Q2 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: under, below
Example: hypodermic
(Suffix)
-acy
Meaning: 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