Roots & Affixes
This is the part of a word that carries the basic meaning of the word.
What is a root?
This prefix means "into" or "inside."
What is im-?
These prefixes mean "not" or "without."
What are in-, non-, and dis-?
This suffix means "without" or "lacking."
What is -less?
This suffix means "characterized by" or "full of."
What is -ful?
This is the part of a word added to the beginning of a root to change its meaning.
What is a prefix?
This prefix means "before."
What is pre-?
This prefix means "again" or "back."
What is re-?
This suffix means "able to be done."
What is -able?
This suffix means "having" or "characterized by."
What is -y?
This is the part of a word added to the end of a root to change its meaning.
What is a suffix?
This prefix means "under" or "below."
What is sub-?
This prefix means "against."
What is anti-?
Thes suffixes mean "the act of" or "the process of."
What are -ion and -tion?
This suffix means "the action or result of."
What is -ment?
This root word means "Earth."
What is geo?
This prefix means "wrong" or "bad."
What is mis-?
This prefix means "with" or "together."
What is co-?
These suffixes mean "the state or condition of."
What is -ity and ty?
This suffix means "the state or quality of."
What is -ness?
This root word means "light."
What is photo?
This prefix means "across" or "beyond."
What is trans-?
This prefix means "above" or "beyond the normal."
What is super-?
This suffix means "inclined to" or "tending to."
What is -ive?
This suffix means "the study of something."
What is -logy?