Q3 Affixes and Roots Flashcards


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1

Root:

meter

Meaning: to measure

Example: diameter

2

Root:

vent

Meaning: come

Example: venture

3

Root:

brev

Meaning: short

Example: abbreviate

4

Root:

leg

Meaning: of the law

Example: legality

5

Root:

rect

Meaning: straight

Example: erect

6

Root:

agri

Meaning: farming

Example: agriculture

7

Root:

alter

Meaning: other

Example: alternate

8

Root:

grav

Meaning: heavy, weighty

Example: gravity

9

Prefix:

circum-

Meaning: around

Example: circumvent

10

Prefix:

dia-

Meaning: through, across

Example: diameter

11

Prefix:

fore-

Meaning: before, in front of

Example: forefront

12

Prefix:

hemi-

Meaning: half

Example: hemisphere

13

Prefix:

in-

Meaning: not, without

Example: inappropriate

14

Prefix:

peri-

Meaning: around, about

Example: perimeter

15

Suffix:

-ion

Meaning: act of

Example: perfection

16

Suffix:

-ant

Meaning: one who

Example: participant

17

Suffix:

-ize

Meaning: become

Example: civilize, televise

18

Suffix:

-ate

Meaning: become

Example: populate

19

Suffix:

-ing

Meaning: the result of

Example: teaching