Prefixes
Roots
Suffixes
Examples
Examples
100

a-, an-, un- 

not

100

bio

living

100

-ed

past tense of verb

100

unreal

not real

100

biology

study of life

200

pre

before

200

geo 

earth

200

- ness

condition of

200

preview

see before 

200

telephone 

distant sound

300

tri

three

300

phon

sound

300

-s, -es

more than one (plural)

300

tricycle

bike with three wheels

300

destruction

opposite of to build

400

inter

between

400

struct

build

400

-ful

full of 

400

international

between nations

400

education

the process of educating

500

trans

across

500

tele

distant

500

-able

can be done (able to be)

500

transportation

move across 

500

happiness

the condition of being happy