Word Parts
Root Words
Prefixes
Suffixes
Affixes
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The base form of a word. For example: disagree
What is the root of the word?
100
Star, planet
What is astro, aster, as in astronaut or asteroids?
100
This prefix means with or together.
What is "col-", "com-", "con-", "cor-"?
100
This suffix means "make".
What is "-ate" as in demonstrate.
100
This suffix means "study of" of "science of".
What is "-ology" or "olgy" as in mythology?
200
Letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.
What is the prefix?
200
Earth
What is "geo" as in geography?
200
This prefix means small or little.
What is "micro" as in microscope?
200
This suffix means "a person that" or "that which".
What is "-ist" as in artist.
200
This suffix means "state of" or "quality of".
What is "-ness" as in kindness?
300
Letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning.
What is the suffix?
300
sound
What is "phon", "phone", or "phono" as in telephone?
300
This prefix means one or single.
What is "mono-" as in monologue?
300
This suffix means "like" or "having the nature of".
What is "ic" as in numeric?
300
This suffix means "full of" or "having qualities of".
What is "-ous" as in furious?
400
Prefixes and suffixes
What is an affix?
400
art, craft, referring to machines and equipment
What is "techno", "tek" as in technical?
400
This prefix means "not".
What is "il-", "im-", "in-", "ir-", as in irregular?
400
This suffix means "state of" or "quality of".
What is "-ity" as in creativity?
400
This prefix means "out", "beyond", or "without".
What is "ex-" as in expel?
500
You must attempt to do THIS when you run across a word you don't know the meaning of in order to understand what you are reading.
What is attacking the word.
500
hollow, hole
What is "cav" as in cavity?
500
This prefix means "not", "opposite of" or "away from".
What is "dis", as in dishearten?
500
This suffix means "without".
What is "-less" as in fearless?
500
This prefix means "from", "reverse of", or "down".
What is "de" as in decrease?
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