Most Common Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes - Sheet1

Prefix a

without (e.g., apathy, amoral, asymmetrical)

Prefix ab

away (e.g., absent, abduct, abnormal, abort)

Suffix -cious, -uous

abounding in (e.g., vivacious, volumptuous)

Root acu

sharp (e.g., acute, acupressure, acupuncture, acuity)

Root agri

farming (e.g., agriculture, agrarian)

Root alb

white (e.g., albino, albumen, albacore)

Prefix amb

both (e.g., ambivalent, ambiguous, ambidextrous)

Root ambul

walk, move (e.g., amble, ambulance, ambulant)

Root amic

friendly (e.g., amicable, amicably, dynamic)

Prefix ana

back (e.g., anachronism, anabasis)

Prefix anti (ant)

against, opposite (e.g., antagonist, antidote, antibiotics)

Root arche (archi)

primitive, origin (e.g., archaic, archaeology, archive)

Root auto

self (e.g., autopilot, autonomous, autocratic)

Root bel

war, fight (e.g., rebel, antebellum, bellicose)

Root bene

good (e.g., benefit, benign, benevolent, benefactor)

Prefix bi

two (e.g., bicycle, biceps, biscotti, biweekly)

Root cata

intensive, according to (e.g., cataclysm, catastrophic, catalog)

Cede (cess, ced)

go, withdraw (e.g., recede, exceed, recession)

Suffix ceive

take (e.g., receive, perceive, reconceive)

Root cent

hundred (e.g., centennial, century, percent)

Root cerebr

brain (e.g., cerebral, cerebrate)

Root cert

sure (e.g., certain, ascertain, certify)

Root chron

time (e.g., chronicle, chronology, anachronism)

Root cide

kill (e.g., genocide, pesticide)

Root circum

around (e.g., circumference, circumstance)

Root clam (claim)

shout, speak (e.g., exclaim, clamor, proclaim)

Root clar

clear (e.g., clarify, clarification, declare)

Root clud (clus)

close (e.g., conclusion, seclude, conclude)

Root clin (cline)

lean (e.g., inclination, incline, recline)

Prefix co

with, together, joint (e.g., coauthor, cosign, collaborate, cooperate)

Root cog

know (e.g., cognitive, incognito, cognition)

Prefix con

together, common (e.g., connect, convention, concur)

Prefix contra

against (e.g., contraband, contrary)

Root corp

body (e.g., corporation, corpse, corporal)

Prefix counter

opposing, contrary (e.g., counteract, counterintuitive, counteroffer)

Suffix cracy (crat)

rule (e.g., democracy, democrat, theocracy, bureaucracy)

Root cred

believe (e.g., incredible, credit, credulous, credence)

Root crypt

hidden, secret (e.g., cryptic, encrypt)

Root culp

blame, fault (e.g., culpable, exculpate, culprit)

Root cumul

mass, heap (e.g., accumulate, cumulative)

Root dem

people (e.g., democracy, demographics)

Prefix di

twice, two (e.g., dilemma, diverse, dioxide)

Prefix dia

across, through (e.g., dialogue, diameter, diagnosis)

Root domin

master (e.g., dominate, predominate, dominerring)

Root don

give (e.g., donate, pardon, donor)

Root dorm

sleep (e.g., dormitory, dormant, dormer)

Root dur

harden, long lasting (e.g., durable, duration, endure)

Root dyn

power, energy (e.g., dynamite, dynamic)

Suffix ence (ance)

state, condition (e.g., performance, conference, insurance)

Root esth (aesth)

beauty, feeling (e.g., esthetician, aesthetic, kinesthesia)

Root ethn

nation, race (e.g., ethnicity, ethnology, ethnocentric)

Prefix eu

good, well (e.g., euphemism, euphoria)

Prefix ex

out, former (e.g., exit, ex-girlfriend, exterminate, extract)

Prefix extra

beyond (e.g., extraordinary, extraterrestrial, extravagance)

Suffix fer

carry, bring (e.g., transfer, ferry, conifer, confer)

Root fid

trust (e.g., confidence, fidelity)

Root flect (flex)

bend (e.g., reflect, flexible, inflect, deflect)

Root fore

in front of, previous (e.g., before, therefore, forebode, forecast)

Root fusc

dark (e.g., obfuscation, infuscate, subfuscous, fuscous)

Root ger

old age (e.g., geriatrics, gerontology)

Root grad (gress)

to step, to go (e.g., digress, gradual, graduate)

Root gyn

woman (e.g., gynecology, androgynous, misogyny)

Prefix homo (homeo)

same, alike (e.g., homogeneous, homonym, homeopath)

Prefix hyper

over, beyond (e.g., hyperactive, hyperventilate)

Prefix hypo

under (e.g., hypothermic, hypothesis, hypoglycemia)

Suffix ian

related to (e.g., librarian, historian, pedestrian)

Root idio

peculiar, distinct (e.g., idiotic, idiomatic)

Prefix in/im

not (e.g., incapable, incomplete, informal, imperfect)

Prefix infra

beneath (e.g., infrastructure, infrared)

Prefix inter

between (e.g., interview, international, interstate)

Prefix ir

not (e.g., irrational, irredeemable, irrelevant, irregular)

Prefix iso

equal (e.g., isobar, isometric)

Root lab

work (e.g., elaborate, laboratory, laborious, labor, collaborate)

Root lat

broad, wide (e.g., dilate, latitude)

Root laud

praise (e.g., laudably, applause, applaud)

Root lex

word, law (e.g., lexicology, dyslexic, alexia, lexicon)

Root loq

speech (e.g., loquacious, eloquent, colloquialism)

Root luc

light (e.g., elucidate, lucid, translucent)

Prefix macro

large, great (e.g., macroeconomics, macronutrients, macroevolution)

Prefix mal

bad, evil (e.g., malignant, maltreat, malfeasance, malicious)

Root medi

middle (e.g., mediocre, medium, medieval)

Root melan

black, dark (e.g., melancholy, melanoma, melodrama)

Prefix meta

change, beyond, after (e.g., metaphysics, metamorphosis, metastasis)

Prefix micro

small (e.g., microscope, micronutrient)

Root migr

move (e.g., immigrant, emigrate, migrant, migration)

Prefix min

small (e.g., minimum, miniature, miniscule, minute)

Prefix mis

wrong, bad (e.g., mistake, misinterpret, misogynist)

Root miss (mit)

send, cast (e.g., remit, dismiss, missile, emit)

Prefix mono

one (e.g., monotheism, monodiglyceride)

Root mort

death (e.g., mortuary, immortal, mortify)

Root nat

born (e.g., innate, natural, natal)

Root neg

no (e.g., negate, negative, renege)

Prefix neo

new (e.g., neophyte, neonatal, neologistic, neocolonialism)

Root nov

new (e.g., novice, renovate, novelty)

Root null

none (e.g., nullify, nullification, nulliparity)

Prefix ob (op)

in the way, against (e.g., object, objection, opposition, obscure)

Prefix omni

all (e.g., omnipotent, omniscient, omnivorous)

Root opt

best (e.g., optimal, optimum, optimize)

Suffix ous

having (e.g., adventurous, hazardous, nauseous, joyous)

Root oxy

sharp (e.g., oxymoron, oxidize)