Roots Review: Prefixes and Suffixes

Vocabulary flashcards covering the key prefixes, roots, and suffixes listed in the Roots Review notes.

re- (prefix)

again

de- (prefix)

down; off

pre- (prefix)

before

ad- / as- (prefix)

toward

hypo- (prefix)

under; beneath

hyper- (prefix)

over; excessive

con- / com- (prefix)

with; together

in- / im- / i- / un- (prefix)

not; opposite of

ab- / abs- (prefix)

away from

ecto- (prefix)

outer; outside

endo- (prefix)

within; inside

multi- (prefix)

many; much

ex- (prefix)

out; outside of

en- (prefix)

in; into

sub- (prefix)

under; below

trans- (prefix)

across; beyond

co- (prefix)

with; together

-tion / -sion / -ion / -ity / -ite / -sis (suffix)

state or condition of

-ous / -ious / -cious (suffix)

full of; possessing

-al / -ial / -ual / -cial / -tial (suffix)

relating to; characterized by

-meter (suffix/root)

measure

-gram (suffix/root)

weight; written record

-phobia (suffix)

fear of

-ology (suffix)

study of

-ate / -ize (suffix)

to cause; to make; action

-ic (suffix)

relating to; characteristic of

-fy / -ify (suffix)

make; become

-try / -ery (suffix)

grouping; collection

-cian (suffix)

a professional or specialist

-ible / -able / -ile (suffix)

capable of; able to be

-ant / -ent (suffix)

relates to; causing

-crat / -cracy (suffix)

to rule; ruler; government

-an / -ian (suffix)

belonging to; relating to

-er / -ar / -or (suffix)

person who; one that

-ure / -ture (suffix)

action or state of

rect (root)

straight

-ive (suffix)

having a tendency to; inclined to

-ary / -ery (suffix)

occupation; place; condition

-ism (suffix)

action; practice; belief

-ine (suffix)

relates to; of the nature of

-ose (suffix)

full of; having the quality of