LCPS Word Parts Grade 9 — List 1

Flashcards for Grade 9 List 1 prefixes, roots/base words, and suffixes, including definitions and provided examples.

pre-

before, in front of (Examples: precede, predict, preface, preview)

post-

after, behind (Examples: postpone, posthumous, post-game)

tele-

distant (Examples: telephone, television, telescope, telepathy)

aqua- / aque-

water (Examples: aquatic, aquarium, aqueduct)

duc- / duct-

lead (Examples: conduct, deduce, produce, abduct)

fin- / finit-

end, limit (Examples: final, infinite, definite, finish)

magn-

large, great (Examples: magnify, magnificent, magnate)

scrib- / script-

to write, written (Examples: scribble, manuscript, prescription)

sol-

alone (Examples: solitary, solo, soliloquy, solitaire)

vid- / vis-

to see (Examples: video, vision, visible, visor)

voc- / voke- / voice-

voice, to call (Examples: vocal, invoke, revoke, convocation)

-ate

to make (Examples: donate, vibrate, implicate, animate)

-ation

the result of doing (Examples: donation, vibration, implication)

-ify

to make (Examples: justify, magnify, intensify, clarify)