Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

Cornell Notes: Prefixes, Suffixes, and

Roots

Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

What is a prefix?

Cornell Notes: Prefixes, Suffixes, and

Roots

Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

What is a prefix? Word part added to the beginning of a word that changes the word’s meaning.

Cornell Notes: Prefixes, Suffixes, and

Roots

Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

What is a prefix? Word part added to the beginning of a word that changes the word’s meaning.

What are examples of prefixes?

Examples of prefixesPrefix Meaning

Prefix Examples

Half Semi-Hemi-

SemicircleHemisphere

Before Pre-Fore-

PrefixForeground

Not Il-Non-

IlliterateIncapable

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Prefix Meaning

Mono- One

Uni- One

Bi- Two

Di- Two

Tri- Three

Dec- Ten

Cent- One hundred

Mill- One thousand

Kilo- One thousand

Poly- Many

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Prefix Meaning

Ante- Before

Post- After

Re- Again

Retro- Past

Ad- Toward

Circum- Around

Hypo- Under

Para- Beside

Peri- Around

Super- Over/above

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Prefix Meaning

Co- Together

Contra- Against

De- Away

Di- Apart

Ex- Away from

Extra- Additional

Hyper- Extremely

In- Into

In- Not

Pro- forward

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Prefix Meaning

Sub- Under

Syn- Together

Trans- Across

Ultra- Extremely

Check for understanding

Based on the prefixes you have learned, what is the meaning of the word transcontinental?

Nonessential

Recycle

Cornell Notes: Prefixes, Suffixes, and

Roots

Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

What is a suffix?

Cornell Notes: Prefixes, Suffixes, and

Roots

Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

What is a suffix? Word part added to the end of a word that changes its meaning.

Cornell Notes: Prefixes, Suffixes, and

Roots

Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

What is a suffix? Word part added to the end of a word that changes its meaning.

What are examples of suffixes?

Examples of SuffixesMeaning Suffix example

Person who -ant-ent-ar

ServantStudentBeggar

State of -ity-ism-ment

nobilityEgotismdisappointment

Add to your flashcardsSuffix Meaning

-er Person who

-ard Person who

-ist Person who

-ster Person who

-ee Person who

-age Process

-ance Act of

-ation State of

-cy State of

-ery Act of

Add to your flashcardsSuffix Meaning

-et little

-ion Action, result

-ism State of

-tude State of

-ty State of

-ure State of

-able/-ible Able, likely

-en Made of

-ful Full of

-ish like

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-like Like

-ly Like

-less Without

-ous Full of

-some Body

-ward In the direction of

-y Showing

Check for Understanding

Using what we know about prefixes and suffixes, what is the meaning of: Nonrenewable Hypersensitive Millisecond unsaturated

Cornell Notes: Root Words

Prefixes, suffixes, and roots

What are root words?

Cornell Notes: Root Words

Prefixes, suffixes, and roots

What are root words?

Root words are word parts from which a word gets its basic meaning.

Cornell Notes: Root Words

Prefixes, suffixes, and roots

What are root words?

Root words are word parts from which a word gets its basic meaning.They can be combined with prefixes, suffixes, or both to create words.

Cornell Notes: Root Words

Prefixes, suffixes, and roots

What are root words?

Root words are word parts from which a word gets its basic meaning.

What are examples of root words?

Root Word ExamplesMeaning Root Example

Hear Aud Auditory

Time Chron chronological

FLASHCARDS (again)Root Meaning

Bene Good, well

Bio Life

Cred Believe

Cyto Cell

Dic Speak/say

Eco Environment

Fac Make/do

Fort Strong

gen/genit kind, birth

Greg Gather, flock

FLASHCARDS (again)Root Meaning

Here, hes Stick

Ject Throw

Loc Place

Man, manu Hand

Neuro Of a nerve

Photo Light

Pod, ped Foot

Scrib, script Write

Spec Look, appear

FLASHCARDS (again)Root Meaning

Thermo Heat

Vers Turn

Vid, vis See, look, sight