Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots

ab

away: absent, abnormal

able/ible

capable of: reversible, breakable

ad

to; toward: adhere, adapat

al

having to do with: herbal, factual

amb/ambi

around; both: ambient

ante

before: anterior

anthrop

human: anthropology, philanthropist

anti

against: antibiotic, antisocial

aqu

water: aquarium

ast

star: astronomy

aud

hear: audio, audience

auto

self: autograph, automobile

ben/bene

good: benefit, benevolent

bi

two: bisexual

bio

life: biology

cent

hundred: century

chrono

time: chronic,

circum

around: circumference

co/con

with; together: construct, collaborate

counter

opposing: counterbalance, counteract

cred

believe: credible

cycl

circle: recycle, bicycle

dec

ten: decade

dem/demo

people: democracy

di/du

two: duet, dissect, dialouge

dia

across; through: dialouge, diameter

dic/dict

speak; say: dictionary, contradict

dis

not: disagree, disinfect

ence/ance

state; condition: performance, romance

equ

equal: equator

ex

former; past: ex-girlfriend

fer

carry: ferry

frac/frag

break: fraction, fragment

ful

full of: thoughtful, helpful

gen

born: gene, gender

geo

earth: geology

grad

step: graduation

graph

write: paragraph, autograph

hydro/hydra

water: hydrate

hyper

over; beyond: hyperflexible

ian

related to; like: librarian

ic/tic

having to do with: realistic, organic

ile

related to: reptile, sterile

in

not: incompetent, incapable

inter

between: intermission

intra

within: intrapersonal

ism

condition; belief in: racism

ist

person who does: soloist, cyclist

ity

state of being: creativity, disability

ject

throw: reject

junct

join: junciton

less

without: homeless

log

word: monologue

ly

how; how often: quickly, hourly

magn

large; great: magnify, magnitude

mal

bad; evil: malaria

man

hand: manicure

medi

middle: mediocre, medium

mega

large: megaphone

meter

measure: perimeter

micro

small: microscope

min

small: miniature

mis

wrong: misbehave, misspell

miss/mit

send: missile, transmit

mon/mono

one: monument, monolouge

mort

death: immortal, mortify

multi

many: multicolored, multigran

non

not: nonviolent, nonstop

oct/octo

eight: octopus

ology

study of: biology

ortho

straight: orthodontist

ous

having: virtuous

pan

all: pansexual

para

beside; related: parallel

path

disease; feeling: pathogen, sympathy

ped

foot: pedophile

phobia

fear

phon

sound: saxaphone, microphone

photo

light

phys

body; nature: physical

plex

parts; units: complex

poly

many: polysaccharide

port

carry: airport, transport

pos

put; place: position, compose

post

after: posterior, postpone

pre

before: pregame

psych

mind: psychology

quad

four: quadruple

re

again: rebuild, renew

retro

back; backwards: retrospect

rupt

break: disrupt, interrupt

scope

look; see: telescope, microscope

script/scrib

write: scribble, manuscript

sect

cut: section, dissect

semi

half: semicircle

sens/sent

to feel: sentimental, sensitive

soci

people: sociology, social

sol

alone: solo

spec

see: inspect, spectacle

spir

breathe: conspire, inspire