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Quarter 2 Affixes and Roots

1.

Root

dem

Meaning

people

Example

democracy

2.

Root

aero

Meaning air

Example aeronautics

3.

Root

grav

Meaning heavy weighty

Example gravity

4.

Root

ami

Meaning love, friend

Example amiable

5.

Root

sens/sent

Meaning feel

Example resent

6.

Root

liter

Meaning letters

Example literature

7.

Root

therm

Meaning heat

Example thermometer

8.

Prefix

mal-

Meaning bad

Example malicious

9.

Prefix

bene-

Meaning good

Example benefit

10.

Prefix

pan-

Meaning all

Example pandemic

11.

Prefix

retro-

Meaning backwards

Example retrofit

12.

Prefix

hypo-

Meaning

hypo-

under, below

Example hypodermic

13.

Suffix

-acy

Meaning

-acy

state or quality

Example privacy

14.

Suffix

-ic

Meaning pertaining to, having to do with

Example mythic

15.

Suffix

-ify, -fy

Meaning make or become

Example terrify

16.

Suffix

-ity, -ty

Meaning quality of

Example captivity, modesty