Prefixes
Suffixes
Greek and Latin Roots
More Roots
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This prefix means "before" and is found in words like "preview" and "predict."  

*What is pre-?*

100

This suffix means "capable of" or "able to be," as in "readable" or "enjoyable."  

*What is -able?*

100

This root means "water," found in words like "aquarium" and "aquatic."  

*What is aqua?*

100

This root means "life"

*What is bio?*

200

This prefix means "against" and appears in words like "antibiotic" and "antifreeze."  

*What is anti-?*

200

This suffix means "pertaining to," often found in adjectives like "musical" or "logical."

*What is -ical?*

200

This root means "sound" or "voice".

*What is phon?*

200

This root means "light"

*What is photo?*

300

This prefix means "through" or "across," as in "diameter" or "dialogue."  

*What is dia-?*

300

This suffix means "full of" or "having the quality of".

*What is -ous?*

300

This root means "to see".

*What is vis or vid?*

300

This root means "to speak"

*What is dict?*

400

This prefix means "after" or "behind".  

*What is post-?*

400

This suffix means "able to be".

*What is -ible or -able?*

400

This root means "to hear".

*What is aud?*

400

This root means "to know"

*What is sci?*

500

This prefix means "before" in time or place.

*What is ante-?*

500

This suffix means "pertaining to" or "having the nature of".

*What is -ive?*

500

This root means "to write" or "record".

*What is scrib or script?*

500

This root means "to love".

*What is phil?*

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