Affix and Root Word Charts
PREFIXES ALPHABETIZED
Prefix
ab
ad
ante
be
bi
cent
circum
com
contra
de
dis
en
fore
il
in
inter
intra
ir
kilo
mid
milli
mono
op
per
post
pre
re
se
semi
super
trans
tri
ultra
un
uni
Dr. Geri Mohler
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away, from
to, toward
before
complete, around
two/twice
one hundred
around
with, together
against
down, from
not/opposite of
in, put into, cover with
before
not/opposite of
in, within, intro
between
within
not/opposite of
one thousand
in the middle
one thousandth of
one
against
through
after
before
again, back
aside, apart
partly/half/twice
beyond, above
across
three/three times
beyond, above
not/opposite of
one
PREFIX DEFINITIONS ALPHABETIZED
Definition
Prefix
across
after
again, back
against
against
against
around
aside, apart
away, from
back, again
before
before
before
between
beyond, above
beyond, above
complete, around
down, from
in favor of, forward
in the middle
in, put into, cover with
in, within, intro
not/opposite of
not/opposite of
not/opposite of
not/opposite of
one
one
one hundred
one thousand
one thousandth of
out, out of, formerly
partly/half/twice
three/three times
through
to, toward
two/twice
with, together
within
Dr. Geri Mohler
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[Posted – November 2009] trans
post
re
anti
contra
op
circum
se
ab
re
ante
fore
pre
inter
super
ultra
be
de
pro
mid
en
in
dis
il
ir
un
mono
uni
cent
kilo
milli
ex
semi
tri
per
ad
bi
com
intra
ROOT WORD DEFINITIONS ALPHABETIZED
Definition
Root
believe
bend
body
break
carry
center
city
clear
do
empty
fall
field
field
foot
glow, white
go, yield
hand
head
heap
hear
heart
high
hot
know
lead
lean
life, spirit
look
credit
ang
corp
rupt
port
center, centr
urb
clar
act
vac
cad, cas
agri
cam
ped
cand
cede, ceed
man
cap
cum
aud
cord
alt
cal
cogn
duc, duct
cline
anim
spec
Dr. Geri Mohler
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[Posted – November 2009] Definition
love
make, do, cause
mark
move
move
move
other
people
place
pull, drag
put, place
roll
see
send, let go
short
shout
shut
skill
suitable
sure
take
tell, say
walk, go
war
water
write
write
year
Root
amo, ami
fact, fect, fic
sign
migr
mob
mot
alter
pop
loc
tract
on, pos
volv
vid
mit, miss
brev
claim, clam
clud
art
apt, ept
cert
cap, cept, ceive
dict
ambul
belli
aqua
scribe
script
ann, enn
ROOT WORDS ALPHABETIZED
Root
act
agri
alt
alter
ambul
amo, ami
ang
anim
ann, enn
apt, ept
aqua
art
aud
belli
brev
cad, cas
cal
cam
cand
cap
cap, cept, ceive
cede, ceed
center, centr
cert
claim, clam
clar
cline
clud
Dr. Geri Mohler
Used by permission of the author
[Posted – November 2009] Definition
Root
Definition
do
field
high
other
walk, go
love
bend
life, spirit
year
suitable
water
skill
hear
war
short
fall
hot
field
glow, white
head
take
go, yield
center
sure
shout
clear
lean
shout
cogn
cord
corp
credit
cum
dict
duc, duct
fact, fect, fic
loc
man
migr
mit (miss)
mob
mot
ped
pon
pop
port
pos
rupt
scribe
script
sign
spec
tract
urb
vac
vid
volv
know
heart
body
believe
hear
tell, say
lead
make, do, cause
place
hand
move
send, let go
move
move
foot
put, place
people
carry
put, place
break
write
write
mark
look
pull, drag
city
empty
see
roll
SUFFIX DEFINITIONS ALPHABETIZED
Definition
able to be
act of / pertaining to
act of process of
act or state of
act or state of
act or state of being
act or state of being
alcohol
comparative
comparative
full of
full/state of, having, somewhat
have much
have tendency to
have tendency to / like
having / full of
in the manner of / like
in the manner / like
inflammation of
kill
letter / writing
letter / writing
little
little
little
little
little
little / much loved
make or become
make or become
make or become
measure
Dr. Geri Mohler
Used by permission of the author
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x
Definition
able
al
ure
ance
ence
ment
tion
ol
er
est
ose
y
ous
ive
ish
ful
ly
wise
itis
cide
gram
graph
cle
ette
kin
let
ling
ie
en
fy
ize
meter
more than one
one who
one who
one who
one who
one who
one who
one who
one who
one who
one who
one who
one who
one who
one who (female)
one who, that which
pertaining to or resembling
pertaining to or tending to
pertaining to or tending to
pertaining to / a place
state of being
state of being
state of being or belonging
state or act of being
state or condition of
state or quality of
state or rank of
state, rank, or skill of
study or science of
to become, have
without
more than one
Suffix
s
an
ant
ard
art
ee
eer
ent
eur
ian
ier
ist
ster
yer
ess
er
ic
ar
ary
ory
age
ice
hood
ism
ity
ness
dom
ship
ology
ate
less
s
SUFFIXES ALPHABETIZED
Suffix
Definition
Suffix
Definition
able
age
al
an
ance
ant
ar
ard
art
ary
ate
cide
cle
dom
ee
eer
en
ence
ent
er
er
ess
est
ette
eur
ful
fy
gram
graph
hood
ian
ic
able to be
state of being
act of / pertaining to
one who
act or state of
one who
pertaining to or tending to
one who
one who
pertaining to or tending to
to become, have
kill
little
state or rank of
one who
one who
make or become
act of state of
one who
comparative
one who, that which
one who (female)
comparative
little
one who
having/full of
make or become
letter/writing
letter/writing
state of being or belonging
one who
pertaining to, resembling
ice
ie
ier
ily
ish
ism
ist
itis
ity
ive
ize
kin
less
let
ling
ly
ment
meter
ness
ol
ology
ory
ose
ous
s
ship
ster
tion
ure
wise
y
yer
state of being
little/much loved
one who
in what manner
having tendency to / like
state or act of being
one who
inflammation of
state of condition of
have tendency to
make or become
little
without
little
little
in the manner of / like
act or state of being
measure
state or quality of
alcohol
study or science of
pertaining to / a place
full of
have much
more than one
state, rank, or skill of
one who
act or state of being
act or process of
in the manner/like
full/state of, having, somewhat
one who
Dr. Geri Mohler
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[Posted – November 2009]