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Q2 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: under, below

Example: hypodermic

13.

(Suffix)

-acy

Meaning: 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