Education Tools for 6th – 8th Graders

#1 Prefixes

Prefix

Meaning

Example

1. etymology

The study of word origins

n/a

2. ab, abs

from, away

absent

3. ambi, amphi

around, both

ambidextrous

4. ante

before

antediluvian

5. anti

against

antiwar

6. arch

first, chief

archetype

7. auto

self

automobile

8. bene, ben

good, well

benefactor

9. bi

two

bicycle

10. circum

around

circumference

11. contra, contro, counter

against

contradict

12. de

away from, down

depart

13. demi

half

demitasse

14. di

twice, double

dioxide

15. dia

across, through

diameter

16. dis, di

not, away from

disassociate

17. dys

bad, poor

dysfunctional

 #2 prefixes

1. equi

equal

equivalent

2. extra

outside, beyond

extraterrestrial

3. fore

in front of, previous

forecast

4. geo

earth

geography

5. homo

same; like

homophonic

6. hyper

too much; over

hyperactive

7. hypo

too little; under

hypothermia

8. inter

between, among

interplanetary

9. intra, intro

within, inside

intrastate

10. mal

bad, wrong, poor

maladjust

11. mis

badly, wrongly

misunderstand

12. mono

single, one

monorail

13. neo

new

neophyte

14. non

not

nonchalant

15. omni

all

omniscient

16. pan

all

panorma

17. peri

around, near

periscope

#3 prefixes

1. poly

many

polygamy

2. post

after

postpone

3. pre

before, earlier than

prejudice

4. pro

in favor of

prowar

5. re

back, again

rethink

6. retro

backward

retrospective

7. se

apart, away

seclude

8. semi

half

semiconscious

9. sub

under, beneath

submarine

10. super

above, greater

superhuman

11. tele

far

telescope

12. trans

across

transport

13. un

not

uninformed

#4 suffixes

1. -able, -ble

able, capable

acceptable

2. -acious, -cious

characterized by, having the quality of

conscious

3. -age

sum, total

mileage

4. -al

of, like, suitable for

theatrical

5. -ance, -ancy

act or state of

disturbance

6. -ant,  -ent

one who

defendant

7. -ary, -ar

having the nature of, concerning

military

8. -cy

act, state, or position of

presidency

9. -dom

state, rank, that which belongs to

 wisdom

10. -ence

act, state, or quality of

dependence

#5 suffixes

1. -er, -or

one who, that which

doer

2. -escent

becoming

adolescent

3. -fy

to make

pacify

4. -hood

state, condition

adulthood

5. -ic, -ac

of, like

demonic

6. -il, -ile

having to do with, like, suitable for

civil

7. -ion

act or condition of

operation

8. -ious

having, characterized by

anxious

9. -ish

like, somewhat

foolish

10. -ism

belief or practice

Catholicism

11. -ist

one who does, makes, or is concerned with

scientist

12. -ity, -ty, -y

character of state of being

jealousy

13. -ive

of, relating to, tending to

destructive

#6 suffixes

1. -logue, -loquy

speech or writing

monologue

2. -logy

study of

geology

3. -ment

act or state of

abandonment

4. -mony

a resulting thing, condition or state

matrimony

5. -ness

act or quality of

kindness

6. -ory

having the quality of, a place or thing for

lavatory

7. -ous, -ose

full of, having

glamorous

8. -ship

skill, state of being

ownership

9. -some

full of, like

frolicsome

10. -tude

state or quality of

certitude

11. -ward

in the direction of

homeward

12. -y

full of, like, somewhat

wily

#7 Roots

1. acr

bitter

acrid, acrimony

2. act, ag

do, act, drive

action, react, agitate 

3. acu

sharp, keen

acute, acumen

4. agog

leader

pedagogue, demagogue

5. agr

field

agronomy, agriculture

6. ali

other

alias, alienate, inalienable

7. alt

high

altitude, contralto

8. alter, altr

other, change

alternative, altercation, altruism

9. am, amic

love, friend

amorous, amiable

10. anim

mind, life, spirit

animism, animate, animosity

#8 roots

1. annu, eni

year

annual

2. anthrop

man

misanthropy

3. apt, ept

fit

adapt

4. aqu

water

aquatic

5. arbit

judge

arbiter

6. arch

chief

anarchy

7. arm

arm, weapon

army

8. art

skill, fitting together

artifact

9. aster, astr

stars

asteroid

10. aud, audit, aur

hear

auditorium

11. aut

self

autobiography

#9 roots

1. ben, bene

well, good

benevolent, benefit

2. bibli

book

bibliography, bibliophile

3. bio

life

biology, amphibious

4. capit

head

capital, decapitate

5. carn

flesh

carnal, carnivorous

6. cent

hundred

centimeter, percentage

7. chrom

color

monochrome, chromatic

8. chron

time

chronological, anachronism

9. civ

citizen

uncivil, civilization

10. cogn

know

recognize, cognitive

11. corp

body

corpse, incorporate

12. cred

trust, believe

credit, incredible

13. crypt

hidden

cryptic, cryptography

14. cycl

wheel, circle

bicycle, cyclone

15. dec

ten

decade, decimal

#10 roots

1. dem

people

democracy, demographic

2. dent

tooth

dental, dentist

3. derm

skin

epidermis, dermatitis

4. dic, dict

say, speak

dictation, diction

5. dorm

sleep

dormitory, dormant

6. duc, duct

lead

educate, aquaduct

7. dyn

force, power

dynamo, dynamic

8. ego

I

egocentric, egomaniac

9. equ

equal

equation

10. fac, fact

do, make

facility, factual

11. fid

belief, faith

indidelity, confidant

12. form

shape

formation, reform

13. gam

marry

polygamy, monogamy

14. ge, geo

earth

geology, geography

15. gen

birth, kind, race

generation, engender

#11 roots

1. gram

writing

gammar

2. graph

writing

graphics

3. greg

flock, crowd

gregarious

4. hem

blood

hemorrhage

5. hydr

water

dehydration

6. labor

work

laborious

7. leg

law

legal

8. liber

free

liberated

9. liter

letter

alliteration

10. loc

place

locale

11. log

word, study

dialogue, biology

12. loqu, locut

talk, speech

colloquial

13. magn

large, great

magnificent

14. mal

bad, ill

maladjusted

15. man, manu

hand

manuscript

#12 roots

1. pan

all

panacea, pantheon

2. pater, patr

father

patriot, paternity

3. ped

foot

pedestrian, pedal

4. phil

love

philosophy, bibliophile

5. phon

sound

phonograph, symphony

6. port

carry

portable, transport

7. prim

first

primal, primary

8. psych

mind

psychic, psychology

9. pyr

fire

pyromaniac, pyrite

10. rupt

break

erupt, interruption

11. sanct

holy

sanctify, sanction

12. scop

watch, view

horoscope, telescopic

13. scrib, script

write

scribble, manuscript

14. sect

cut

section, manuscript

15. sign

sign, mark

signature, assign

#13 roots

1. sol

alone

solitary, solo

2. somn

sleep

insomnia

3. spec

look

spectacle

4. spir

breathe

conspire, respiration

5. stab, stat

stand

unstable, station

6. techn

skill, art

technique, technician

7. tele

far

teletype, telescope

8. tempor

time

temporary

9. term

end

terminate

10. the

god

theologist

11. therm

heat

thermos, thermal

12. uni

one

unicycle, union

13. urb

city

urban, suburban

14. ver

true

verity

15. vid, vis

see

video, vision