Roots and Prefixes for Vocabulary Building

DICT

to speak

DUC/ DUCT

to lead

FAC/ FIC

to do, to make

FER

to carry, to bear

JAC/ JECT

to throw

PLIC

to fold, to bend

SCRIPT/ SCRIB

to write

VAL

strength

VERS/ VERT

to turn

VOC/ VOK

to call

a/ an

without, no

anti

against

bene

good

con/ com/ co/ col/ cor

with, together

dis

apart, not

e/ ex

out, out of

in

in

mal

bad

post

after

pre

before

pro

for, forward

re

back, again

sub

below

super

above

trans

across