Quarter 2 Affixes and Roots
Root
dem
Meaning
people
Example
democracy
Root
aero
Meaning air
Example aeronautics
Root
grav
Meaning heavy weighty
Example gravity
Root
ami
Meaning love, friend
Example amiable
Root
sens/sent
Meaning feel
Example resent
Root
liter
Meaning letters
Example literature
Root
therm
Meaning heat
Example thermometer
Prefix
mal-
Meaning bad
Example malicious
Prefix
bene-
Meaning good
Example benefit
Prefix
pan-
Meaning all
Example pandemic
Prefix
retro-
Meaning backwards
Example retrofit
Prefix
hypo-
Meaning
hypo-
under, below
Example hypodermic
Suffix
-acy
Meaning
-acy
state or quality
Example privacy
Suffix
-ic
Meaning pertaining to, having to do with
Example mythic
Suffix
-ify, -fy
Meaning make or become
Example terrify
Suffix
-ity, -ty
Meaning quality of
Example captivity, modesty