MORPHEMES
Morphology is the study of word formation. A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a word.
How to use this chart: Column A in each section is the word part. Column B in each section is the word part meaning.
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A
Morpheme
ab
B
Meaning
from/away
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B
Meaning
not
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A
Morpheme
dis/ill/im
Ir/non/un
duct/mit
dyna
dys
ectomy
ennial
epi
able/ible
ad
aero/pneu
ante/pre/pro
anthropo
anti/contra/
counter/juxta
aqua/hydra/
hydro/marin
archy
aud
auto
bene
bi/duo
Bio
cap
carn
cede
cent
chrome
chron
cide
circum
cise/tail/sect
con
corp
cred
cycle
dec
dent
dermis
dict
capable of
To/toward
air
before
man
against
water
8
to rule
hear
self
good
two
life
head
flesh
go
hundred
color
time
kill
around
cut
with
body
believe
circle
tenth
teeth
skin
say
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1
B
Meaning
quality/degree
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A
Morpheme
Iiy
1
A
Morpheme
phobia
B
Meaning
fear of
send
power
ill
removal
year
on
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ject/pel
lateral
less
lingua
loqu
lumen/photo
throw/drive
side
without
language
speak
light
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3
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phono
polis/polit/urb
polit
port
post
prim/proto
sound
city
political
carry
after
first
escent
growing
8
luna
moon
8
pseudo
false
ex
extra
fac
fold
frater
ful
gamy
gen/gene
geo/terra
gon
graph/scribe
hemi/semi
hept/sept
hetero
hex/sex
homo
hyper
hypo/sub
in
inter/intra
ism
ist
ite
itis
without
outside
make
times
brother
full of
marriage
produce/origin
earth/land
angle
to write
half
seven
different
six
same
above
under
inside/not lacking
between/within
Indicates system/practice
one who is, does
belonging
inflammation
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magna
mal
mania
manu
mater/matri
meter
micro
mis
mobile/mote
mono/uni
mort
multi/poly
neo
neuro
non/nov
oct
ology
omni/pan
ortho
pater/patri
ped
pend
pent/quin
peri
philo
great/large
bad
madness
hand
mother
measure
tiny
wrong
movable
one
death
many
new
nerves
nine
eight
study of
all
straight
father
foot
hang
five
surrounding
love
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psych
quad/tetra
re/retro
rupt
sopho
sorer
spect/scope/vision
sphere
stereo
super
tele
termin
theo
tract
trans
tri
ultra
ward
zygo
the mind
four
back
tear, break
wise
sister
to see
ball
3 dimensional
above great
from afar
end
god
pull
across
three
extreme
direction
pair