ROOT WORDS, PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES
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Villainous
What is the best definition of the word miscreant?
· Careless
· Uninformed
· Villainous
· Opinionated
wrong
The prefix mis means
-en
Which of the following suffixes means full of?
–er
–en
–ness
-ous
full of
the suffix -en means
dict
Which of the following root words means to say?
vis
vid
dict
script
anim
Which of the following root words means life?
anti
arch
anim
ambul
friendly
an amicable person is one who is
timid
friendly
capable
uncertain
love
the root word ami/amic means
root
A _______ word is the most basic part of a word.
prefix
a group of letters placed before the root word
suffix
a group of letters placed at the end of a root word.
Latin or Greek
Root words in the English language are mostly derived from ____________.
clothing
the stand-alone root word dress means
shape
the stand-alone root word form means
typical
the stand-alone root word normal means
fear of
the stand-alone root word phobia means
carry
the stand-alone root word port means
year
the root word anni means
to hear
the root word aud means
good
the root word bene means
book
the root word biblio means
take, seize
the root word cap means
one hundred
the root word cent means
color
the root word chrom means
time
the root word chron means
around
the root word circum means
believe
the root word cred means
body
the root word corp means
equal
the root word equi means
to break
the root word fract; rupt means
throw
the root word ject means
bad
the root word mal means
small
the root word min means
death
the root word mort means
many
the root word multi means
foot
the root word ped means
cut
the root word sect means
write
the root word script means
build
the root word struct means
earth
the root word terr means
heat
the root word therm means
to see
the root word vid/vis means
voice; to call
the root word voc means
self
the prefix auto means
with
the prefix con means
water
the prefix hydro means
not
the prefix im/in/non/un means
between
the prefix inter means
incorrect, badly
the prefix mis means
too much
the prefix over means
after
the prefix post means
before
the prefix pre means
again
the prefix re means
under, below
the prefix sub means
across
the prefix trans means
remove clothing
the prefix un- and root word dress together means
cut across or through
the prefix inter- and root word sect together means
fear of water
the prefix hydro- and root word phobia together means
additional remark at the end of a letter
the prefix post- and root word script together means
can be done
the suffix able/ible means
belonging or relating to
the suffix an/ean/ian means
happened in the past
the suffix -ed means
made of
the suffix -en means
comparative (more than) (sweeter is the comparative form of sweet)
the suffix -er means
comparative (most)
the suffix -est means
full of meaning
the suffix ful means
having characteristics of
the suffix -ic means
act, process
the suffix ion/tion/ation/ition means
person who practices
the suffix ist means
without
the suffix less means
study of
the suffix logy means
the study of hearing
audiology means
without clear shape
formless means
able to be carried
portable means
condition of being normal
normality means
state of
the suffix ity means
a person who can not be shaped
non: not
con: with
form: shape
ist: person who practices
nonconformist means
relating or belonging to something under the earth
sub: under
terr: earth
ean: belonging/relating to
subterranean means