Morphology Study Guide

Prefix, suffix, latin roots, greek roots

-al

Relating to, characterized by

-ation

Act of, process of

-ion

Act, condition, result of

-ic

Having characteristics of, related to

-ate

To make, to act

-ly

In the manner of/ to act in a way that is

-ive

Having the quality of/ tending to

-ity

State or quality of

-able

Capable, of able to be

-ize

to make, cause to be

-ment

State or act of

-ism

Belief in, practice of

-er

One who, that which, more

-ent

One who, that which, inclined to

-or

One who

-ary

Relating to, connecting with

-ist

One who practices

-y

Characterized by, full of

-ure

Act, process, result

-ant

One who, that which, condition or state

-o-logy

Study of

con-

Together, with

in-

Not

re-

Again, back

ad-

To, toward

de-

Down, away, reverse

dis-

Not, opposite from

ex-

Out of, from

un-

Not, opposite

e-

Out, away

pro-

Forward, in favor of

sub-

Under, below

pre-

Before

inter-

Between, among

ob-

Toward, against

trans-

Across, beyond

a-

Not, without

per-

Through, completely

en-

To cause to be, put into

non-

Not

ab-

Away from

sta

Stand, stay

fac(t)

Make, do

cap

Take, seize

pos

Place, put

vert

Turn

form

Shape

vid

See

gen

Birth, race, kind

ten

Hold

duc

Lead

graph

Write

metr

Measure

bio

Life

syn

Together

para

Beside, beyond

sphere

Ball, globe

ana

Up, back, again

geo

Earth

log

Word, study, reason

mon

One, single

auto

Self