SEVENTH GRADE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

English Affixes- Notes

Mal-

The Latin prefix mal- means “bad”Can you come up with three words that begin

with this prefix?malfunctionmaladjustedmalnutritionmaldigestionmalevolencemalformation

Per-

The Latin prefix per- means “through” or “completely.”

Can you come up with three more words that start with this prefix?

perseverepercolatepersuadeper capitaperceivepercent

-ment

The Latin suffix –ment- means the act of quality of

movementsupplementadvisement

-ious

The Latin suffix –ious- means full ofGlamorousPreciousPrecarious

-ness

The Old English suffix –ness means “the condition or quality of being.” It usually indicates the word is a noun.

Can you come up with three more words that end with this suffix?

drearinesstogethernessgreatness

-able

The Latin suffix –able means “capable” or “worthy of being.”

Can you come up with three more words that end with this suffix?

lovableenjoyablepreferable

-just-

The Latin root –just- means “law” or “fair and right”.

Can you come up with three words that have this root?

justifiesadjustmentjustice

-rupt-

The Latin root –rupt- means “break” or “burst”.

Can you come up with three words that have this root?

interruptedabruptcorruption

-leg-

The Latin root –leg- means “law”.Can you come up with three words that have

this root?allegationlegacyprivilege

-peti-

The Latin root –peti- means “to ask , request, or strive after.”

Can you come up with three words that have this root?

repetitiveimpetuousappetite

-vers-

The Latin root –vers- means “to turn”.Can you come up with three words that have

this root?diversionadverseversatile

-sol-

The Latin root –sol- means “alone”.Can you come up with three words that have

this root?desolatesoloistsoliloquy

-lum-

The Latin root –lum- means “light”.Can you come up with three words that have

this root?luminescencealuminateclumsy

-gram-

The Greek root –gram- means “write,” “draw,” or “record”.

Can you come up with three words that have this root?

telegramdiagramgrammar

-ly

The Latin suffix –ly means “like” or in the manner of.

Can you come up with three more words that end with this suffix?

pricklyhaphazardlyrapidly

-y

The Greek suffix –y means “marked by” or “having”.

Can you come up with three more words that end with this suffix?

brawnybrainyshifty

-ly and -y

Use what you know about the Latin suffix –ly and the Greek suffix –y to explain your answer to each of the questions.

If I lack credibility, does that mean you will put your trust in me with your money?

If someone lives for a century, they will be 10 years of age?

-ancy or -ency

The Latin suffix –ancy or –ency means “the state of being.”

Can you come up with three more words that end with this suffix?

expectancyhesitancyconsistency

-less

The Old English suffix-less means “without.”

Can you come up with three more words that end with this suffix?

FathomlessFearless meaningless

Im-

The Latin prefix im- means “in,” “into,” or “toward.”

Can you come up with three more words that begin with this prefix?

impassionedimperviousimmobile

Un-

The Old English prefix un- means “not.”Can you come up with three more words that

begin with this prefix?uncommonlyunpredictableuninformed

-grat-

The Latin root –grat- means “thankful” or “pleasing.”

Can you come up with three more words that begin with this root?

gratitudecongratulatedisintegration

Inter-

The Latin prefix inter- means “between” or “among.”

Can you come up with three more words that begin with this prefix?

intercedesinteractintercept

-sist-

The Latin root –sist- means “stand.”Can you come up with three more words that

begin with this root?persistentlyassistdesist

-vac-

The Latin root –vac- means “empty.”Can you come up with three more words that

begin with this root?vacancyvacationvacuous

-dom-

The Latin root –dom- means “master” or “building.”

Can you come up with three more words that begin with this root?

dominionsdomain predominate

Out-

The Old English prefix out- means “outside” or “more than.”

Can you come up with three more words that begin with this prefix?

outskirtsoutcastoutpatient

Uni-

The Latin prefix uni- means “having or consisting of only one.”

Can you come up with three more words that begin with this prefix?

unanimousunityunilateral

-ity

The Latin suffix –ity means “state,” “quality,” or “condition of.”

Can you come up with three more words that begin with this suffix?

curiositydensityintegrity