Prefixes
Suffixes
Latin bases
Greek bases
Breaking words apart
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This prefix that means bad or wrong

mis-

100

-s/-es    (2 meanings)

1. more than one/plural

2. third person singular

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tract

to pull or draw

100

graph/gram

to write or draw

100

Break this word apart and tell each morpheme's meaning: telephone

1) tele: distant or far

2) phon(e): sound

200

This prefix means over or above

super-

200

This suffix means act of, state of, or result of

-ion

200

This Latin base means to shape

form

200

(o)logy

the science or study of

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Break this word apart and tell each morpheme's meaning: retract

1) re: back or again

2) tract: to pull or draw

300

un-   (2 meanings)

1. not or opposite of

2. undo or reverse

300

-est

most

300

This Latin base means to say or tell

dic(t)

300

This Greek base means life

bio

300

Break this word apart and tell each morpheme's meaning: interruption

1) inter: between or among

2) rupt: to break or burst

3) -ion: act of, state of, or result of

400

inter-

between or among

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-ly

like or manner of

400

spec(t)/spic

to see, watch, or observe

400

photo

light

400

Break this word apart and tell each morpheme's meaning: predicted

1) pre: before or earlier

2) dic(t): to say or tell

3) -ed: past tense

500

This prefix means to cause or put into; within

en-/em-

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This suffix means without

-less

500

miss/mit

to send

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This Greek base means self

aut(o)

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Break this word apart and tell each morpheme's meaning: incredible

1) in-: not or opposite of

2) cred: to believe

3) -ible: able, can do

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