Common Affixes and Root Words

Vocabulary flashcards covering common English prefixes, suffixes, and root words including their meanings and illustrative examples from the transcript.

anti-

against (Example: antibiotic)

auto-

self (Example: automatic)

de-

opposite (Example: debunk)

dis-

opposite or against (Example: disagree)

en(m)-

cause to (Example: embrace)

extra-

beyond (Example: extraordinary)

fore-

before (Example: forecast)

inter-

between (Example: interact)

in-/im-/il-

not (Example: injustice)

mega-

very big, important (Example: megadose)

mid-

middle (Example: midway)

mis-

wrongly (Example: misinterpret)

non-

not (Example: nonsense)

over-

too much (Example: overcharge)

pre-

before (Example: precautionary)

re-

again (Example: readjust)

semi-

half (Example: semicircle)

super-

above, beyond (Example: superlative)

sub-

under (Example: subway)

trans-

across (Example: transport)

un-

remove, reverse, not (Example: unhappy)

-able/-ible

can be done (Example: approachable)

-age

action, state, process (Example: package)

-al

act or process of (Example: refusal)

-ant

inclined or tending to (Example: brilliant)

-ate

become (Example: complicate)

-en

made of (Example: wooden)

-esque

reminiscent of (Example: picturesque)

-ic

having characteristics of (Example: spasmatic)

-ify/-ifty

make or become (Example: terrify)

-ion/-tion/-ation/-ition

act, process (Example: experimentation)

-ish

having the quality of (Example: childish)

-ism

doctrine, belief (Example: feminism)

-ity/ty

state of (Example: reality)

-less

without (Example: endless)

-ment

action or process of (Example: enjoyment)

-ness

state or condition of (Example: happiness)

-ous/-eous/-ious

possessing the qualities of (Example: courageous)

-ship

position held (Example: leadership)

-ure

action or resulting state (Example: pressure)

-ward

direction (Example: backward)

act

to do, to act (Example: reenact)

agri

field (Example: agritourism)

anthrop

mankind (Example: anthropology)

aud

to hear (Example: auditory)

bene

good, well (Example: benevolent)

bio

life (Example: biology)

cardio

heart (Example: cardiac)

cede

to go (Example: precede)

chrono

time (Example: chronological)

derma

skin (Example: epidermis)

dict

to say or speak (Example: diction)

geo

earth (Example: geology)

graph

to write or draw (Example: graphic)

hydro

water (Example: hydroponics)

ject

to throw or cast (Example: eject)

loc

place (Example: location)

magni

big or great (Example: magnificent)

manu

by hand (Example: manufacture)

mono

one (Example: monologue)

ortho

straight (Example: orthodox)

path

feeling or emotion (Example: empathy)

psycho

mind (Example: psychologist)

struct

to build or construct (Example: deconstruct)

thermo

heat (Example: thermometer)

zoo

animal (Example: zoologist)