Root Words
meter/metr Examples- thermometer, perimeter
What is "measure"
Ast/aster/astro Example-astrology, astronomy, astronaut
What is "Star"
Anti- Examples- antibiotic, anticlimax
What is "against"
-ed Example- accomplished, accepted
What is "past tense verbs"
Transfer
To carry across
cir/circum Examples: circumference, circumstance, circular
What is "around"
Hydr
Example- hydration, dehydrate
What is "Water"
Fore- Examples- forehead, forecast
What is "in front of"
-ful Example- beautiful, hatefu
What is "Full of"
photograph
to write with light
Graph, Examples: autograph, graphic
What is "Write"
jud/jur/jus Examples- judge, jury
What is "law"
Tele- Examples- telephone, television
What is "far"
-less. Example- thoughtless, heartless
what is "without"
interject
to throw between
Mal Examples: malfunction, malpractice, maleficence
What is "bad"
bene Examples- benevolent, benefactor
What is "good"
in-, im-, il-, ir- Examples- impossible, innocent
What is "not"
-ology Example- biology, meteorology
What is "the study of"
manuscript
written by hand
vid/vis Example- visual, video
What is "to see"
struct Examples- structure, construct
What is "build"
mis- Examples- misspell, misuse
What is "bad, wrong"
-ify Example- amplify, justify
What is "to make, have, become"
precede
to go before