Morphemes

Ab-, Abs- (p)

Ex- abstain, abnormal

away from

Acerb (r)

Ex- acerbic

sharp, bitter

Ad (an, af, a) (p)

Ex- annotate, adhere, adapt

to

Agri (r)

Ex- agriculture

field

Am-, Amer-, Amat- (r)

Ex- enamored

love

-ous

Ex- dangerous, luminous

full of

Ambi (p)

Ex- ambivert, ambidextrous

both

Ampl (r)
Ex- ample

abundant

Ann, Enn (r)

Ex- annual

year

Ante-, anti (p)
Ex- anticipate

before

Aqu (r)

Ex- aquarium

water

Audi (r)
Ex- auditory

hearing

Avi (r)
Ex- aviation

bird

Be, beaut (r)

Ex- beautiful

bless

Anthrop (r)
Ex- anthropology

human

Anti (p)
Ex- antibiotic

against

A-, an- (p)
Ex- amoral

not, without

Arch (r)
Ex- monarch

govern, rule

Bell (r)
Ex- belligerent

war

Ben, bon (r)
Ex- benevolent

good, well

Bi- (p)
Ex- bicycle

two

Brev (r)

Ex- abbreviate

brief, short

Burs (r)
Ex- reimburse

purse

Bio (r)
Ex- biography

life

Bibl (r)
Ex- bible

book

Cant (r)
Ex- cantar

sing

Cand (r)
Ex- candle

glowing

Cast (r)
Ex- caste, chaste

pure

Cav (r)

Ex- cave

hollow

Ced, cess (r)

Ex- access

go

Cent (r)

Ex- century

hundred

Cid, cis (r)
Ex- scissor, homicide

cut

circum (p)

Ex- circumference

around

clar (r)
Ex- clarify

clear

Claus, clud, clus (r)

Ex- conclusion

close

clin (r)

Ex- recline

lean

Co (p)

Ex- coexist

with

Cogn (r)

Ex- recognize

know

Contra, counter (p)

Ex- contradict, counterclaim

opposite, against

Corp(or) (r)
Ex- corportation

body

Cred (r)

Ex- credibility

belief, trust

Cruc (r)

Ex- crucifix

cross

Culp (r)
Ex- culprit

blame, fault

Curr, curs (r)

Ex- current, cursive

run

Chrom (r)

Ex- monochrome

color

Chron (r)

Ex- chronological

time

Cac (p)

Ex- cacophony

bad

Cosm (r)

Ex- cosmic

universe, order

de (p)

Ex: deconstruct

away from

dent (dont) (r)

Ex: dentist

tooth

Dict (r)

Ex: dictate

say

Dis (p)

Ex: disengage

apart, away

doc, doct (r)

Ex: docile

teach

Dorm (r)

Ex: dormant

sleep

duc, duct (r)

Ex: introduction, abduct

lead

Dia (p)

Ex: diameter

through, across

dem (r)
Ex: democracy

people

Derm (r)

Ex: dermatology

skin

Ego (r)

Ex: egotistical

self

Equ (r)

Ex: equal

even, level

Ex, e
Ex: exclude, exit

out

Exter, extra, extrem (p)

Ex: external, exterior

outer (utmost)

Fac, fic, fact, fect (r)

Ex: factory, manufacture

make (do)

Fall, fals (r)

Ex: false

deceive

Fatu (r)

Ex: infatuation

foolish, useless

Feder (r)

Ex: confederate, federal

treaty, agreement

Felic (r)

Ex: felicity, feliz

happy

Fer (r)

Ex: ferry, transfer, fertility

carry

Fid (r)
Ex: confidence, infidelity

faith, trust

Erg, urg, org (r)
Ex: ernogomic, energy, organization

work

Fili (r)

Ex: filial

son

Fin (r)

Ex: finish, final

end

Fl (r)

Ex: flatulence, inflate

blow

Flect, flex (r)

Ex: flexible, reflect

bend

flu, flex (r)

Ex: influx, fluctuate, fluid

flow

Form (r)

Ex: transform, deform

shape

-y (s)

Ex: infinity, deformity

the idea of

Fract, frag

Ex: fracture, fragment

break

Fus (r)

Ex: infuse, transfusion

pour

Gest (r)

Ex: digest, ingest, gestation

carry

Grad, gress

Ex: graduate, gradual, grade, progress

walk, step, go

Gran (r)

Ex: granola, ingrained

grain, seed

Grand (r)

Ex: grandeur, aggrandize

large, great

in, en, im
Ex: energy, import

in, on

in, im, il, ir
Ex: incognito, impossible, irrational

not

Andro
Ex: androgynous, polyandry

male

Epi
Ex: epilogue, epidemic,

upon

esth, aesth ( r)
Ex: anesthesia, aesthetic

feeling, sensation

Gen ( r)
Ex: generation, genetics

origin, kind, race

Gno ( r)
Ex: diagnosis

know

Grat ( r)
Ex: gratitude, grateful, ingrate

thank

Greg ( r)
Ex: congregation, gregarious, egregious

flock

Gyn
Ex: androgynous, gynecology

women

graph, gram
Ex: diagram, geography

write, record, draw

Geo
Ex: geography, geology

earth

Hab, habit
Ex: habit, exhibit, habitat

have

Hospit (hos)
Ex: hospital, hospital

host

Host

Ex: hostile, hostage

enemy

Ign

Ex: ignite, igneous

fire

Insul
Ex: peninsula, insulated, insular

island