Vocabulary – Affixes – Prefixes 1 PrefixDefinitionExample Words A, AnWithoutApathy, amoral, anaerobic AbFrom, Away FromAbnormal, abduct, absent, abhor AdTo; motion toward; addition toAdapt, addict, adhere, admit AeroAirAerobic, aerobiology, aerospace AmphiBoth; AroundAmphibian, amphitheater AnteBeforeAntebellum, antecede, antecedent Anti, AntAgainst; Opposite; ReverseAntiaircraft, antifreeze, antibiotics BiTwoBifacial, bifocal, biennial HyperMore than normal; too muchHyperactive, hypercritical, hypertension IlNotIllegal, illegible, illiterate, illogical
Vocabulary – Affixes – Prefixes 2 PrefixDefinitionExample Words Inter-between, amongInteraction, intercede, interchange Micro-smallMicroscope, microcosm, microbiology Mono-oneMonosyllable, monoxide Neo-newNeonatal, neoclassicism Pan-allPantheon, pandemic Per-throughPercolate, perceive Post-afterPostglacial, postgraduate, posterior Pre-beforePreamble, prearrange, precaution Super-more than usualSuperabundant, superhuman, supercilious Trans-across; beyondTransatlantic, transcend, transcribe, transfer
Vocabulary – Affixes – Suffixes SuffixDefinitionExample Words -able, -ibleAble to be; capable of beingintelligible, probable, inevitable -al, -ialOf; like; relating to; suitable forpotential, musical, national -cle, -ialSmallcorpuscle, cubicle, particle -entDoing; having; showingfraudulent, dependent, negligent, evident -icRelating to; characteristic ofcomic, historic, poetic, public -ismAct, practice, or result of; example barbarism, heroism, altruism -logyStudy or theory ofbiology, ecology, geology -orOne whoactor, auditor, doctor, donor -tudeState or quality of beingsolitude, multitude, aptitude -yCharacterized bythrifty, jealousy, frequency, sticky
Vocabulary Assessments QUIZ over all 30 affixes next Friday, October 11 TEST over all 90 roots and affixes Block Day, October Format for all assessments will be what you have come to expect.