LCPS Word Parts Grade 9 — List 1

Vocabulary flashcards covering Grade 9 List 1 prefixes, roots/base words, and suffixes along with their definitions and examples.

pre-

Prefix meaning before, in front of. Examples: precede, predict, preface, preview.

post-

Prefix meaning after, behind. Examples: postpone, posthumous, post-game.

tele-

Prefix meaning distant. Examples: telephone, television, telescope, telepathy.

aqua-/ aque-

Root / base word meaning water. Examples: aquatic, aquarium, aqueduct.

duc-/ duct-

Root / base word meaning lead. Examples: conduct, deduce, produce, abduct.

fin-/ finit-

Root / base word meaning end, limit. Examples: final, infinite, definite, finish.

magn-

Root / base word meaning large, great. Examples: magnify, magnificent, magnate.

scrib-/ script-

Root / base word meaning to write, written. Examples: scribble, manuscript, prescription.

sol-

Root / base word meaning alone. Examples: solitary, solo, soliloquy, solitaire.

vid-/ vis-

Root / base word meaning to see. Examples: video, vision, visible, visor.

voc-/ voke-/ voice-

Root / base word meaning voice, to call. Examples: vocal, invoke, revoke, convocation.

-ate

Suffix meaning to make. Examples: donate, vibrate, implicate, animate.

-ation

Suffix meaning the result of doing. Examples: donation, vibration, implication.

-ify

Suffix meaning to make. Examples: justify, magnify, intensify, clarify.