second six weeks prefix, suffix and root words
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Second Six Weeks Prefix, Suffix and Root Words. Prefixes a letter, syllable, or group of syllables added at the beginning of a word or word base. intra- within intramural, intravenous. mis- wrong; bad; no; not misfire, misbehave. retro- backward retroactive, retrospect. se- apart - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Second Six Weeks Prefix, Suffix and Root
Words
Prefixes
a letter, syllable, or group of syllables added at the beginning of a word or word base
intra-
within
intramural, intravenous
mis-
wrong; bad; no; not
misfire, misbehave
retro-
backward
retroactive, retrospect
se-
apart
secure, secede
Suffixes
a letter, syllable, or group of syllables added at the end of a word or word base
-ity
condition; state of being
integrity, sincerity
-ive
of; relating to; belonging to;
tending to
inquisitive, active
-let
small
leaflet, starlet
-logy
study or theory of
biology, geology
Root Word
the form of a word after all affixes are removed
dur
hard, lasting
duration, endure
jur, jus, judic
law, right, judgment
justify, judicial
mono
one
monologue
pyr
fire
pyromania