APPLIED ENGLISH COMMUNICATION 2 - SDR

REVIEWING ROOT WORDS & AFFIXES

Name: Ayu Patresia Nababan Class: FBT 2020

Directions:

 There are 4 tables in this review.

 Cover columns 2 and 3 of each table with a sheet of paper. Put a checkmark beside the root
word / prefix / suffix that you are familiar with.
 Study the ones you are still unfamiliar. Add more word examples if you can.
 Look at the example on the first row in red.

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I. COMMON LATIN ROOTS

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No Checkmark
Latin Root Definition Examples
ambiguous,
ambidextrous
1 √ ambi both
amphibia
amphitheatre
aquarium,
aquamarine
aquaduct
2 √ aqua water aqualung
aquatic
aquacukture

audience, audition
audible
auditorium
3 √ aud to hear audit
audio
auditor

benefactor,
benevolent
benefit
4 bene good
benediction
beneficent

century, percent,
5 √ cent one hundred centigram,
centiliter
circumference,
circumstance,
6 √ circum around
circumscrible,
circumspect
7 contra/counter against contradict,
encounter
contraception

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contrary
contraband
dictation, dictator
dictionanry
predict
8 dict to say
benediction
contradict
dictum
conduct, induce,
9 √ duc/duct to lead
introduce, produce
factory,
manufacture
10 fac to do; to make artefact
benefactor
facilitate
conform, reform
conformation
11 form shape cuneiform
formal
format
fortitude, fortress
fortified
comfort
12 fort strength forte
effort
fortification
fortissimo
fracture,
13 √ fract to break fraction,fractional,
fragmentation,
projection,
rejection, objective,
14 ject throw
subjective,
dejection
judicial, prejudice,
15 √ jud judge
judges
malevolent,
malefactor
malfunction
16 mal bad malaria
malnutrition
dismal
malpratice
material,
17 √ mater mother maternity, matrix,
maternal
transmit, admit,
18 √ mit to send permit,
commitment
19 √ mort death mortal, mortician,
mortify, mortuary,

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mortified
multimedia,
multiple,
20 √ multi many
multilateral,
multicolored
paternal, paternity
21 pater father patron
patriot
portable,
transportation,
22 √ port to carry
export, import,
important
bankrupt,
disruption
erupt
23 rupt to break corrupt
irrupt
eruption
rupture
inscription,
prescribe
subscribe
24 scrib/scribe to write subscriber
describe
proscribe
transcribe
bisect, section
intersect
secant
25 sect/sec to cut insect
section
dissection
dissection
26 √ sent to feel; to send consent, resent,
inspection,
spectator,
27 √ spect to look
spectrum, aspect,
respectful
destruction,
28 √ struct to build restructure,
construct, instruct
video, televise,
29 √ vid/vis to see improvise,
visionary, visit
vocalize, advocate,
30 √ voc voice; to call vocabulary,
vocation, vocal

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II. COMMON GREEK ROOTS

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No Checkmark
Greek Root Definition Examples
anthropologist,
man; human; philanthropy
1 √ anthropo
humanity misanthrope

autobiography, automobile
2 √ auto self
autorespon, automatis
biology, biography, biolife,
3 √ bio life
biochemistry, biosphere
4 √ chron time chronological, chronic,
dynamic, dynamite,
5 √ dyna power
dynamotor
dysfunctional, dyslexic
6 dys bad; hard; unlucky dysentery, dysfunction,
dyspepsia, dyslexia
epigram, telegram,
7 √ gram thing written
Instagram, snapgram
8 √ graph writing graphic, phonograph
heteronym, heterogeneous,
9 √ hetero different
heterosexuality,
homonym, homogenous,
10 √ homo same
homophile, homosexual
11 √ hydr water hydration, dehydrate
hypothermia, hypothetical,
12 hypo below; beneath hypothesis, hypocritical,
hypocrite, hypodermic
biology, psychology,
13 √ logy study of
sociology,
thermometer, perimeter,
14 √ meter/metr measure
spectrometer,
microbe, microscope,
15 √ micro small
microwave
16 mis/miso hate misanthrope, misogyny,
monologue, monotonous,
17 √ mono one
monochrome
18 √ morph form; shape morphology, morphing,
antonym, synonym,
19 √ nym name
anonymous
philanthropist, philosophy,
20 √ phil love
philanthropy
claustrophobia, phobic,
21 √ phobia fear
monophobia
phone, symphony,
22 √ phon sound
saxophone
photograph, phosphorous,
23 √ photo/phos light
photobiotic
pseudonym, pseudoscience,
24 pseudo false
pseudosim, pseudograph

