ISEE roots, prefixes, and suffixes

acri, acer, acid

Meaning: bitter, sour, sharp.

anthro

Meaning: people, man.

astro

Meaning: stars.

aud

Meaning: hear, listen.

calor

Meaning: heat.

cata

Meaning: down, back.

circ, circum

Meaning: circle, round, about.

corp

Meaning: body.

cred

Meaning: truth.

dorm

Meaning: sleep.

eu

Meaning: good.

flex

Meaning: bend.

helio

Meaning: sun.

hydra, hydro

Meaning: water.

mater, matr

Meaning: mother.

para

Meaning: side, beyond.

pater, patr

Meaning: father.

ped

Meaning: foot.

spect

Meaning: watch, see, observe.

tempo

Meaning: time.

vale, vali

Meaning: truth, strength, worth.

ad–, ac–

Meaning: to, toward.

anti–

Meaning: against, opposite.

bi–, di–

Meaning: 2 (two).

co–

Meaning: together.

de–

Meaning: remove, separate.

dis–

Meaning: not, opposite, undo.

en–

Meaning: to cause to be.

ex–

Meaning: out of, former.

fore–

Meaning: front, before.

il–, ir–

Meaning: not.

in–, im–

Meaning: not, opposite of.

inter–

Meaning: between.

intra–

Meaning: within.

macro–

Meaning: large.

mal–

Meaning: bad, wrong.

micro–

Meaning: small.

mid–

Meaning: middle.

mis–

Meaning: the wrong way.

mono–

Meaning: 1 (one).

multi–

Meaning: many.

non–

Meaning: without, not.

ob–

Meaning: opposite, against.

omni–

Meaning: all.

over–

Meaning: in excess, too.

peri–

Meaning: around, encircling.

phil–

Meaning: love.

poly–

Meaning: many.

pro–

Meaning: forward, for.

pseudo–

Meaning: false, pretend.

semi–

Meaning: half, part.

sub–

Meaning: under.

super–

Meaning: over, above.

trans–

Meaning: across.

tri–

Meaning: 3 (three).

ultra–

Meaning: beyond.

under–

Meaning: under, not enough, beneath.

–able, –ible

Meaning: able to.

–al

Meaning: of, like, connected to.

–ance, –ence

Meaning: act of.

–ar, –er, –or

Meaning: one who.

–ary

Meaning: belongs to, is connected with.

–ate

Meaning: having the appearance or characteristics of; the product of a process.

–cide

Meaning: causing death.

–en

Meaning: to make.

–ful

Meaning: full of, a lot.

–ic

Meaning: being, having to do with.

–ile

Meaning: relating to, suited for, or capable of.

–ish

Meaning: like.

–ity

Meaning: state of being.

–ive

Meaning: tendency or inclination.

–ize

Meaning: to make, to turn into.

–less

Meaning: without.

–ment

Meaning: state of being.

–meter

Meaning: measure.

–ness

Meaning: state of being.

–ous

Meaning: possessing, full of.