Q3 Affixes and Roots
(root)
meter
Meaning: to measure
Example: diameter
(root)
vent
Meaning: come
Example: venture
(root)
brev
Meaning: short
Example: abbreviate
(root)
leg
Meaning: of the law
Example: legality
(root)
rect
Meaning: straight
Example: erect
(root)
agri
Meaning: farming
Example: agriculture
(root)
alter
Meaning: other
Example: alternate
(root)
grav
Meaning: heavy,weighty
Example: gravity
(prefix)
circum-
Meaning: around
Example: circumvent
(prefix)
dia-
Meaning: through,across
Example: diameter
(prefix)
fore-
Meaning: before, in front of
Example: forefront
(prefix)
hemi-
Meaning: half
Example: hemisphere
(prefix)
in-
Meaning: not,without
Example: inappropriate
(prefix)
peri-
Meaning: around,about
Example: perimeter
(suffix)
-ion
Meaning: act of
Example: perfection
(suffix)
-ant
Meaning: one who
Example: participant
(suffix)
-ize
Meaning: become
Example: civilize, televise
(suffix)
-ate
Meaning: become
Example: populate
(suffix)
-ing
Meaning: the result of
Example: teaching