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psychology, psychic,
25 psycho soul; spirit
psychopath, psychiatry
viewing microscope, telescope,
26 √ scope
instrument horoscope, periscope
technique, technological,
27 √ techno art; science; skill
architect
television, telephone,
28 √ tele far off
telegram
thermal, thermometer,
29 √ therm heat
thermostat

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III. COMMON PREFIXES

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No Checkmark
Prefix Definition Examples
Anticlimax
Antibiotics
1 √ anti- against
Antifreeze
Antiseptic
Devalue
2 de- opposite Deform
Decompose
Discover
3 √ dis- not; opposite of Disabuse
Disallow
enact, empower,
4 en-, em- cause to
encourage,
foreshadow, forearm,
5 fore- before; front of
forecast, forefront
income, impulse,
6 √ in-, im- in
impressive, impaired,
indirect, immoral,
illiterate, irreverent,
7 √ in-, im-, il-, ir- not
inactive, illegal,
irregular, immobile
Interrupt,
8 inter- between; among
international, internal
Midfield
9 mid- middle
Midterm,
Misspell
10 mis- wrongly
Miscommunication
Nonviolent
Nonsense
11 √ non- not
Nonfiction

Overeat
12 √ over- over; too much Overdosis
Overthink
Preview, prepare,
13 √ pre- before
preclude, precocious
Rewrite
14 √ re- again
Restart, remember
15 √ semi- half; partly; not fully Semi-final, semiannual
Subway, subordinate,
16 √ sub- under
submarine, submerge
Superhuman,
17 super- above; beyond
superhero, superman
Transmit, transjakarta,
18 √ trans- across transgender,
transformation
Unusual, unbreak,
19 √ un- not; opposite of
unwrap,

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Underestimate,
20 √ under- under; too little undergraduate,
understand

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IV. COMMON SUFFIXES

No Checkmark Suffix Definition Examples

affordable,
√ sensible
1 -able, -ible is; can be capable
comfortable

√ universal,
facial
having longitudinal,
2 -al, -ial
characteristics of initial, final
,testimonial

√ walked,
past tense verbs; bored,
3 -ed
adjectives seasoned,
hallowed
√ Golden,
4 -en made of maden,
happen
√ one who; teacher,
5 -er, -or person connected professor,
with commentator,
√ Taller
6 -er more
Smaller
√ Tallest
7 -est the most Smallest
highest
√ Helpful
8 -ful full of Grateful,
thankful,
Poetic,
having
9 -ic statistic,
characteristics of
kinetic
√ Writing (v)
verb forms; Exciting (adj)
10 -ing present participles; Learning (v),
adjectives crying (v),
cycling(v)
√ submission,
motion,
-ion, -tion, -ation, relation,
11 act; process
-tion edition,
motivation,
lotion
√ activity,
12 -ity, -ty state of society,
mortality,
13 -ive, -ative, adjective form of active,

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comparative,
-itive noun sensitive,
native,
√ Hopeless,
shortless,
14 -less without
careless,
boundless
√ Lovely
15 -ly how something is
Lonely,
state of being; act Contentment,
16 -ment
of abandonment
Openness,
state of; condition brightness,
17 -ness
of awareness,
lateness
√ riotous,
courageous,
18 -ous, -eous, -ious having qualities of
gracious,
curious,
trains,
trenches,
19 -s, -es more than one
glasses, boys,
girls
Gloomy, Scary,
20 -y characterized by
tasty, curly

Adapted from:

 https://www.readingrockets.org/article/root-words-roots-and-affixes#:~:text=A%20basic
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 Gear & Gear. Cambridge Preparation for TOEFL Test, 2 nd Ed.

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