11 Prefixes, Suffixes,
and Root Words
BY MAGGIE MCKEITHAN
AutoExamples:
Autobiography
Automatic
Autograph
Auto- means…
self
ConExamples:
Connect
Convention
Contour
Con- means…
with, jointly
ForeExamples:
Forecast
Forewarn
Foreshadow
Fore- means…
In front of, previous, earlier
MultiExamples:
Multipurpose
Multimedia
Multicolored
Multi- means…
many
SubExamples:
Subway
Submarine
Substandard
Sub- means…
under, lower than, inferior
UpExamples:
Uproot
Uplift
Upgrade
Up- means…
Up, upper, or upwards
-age
Examples:
Voyage
Pilgrimage
Passage
-age means…
action or process of
-al
Examples:
Natural
Bacterial
Financial
-al means…
relating to
-ize/-yze
Examples:
Analyze
Paralyze
Realize
-ize/-yze means…
cause, become
-ous
Examples:
Gorgeous
Wondrous
Humorous
-ous means…
full of
-some
Examples:
Awesome
Quarrelsome
Foursome
-some means…
characterized by, group of
Resources
Here are several websites that provide more prefixes,
suffixes, and root words, as well as examples and
definitions:
http://www.learnthat.org/vocabulary/pages/view/roots
http://www.learnthat.org/vocabulary/pages/view/suffix.htm
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http://virtualsalt.com/roots.htm