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Prefixes/Suffixes
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•Prefixes-added to the beginning of words
•Suffixes-added to the end of words
•Word Roots
Prefixes
“mid”
“omni”
“circ/circum”
“super”
“ambi”
“bene”
“fore”
“macro”
“pseudo” (pronounced “soo-doh”)
“ant/anti”
“mal”
“bi/bin”
Suffixes
“ous”
“ary”
Word Roots
“theo”
“pater”
“flex”
“corp”
Prefix Examples
“mid”
definition: in the middle of
•midnight•Midterms go home in the middle of the grading period.
“omni”definition: all
•An omnipotent being has all power.
•An omnipresent being is all places at the same time.
“circ/circum”
definition: around
• Circumference is the distance around a circle.
• The explorers circumnavigated the world by ship.
“super”definition: greatest
•Superhuman
•supersize
“ambi”
definition: both or around
• Someone who is ambidextrous can use both hands equally well.
“bene”
definition: good, well
•Easier breathing is a benefit of not smoking.
“fore”
definition: before, in advance
•Foreshadowing
•In a book, a foreword is like an introduction.
“macro”
definition: large
•A macromolecule is a large molecule.
“pseudo”
definition: false
•Samuel Clemens wrote under the pseudonym Mark Twain
“ant/anti”definition: against
•Anti-smoking
•An antacid like Tums works against acid.
“mal”definition: bad or badly
•A malignant tumor is a harmful one.
•The computer malfunctioned.
“bi/bin”
definition: two or two at a time
•bicycle •binoculars
Suffix Examples
“ous”•definition:
full of
•nervous •glorious
“ary”•definition: relating to or connected with
• honorary
•dietary
Word Root Examples
“theo”•definition: God
•Theology is the study of the nature of God and religious truth
“pater”•definition: father
•My paternal grandmother is my grandmother on my father’s side.
“flex”•definition: move
•reflex
•flexible
“corp”•definition: body or a body of people
•corpse•The Microsoft corporation includes thousands of workers.