Latin Base Words
What does the Latin root "struct" mean?
to build
What does the Greek root "(o)logy" mean?
the science or study of
What does the prefix "mis-" mean?
bad or wrong
What does the suffix "-est" mean?
most
What do we call the part of a word that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning?
prefix
What does the Latin root "mob/mot/mov" mean?
to move
What does the Greek root "scope" mean?
to see
What do the prefixes "un-/in-" mean?
not or opposite of
What does the suffix "-ess" mean?
female
What do we call the part of a word that is added to the end of a word to change its meaning?
suffix
The Latin root "scrib" is found in many English words like "scribe" and "script." What does it mean?
to write
This Greek root means "to build" and is found in words like "restructure" and "structuring."
struct
What does the prefix "pre-" mean as in the word "preview"?
before or earlier
What does the suffix "-ing" mean?
action or process of
What is a morpheme?
the smallest unit of a word that contains meaning
The Latin root "form" is found in many English words like "forming," "formating," and "uniform." What does it mean?
to shape
This Greek root means "to move" and is found in words like "motivate" and "mobile."
mob/mot/mov
The words "malfunction" and "malnourished" suggests something is bad or wrong. What is the prefix in these words?
mal-
What is the suffix in the word "unfriendly"?
-ly
This is the study of how words are made up of smaller parts, like prefixes, suffixes, and roots. What is this called?
morphology
The word "transport" comes from the Latin root "port." What does "port" mean?
carry or entryway
The word "microphone" comes from the Greek root "phono." What does "phono" mean?
sound
This prefix means "not", "apart" or "opposite of," and it’s found in words like "disagree" and "disappear." What is this prefix?
dis-
This suffix turns a verb into a noun that refers to a person who does an action, as seen in words like "runner" and "teacher."
-er
The main part of a word that has meaning on its own is called a
base word