Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes
2nd Six Weeks – Week 1
Prefix: a word part added to the beginning of a root to change the meaning
Suffix: a word part added to the end of a root to change the meaning
Root: the basic word (the main part) that affixes are added to – it can appear at the beginning, middle or
end of a word
Affix: a term that refers to both prefixes and suffixes. An affix is added to the beginning (prefix) or
ending (suffix) of a root word.
Example
conductor
prefix: con- (“with”)
conductor
root: duct (“lead”)
conductor
suffix: -or (“one who does”)
conductor
Based on your new understanding of roots and affixes, what does
“conductor” mean?
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Prefixes:
un- (not)
re- (back/again)
pre- (before)
Roots:
pop (people)
act (do)
graph (to write)
Suffixes:
-er/-or (one who does)
-ed (forms the past tense)
-ing (in the process of)
-s/es (forms the plural)
-est (superlative: best/highest/etc.)
Test Monday, October 7th.