Group 1: Vocabulary Root Words
Level A: Prefixes
Prefix
Greek and Latin Roots
N
NN
u
uu
m
mm
b
bb
eee
rr r
sss
unibidutriquad-/quartoctdec-/deci-/decacent-/centi-/centamillimulti
Meaning
one
two
two
three
four
eight
ten
hundred
thousand
many
Example
unit, unicycle, uniform, union, unison
bicycle, bipartisan, biceps, bi-monthly,
duo, duet, duplicate
trip, tricycle, tripod, triplicate, trident
quart, quarter, quadrant, quadruped, quadrilateral
octopus, octagon, octagonal, octave, October
decade, decathalon, decimeter, December
centimeter, century, cent, percent, centennial
millimeter, millipede, million, milliliter,
multiple, multipurpose, multimillionaire
N
o
t
unin-*
im*
il-*
nonmis-
not, (opposite)
not
not
not
not, (negating)
wrong, bad, not
unfair, unhappy, uncooked
inappropriate, ineligible, incredible
subinexinter
pro-
under
in, inside
out, away
between
forward
subway, substitute, subtract, submarine
inside, indoors, interior
expel, exhale, extract, excommunicate
international, interracial, intercept, intermittent
procrastinate, provide, prognosis,
prereanti/anta
microauto-
before
again
against
small
self, same
prescribe, prewrite, prevent
rewrite, revise, repeal, resend, retract
antagonist, antifreeze, anticlimactic,
microscope, microwave, microphone
autograph, automobile, automatic,
Forms of
same
prefix
illegal, illegible, illegitimate
nonpartisan, nonsense, nonreader
misspell, misgiving, misinterpret
Group 1: Vocabulary Root Words
Level A: Base Words
Base
Greek and Latin Roots
Meaning
to believe
to do
to die
to write
to write
to see, to perceive
to see, to watch
to move
foot
circle
circle, wheel
cred
act
mort
scrib/scrip
graph/gram
vid/vis
spec/spic
mot/mov/mob
ped/pod
sphere
cycl
Example
incredible, credit, creditable, credence, creed
active, actor, action
mortician, mortify, mortal, immortal
script, scripture, prescribe, subscribe
autograph, telegraph, telegram, grammar,
video, supervise, visor, provide, advise, visual
spectator, spectacle, inspect, respect
motion, move, mobile, motor
pedestrian, pedal, tripod, (ipod), podiatrist,
sphere, atmosphere, hemisphere, stratosphere
bicycle, cycle, encyclopedia, cyclone, cyclic
Level A: Suffixes
Suffix
-logy/ology
-or/er
-ist
-ism
-ness
-tion/sion
-less
-able/ible
P.O.S.
noun
noun
noun
noun
noun
noun
adj
adj
Greek and Latin Roots
Meaning
the study of
one who does
one who is preoccupied with
the practice of
the quality of
the state of being
without, lacking
able to
Example
biology, geology, anthropology
doctor, teacher, pastor, reader
feminist, racist, geologist
feminism, racism, nationalism
happiness, sadness, loneliness
motion, confusion, rotation
worthless, penniless, thoughtless
useable, navigable, legible
Group 1: Vocabulary Root Words
Level B: Prefixes
Prefix
circumhomo/homeodedishydr/hydrosupertranshyperomniretroben/benetel/telecontra/counterpolyaqua/aquibioeheteroco
Forms of
con
same
com
prefix
col
Greek and Latin Roots
Meaning
around
like, alike, same
reduce, away, down
apart, away, not
water, liquid
above, better than
across
too much, excessive
all
backward
good
far, distant
opposite, against
many
water
life, living matter
out, away from
different, other
together, with
together, with
together, with
together, with
Level B: Base Words
Base
ject
dem
dict
struct
tract
port
aud
mar
rupt
temp
therm
viv/vit
meter
man
Meaning
to throw
people
speak, say
build
pull
carry
hear
sea
break
time
heat
life
measure
hand
Example
circumstance, circumvent, circumference,
homogeneous, homonym, homeopath
deconstruct, detect, dethrone, debug
disappear, disrupt, distasteful
hydrate, hydraulic, hydrophobia, hydrogen
superman, superior, supervisor, superhuman
transport, transcontinental, transverse, transfer
hyperactive, hypercritical, hyperbole, hypertension
omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient
retrofit, retroactive,
benefit, benefactor, benediction
telephone, telescope, television
contradict, counterclockwise, counterintuitive
polyester, polygon, polygamy
aquifer, aquarium, aquatics,
biology, biography, autobiography, antibiotic
eject, edict, evict
heterogeneous, heterosexual, heteronym
co-pilot, co-teach, co-operate
connect, continue, construct
complicate, complex, compile, commence
collect, collude, collision,
Greek and Latin Roots
Example
inject, reject, project, eject
democratic, democracy, epidemic
dictionary, diction, edict, predict
construct, destruction, instructor
tractor, traction, attract
port, portal, transport, report
audible, auditorium, audition, auditory
marine, submarine, maritime,
disrupt, erupt, interrupt
temporal, temporary,
thermal, thermos, thermostat, geothermal
revival, vital, vivacious
metric, thermometer, meter,
manuscript, manual, maneuver