Base word
or
Root word
Suffixes
Prefixes
100

Am, Amor

Love, liking 

Amiable, amorous 

100

-s, -es 

Plural, more than one

Books, Sandwiches 

100

pre-

 before

preview 

200

Aud 

hear, listen 

Audio, auditorium 

200

-ed 

past tense (regular verb)

Called, learned 

200

un-

not

Unhappy

300

bio

life

Biography, Biology

300

-less 

without 

Careless, hopeless

300

re-

back, again 

reread, replay 

400

cycl

wheel, circular 

Bicycle

400

-er

one who, a person who 

Baker, teacher 

400
non-

Not

Nonsense


500

geo

earth

Geography, geology

500

-ful

full of 

Hopeful, careful 

500

sub 

under 

submarine 

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