chron time chronological, synchroni"e,chronicle, chronic

Greek

therm heat thermometer, thermostat, thermos Greek

bene good# good benefit, benign, beneficial &atin

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