1. Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

2. Cornell Notes: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
What is a prefix?

3. Cornell Notes: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
What is a prefix?
Word part added to the beginning of a word that changes the word’s meaning.

4. Cornell Notes: 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?

5. Examples of prefixes Prefix Meaning Prefix Examples Half Semi- Hemi-
Semicircle
Hemisphere
Before
Pre-
Fore-
Foreground
Not
Il-
Non-
Illiterate
Incapable

6. Flashcards! Use materials provided to create Prefix flashcards.
Meaning
Mono-
One
Uni-
Bi-
Two
Di-
Tri-
Three
Dec-
Ten
Cent-
One hundred
Mill-
One thousand
Kilo-
Poly-
Many

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Meaning
Ante-
Before
Post-
After
Re-
Again
Retro-
Past
Ad-
Toward
Circum-
Around
Hypo-
Under
Para-
Beside
Peri-
Super-
Over/above

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Meaning
Co-
Together
Contra-
Against
De-
Away
Di-
Apart
Ex-
Away from
Extra-
Additional
Hyper-
Extremely
In-
Into
Not
Pro-
forward

9. Flashcards! Use materials provided to create Prefix flashcards.
Meaning
Sub-
Under
Syn-
Together
Trans-
Across
Ultra-
Extremely

10. Check for understanding
Based on the prefixes you have learned, what is the meaning of the word transcontinental?
Nonessential
Recycle

11. Cornell Notes: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
What is a suffix?

12. Cornell Notes: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
What is a suffix?
Word part added to the end of a word that changes its meaning.

13. Cornell Notes: 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?

14. Examples of Suffixes Meaning Suffix example Person who -ant -ent -ar
Servant
Student
Beggar
State of
-ity
-ism
-ment
nobility
Egotism
disappointment

15. Add to your flashcards Suffix Meaning -er Person who -ard -ist -ster
-ee
-age
Process
-ance
Act of
-ation
State of
-cy
-ery

16. Add to your flashcards Suffix Meaning -et little -ion Action, result
-ism
State of
-tude
-ty
-ure
-able/-ible
Able, likely
-en
Made of
-ful
Full of
-ish
like

17. Add to your flashcards Suffix Meaning -like Like -ly -less Without
-ous
Full of
-some
Body
-ward
In the direction of -y
Showing

18. Check for Understanding
Using what we know about prefixes and suffixes, what is the meaning of:
Nonrenewable
Hypersensitive
Millisecond
unsaturated

19. Cornell Notes: Root Words
Prefixes, suffixes, and roots
What are root words?

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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?

23. Root Word Examples Hear Aud Auditory Time Chron chronological Meaning

24. 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

25. 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

26. FLASHCARDS (again) Root Meaning Thermo Heat Vers Turn Vid, vis
See, look, sight