Root word reviewAre you able to:•Recite the definition of each root/prefix/suffix?•Give an example of a word that uses each root/prefix/suffix?•Use the example in a sentence, showing the meaning of the root?•Create a mnemonic device for each root – one that works for you?

Anthrop human, man Anthropology

Belli war (or, war-like)

belligerent, bellicose

Brev

short brief, brevity, abbreviate

Cred believe

credo, credit, credulous, credibility, credible

Culpa

guilt culpability, culprit

Derm skin

dermatologist, epidermis, hypodermic

Duc/duct

Lead or pull deduce, induce, conduct,

induct, conductor

Ego

self egotist, egomaniac

Fac to make, or to do factory, manufacture,

benefactor

Jud/jur/jus judge

judicial, justice, jury, adjudicate

Luc/lum

light lucid, elucidate, illuminate

Mega

great or largeMegalopolis, megabyte

Ocu

eyeOcular, binoculars

Ortho straight, or correct

orthodontist, orthodox, orthopedic

PolyMany

Polygon, polygamy

Rect

straight, upright rectangle, rectify

The/theo

god, deity theology, monotheistic,

polytheistic, atheism

Urb

city suburb, urban

Vir

man, manliness virtue, virtuoso, virus

Vac

empty vacation, vacuum, vacant

Prefixes

Ante

before antecedent, ante-bellum,

antechamber

Counter

against Counterproductive,

counterstrike

Dys

ill, bad dysfunctional, dysentery

Hyper

over hypersensitive, hyperactive

Inter

between interstate, intervene

Intra/intro

within Introspective, intrastate,

intramural

Micro

small microscope, microbe,

microeconomics

Pseudo

false pseudonym, pseudoscience

Trans

across Transatlantic,

transcontinental, transient

Suffixes

Hood

the property of being brotherhood, sisterhood,

knighthood, neighborhood

Ic

having to do with dramatic, scientific, linguistics

Ify/if to make, or to become

Purify, humidify, solidify

Logy

study of biology, geology, etymology

Ure

state of, or act of exposure, rupture, legistlature

Root word reviewAre you able to:•Recite the definition of each root/prefix/suffix?•Give an example of a word that uses each root/prefix/suffix?•Use the example in a sentence, showing the meaning of the root?•Create a mnemonic device for each root – one that works for you?