1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Vocabulary Assessments QUIZ over all 30 affixes next Friday, October 11 TEST over all 90 roots and affixes Block Day, October 16-17. Format for all assessments will be what you have come to expect.