Latin Roots
Greek Roots
Common Prefixes
Common Suffixes
Miscellaneous
100

What does aqua mean? Ex. Aquarium, Aquamarine

Water

100

What does bio mean? Ex. Biology, biography

Life

100

What does anti- mean? Ex. Anticlimactic

Against

100

What does -able mean? Ex. Affordable

Is; Can be

100

What does mid- mean? Ex. Midfield

Middle

200

What does fract mean? Ex. Fracture, fraction

To break

200

What does micro mean? Ex. Microbe, microscope

Small

200

What does mis- mean? Ex. Misspell

Wrongly

200

What does -ed mean? Ex. Walked, talked

Past tense

200

What does auto mean? Ex. Autobiography

Self

300

What does multi mean? Ex. Multimedia, multiple

Many

300

What does mono mean? Ex. Monologue, monotonous

One

300

what does semi- mean? Example. Semifinal

Half; Partly; not fully

300

What does -er mean? Ex. Taller, faster

More

300

What does ambi mean? Ex. Ambidextrous

Both

400

What does rupt mean? Ex. Rupture, disruption

to break

400

What does phobia mean? Ex. Claustrophobia, phobic

Fear
400
What does sub- mean? Ex. Subway

Under

400

What does -less mean? Ex. Hopeless

Without

400

What does -en mean? Ex. Golden

Made of

500

What does aud mean? Ex. Audience, audition

To hear

500

What does phon mean? Ex. Phone, symphony

Sound

500

What does re- mean? Ex. Rewrite

Again

500

What dose -s/-es mean? Ex. Trains, Trenches

More than one

500

What does chron mean? Ex. Chronological, chronic

Time

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