Q2 Affixes and Roots Flashcards


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(Root)

dem

Meaning:people

Example: democracy

2

(Root)

aero

Meaning: air

Example: aeronautics

3

(Root)

grav

Meaning: heavy weighty

Example:gravity

4

(Root)

ami

Meaning: love, friend

Example: amiable

5

(Root)

sens/sent

Meaning: resent :feel

Example: resent

6

(Root)

liter

Meaning: letters

Example: literature

7

(Root)

therm

Meaning: heat

Example thermometer

8

(Prefix)

mal-

Meaning:bad

Example malicios

9

(Prefix)

bene-

Meaning:good

Example:benefit

10

(Prefix)

pan-

Meaning:all

Example: pandemic

11

(Prefix)

retro-

Meaning:backwards

Example:retrofit

12

(Prefix)

hypo-

Meaning:under,below

Example:hypodermic

13

(Suffix)

-acy

Meaning:state or quality

Example : privacy

14

(Suffix)

-ic

Meaning:pertaining to, having to do with

Example:mythic

15

(Suffix)

-ify, -fy

Meaning: make or become

Example terrify

16

(Suffix)

-ity, -ty

Meaning: quality of

Example:captivity, modesty