Q3 Affixes and Roots
(Root)
meter
Meaning:to measure
Example:daimeter
(Root)
vent
Meaning:come
Example:venture
(Root)
brev
Meaning:short
Example:abbreviate
(Root)
leg
Meaning:of the law
Example:legality
(Root)
rect
Meaning:straight
Example:erect
(Root)
agri
Meaning:farming
Example:agriculture
(Root)
alter
Meaning:other
Example:alternate
(Root)
grav
Meaning:heavy,weighty
Example:gravity
(Prefix)
circum-
Meaning:around
Example:circumvent
(Prefix)
dia-
Meaning:through, across
Example:diameter
(Prefix)
fore-
Meaning:before, in front of
Example:forefront
(Prefix)
hemi-
Meaning:half
Example:hemisphere
(Prefix)
in-
Meaning:not, without
Example:inappropriate
(Prefix)
peri-
Meaning:around, about
Example:perimeter
(Suffix)
-ion
Meaning:act of
Example:perfection
(Suffix)
-ant
Meaning:one who
Example:participant
(Suffix)
-ize
Meaning: become
Example:civilize, televise
(Suffix)
-ate
Meaning:become
Example:populate
(Suffix)
-ing
Meaning:the result of
Example:teaching