Prefixes
A prefix comes at the __________ of a word.
beginning
demography, democracy, democrat, endemic, and pandemonium all use the root word "demo" which means...
people
A suffix comes at the ______ of a word.
end
A word that uses the root word "port" (carry)
What does the word incredible mean?
unable to be believed
in=not
cred=believe
ible=having the quality
The meaning of the prefix "dis-"
What is "not, opposite, reverse, away"
Most English root words come from these two languages
Latin and Greek
Socialist, communist, and royalist all use the suffix "ist," which means...
One who believes in something
A word that uses the root word "path" (feeling, suffering)
sympathy, empathy, apathy, telepathy
What does the word recede mean?
to go or move back further
re=back/against
ced=go
The prefix in the word "misbehave"
What is "mis"?
This root word means "meat"
What is "carn"
This suffix means "the belief in"
-ism
A word that uses the root word "mort" (death)
mortal, immorality, mortician
What does the word ambidextrous mean?
having the ability to use both hands
ambi=both
dexter=right or favorable
ous=having the quality of
Pseudonym and pseudoscience both use the prefix "pseudo," which means....
This root word means to take or seize
cap
As in capture, captivate, capacity
The words comfortable and portable both use the suffix "-able" which means...
able to, having the quality of
A word that uses the word root "biblio" (book)
bibliography, bibliophile
What does the word subterranean mean?
under the earth's surface
sub=under
terra=earth
This prefix means "both"
ambi-
This root word means "shell"
crusta
As in "crustacean"
This suffix turns an ADJECTIVE into an ADVERB
-ily
As in "lazily" or "happily"
A word that uses the root word "vert" (turn)
introvert, extrovert, vertigo
What does the word theocrat mean?
someone who rules or governs as a representative of God
theo=God
crat=rule by