Prefixes, Suffixes and Root Words

auto-

self

sub-

under

up-

higher

anti-

against

bi-

two

fore-

in front of

multi-

many

a-

on

com-, con-

with, together

abs-, -ab, -a

away

dis-

apart, away

col-

with, together

e-, ex-

away from

post-

after

pre-

before

ob-

against

un-, in-, ir-

not

im-

into, not

mis-

wrong

pro-

support

re-

again

act

do

agri

field

alt

high

alter

other

vid, vis

see

uni

one

aud

hear

duo

two

ann, enn

year

aqua

water

dict

speak

tri

three

hydro, hydra

water

struct

build

tract

draw

geo

Earth

tele

far

mega

big

micro

small

phon

sound

photo

light

bio

life

meter

measure

graph

write

chron-

time

port

carry

-ize, -yze

cause

#NAME?

having

#NAME?

full of

#NAME?

without

-ance, -ence

having

#NAME?

showing

#NAME?

collection

#NAME?

related to

-tion, -ion

state of being

#NAME?

process

#NAME?

quality

#NAME?

action

#NAME?

past tense

#NAME?

capable of

quad

four

quint

five

sex-

six

pent-

five

hept-

seven

oct-

eight-

dec-

ten

cent-

hundred

milli-

thousand