Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Flashcards for reviewing common roots, prefixes, and suffixes, covering groups #7 through #14.

ap/api

towards/tip

dendr

tree

malle

hammer

askos

bag

dies

day

melan

black/dark

aster

star

eco

house

mitos

thread

barb

beard

-emia

blood

-fer/-ferent

bear/carry

nas

nose

bi

two

fis/fid

split/divided

neo

new/recent

capill

hair

gam

marriage

neuro

nerve

carn

flesh/meat

gyn

female/woman

node

knot

cetus

whale

ichthy

fish

ob

against

cheir

hand

ign

fire

oct

eight

chele

claw

lachry

tear

tact/tang

touch

cyano

blue

leuc

light/bright

aero

air

pom

fruit

simil

same

alveolus

small pit

por

opening

somn

sleep

bryon

moss

pro

before/ahead of

son

sound

bursa

bag

psych

mind/soul/spirit

spasm

tightening

em

made of

-quad

four

stat

standing/position

-err

wander/go astray

quin

five

sub

beneath/under

-grav

heavy

re

again/back

sur

over/on top

nom

name

rect

right/correct/straight

tachy

quick/rapid

nov

new

ren

kidney

trop

turn/change

nuc

center

rubr

red

-ule

diminutive

phil

loving/fond of

saur

lizard

volv

roll/wander

phyll

leaf

scler

hard

agon

assembly/contest

helix

spiral

rota

wheel

aqua/aque

water

hygr

wet/moist

sed/sess

sit

bactr

stick/club/rod

olf

smell

sens/sent

feel/be aware

-blast

bud/sprout/germ

oligo

few/little

siphon

tube

chronos

time

omni

all

sol

sun

circa/circum

about/around

opthal

eye

solv

loosen/free

demi

half

ornis

bird

soph

wisdom/knowledge

-elle

small

osculum

small mouth

sperm

seed

entomon

insect

oto

ear

uni

one

equus

horse

pachy

thick

zo

animal

fac

make/do

peri

around/on all sides