Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

root, prefix, suffix meaning

able,- ible worth, ability
act do
al action, result of action
ann year
ant, - ent something that does action
anti against, opposite
aqua water
ast star
aud hear

bio life

chron time
cred believe
cycle circle, ring

de- off, away from

dic, dict speak
dis- not
div divide
doc teach
don give

er, - or one who

fac, fic make, do

flect, flex bend
ful having, giving

geo earth
gram letter, written
graph write

il-, im-, in-, ir- not

inter- between
ish having the character
ist one who
ise, - ize cause, become

less without
loc place
ly in the manner of

man hand
mega big
meter measure of
micro small
mis- wrong, bad

non- not, without

not mark

ped foot
phon sound
photo light
port carry
pre- before

re- again
rect straight
rid laugh
rupt break

scribe,script write
sect cut
sign mark
solv loosen
spec see
strict draw tight
struct build
sub- under

tain, ten hold

tele distance, far
therm heat
tract pull, drag
tri- three
trib give

un- not
urb city

vac empty
var different
vid, vis see
voc voice

y having
s, and Suffixes
examples
capable, incredible
action, actor, react
referral, disapproval, disposal
annual, anniversary
defendant
antonym, antibacterial, antibiotic
aquarium, aquatic
astronaut, astronomy, asterisk, asteroid
audience, auditorium, audible, audition

biology, biography, biosphere

chronological, synchronize
cedit, discredit, incredible
bicycle, tricycle, cyclone, cycle, recycle

detach, decrease
dictate, predict, verdict, diction
disappear
divide, divorce, division
doctrine, document, doctor
donation, donor, pardon, donate

trainer, protector

factrory, manufacture
reflect, deflect, reflection, flexible
beautiful, fanciful

geography, geometry
telegram, diagram, grammar
photograph, autograph, biography, graphite

illegible, impossible, incredible, irresponsible

international, intermission
foolish, newish
artist
fantasize, civilize

endless
location, locate, dislocate, local
fluently

manual, manufacture, manuscript

megabyte
speedometer, metric, meter, kilometer
microphone, microscope
misconduct, misinterpret, mispronounce

nonsense
notation, notable, notice

pedal, pedestrian
telephone, symphony, microphone
photograph, telephoto, photosynthesis
portable, transport, import, export
pretest, predict

recycle, revise
rectangle, direction
ridiculous, riddle
rupture, erupt, interrupt

scribe, describe, script

section, dissect, intersect
signal, signature
dissolve, sove, resolve
inspect, suspect, respect
strict, restrict, constrict
structure, construct, instruct
submarine

retain, contain, detain, maintain, tenant

telephone, telescope, television
thermometer, thermal, thermostat
tractor, subtract, extract
tricycle, triangle
tribute, attribute

unfinished, unequal
urban, suburb

vacant, vacation, vacuum

vary, invariable, variety, various
video, evidence, visible
vocal

hungry, angry
Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
prefixes meaning
a, an without