6Th Grade Roots And Affixes

Front 1

astro

Back 1

(Greek) stars, heaven, space

Hint 1

astronomy, astrological, asterisk

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aud

Back 2

(Latin) to hear

Hint 2

audible, audience, audio

Front 3

auto

Back 3

(Greek) self

Hint 3

autobiography, automatic

Front 4

bene

Back 4

(Latin) good, well

Hint 4

benediction, benefactor, benevolent

Front 5

bio

Back 5

(Greek) life

Hint 5

biography, biology

Front 6

chron

Back 6

(Greek) time

Hint 6

chronological, chronology

Front 7

dict

Back 7

(Latin) to speak

Hint 7

contradict, dictate, dictionary, predict

Front 8

fac

Back 8

(Latin) make, do

Hint 8

manufacture, factory, benefactor

Front 9

form

Back 9

(Latin) to shape

Hint 9

reform, deform, uniform

Front 10

geo

Back 10

(Latin) earth

Hint 10

geology, geography, geologist

Front 11

gon (math)

Back 11

(Greek) angle

Hint 11

polygon, pentagon

Front 12

grad/gress

Back 12

(Latin) to step

Hint 12

graduate, gradual, progress

Front 13

graph

Back 13

(Latin) writing, printing

Hint 13

graphology, telegraph, biography, geography

Front 14

ject

Back 14

(Latin) to throw

Hint 14

inject, reject, projection

Front 15

junct

Back 15

(Latin) to join

Hint 15

conjunction, junction

Front 16

loc

Back 16

(Latin) place

Hint 16

local, location

Front 17

man/manu

Back 17

(Latin) hand

Hint 17

manual, manuscript, manufacture

Front 18

mega/magna

Back 18

(Greek) large, powerful

Hint 18

megahit, megaphone, magnify, magnificent

Front 19

meter

Back 19

(Greek) measure

Hint 19

barometer, thermometer

Front 20

min

Back 20

(Latin) little, small

Hint 20

miniscule, miniature, minority

Front 21

mis, mit

Back 21

(Latin) send

Hint 21

permit, submission, emit, mission

Front 22

mort

Back 22

(Middle English) to die

Hint 22

mortician, mortal, immortal

Front 23

opt

Back 23

(Latin) eye

Hint 23

optical, optometrist

Front 24

ped/pod

Back 24

(Latin) foot

Hint 24

pedestrian, podiatrist, pedicure

Front 25

phon

Back 25

(Greek) sound

Hint 25

phonograph, microphone, telephone

Front 26

poli/polis

Back 26

(Greek) city, government

Hint 26

police, metropolitan, politician, metropolis

Front 27

port

Back 27

(Latin) to carry

Hint 27

portable, transport, report, porter

Front 28

pose

Back 28

(Latin) to put

Hint 28

compose, position, posture

Front 29

scope

Back 29

(Greek) an instrument for viewing

Hint 29

telescope, microscope, endoscope

Front 30

scrib/script

Back 30

(Latin) to write

Hint 30

scribe, scripture, script, scribble

Front 31

spect

Back 31

(Latin) to look/see

Hint 31

spectacles, retrospect, inspector

Front 32

struct

Back 32

(Latin) build, form

Hint 32

construct, structure, destruction

Front 33

tele

Back 33

(Greek) far off, distant

Hint 33

telegraph, teleport, telephone

Front 34

tract

Back 34

(Latin) to pull

Hint 34

tractor, extract, attract, subtract

Front 35

vac

Back 35

(Latin) to be empty

Hint 35

vacuum, evacuate, vacant

Front 36

vid/vis

Back 36

(Latin) to see

Hint 36

evident, video, televise, supervise

Front 37

anti-

Back 37

(Greek) against

Hint 37

antisocial, antiseptic, antidote

Front 38

com-, con-

Back 38

(Latin) with/together

Hint 38

communicate, conjunction, conspire

Front 39

de-

Back 39

(Latin) reverse, remove, reduce; to do the opposite of

Hint 39

decompose, deject, dehumidify, degrade

Front 40

dis-

Back 40

(Latin) apart or away; having a negative force

Hint 40

disability, disown, dislike

Front 41

en-, em-

Back 41

(French) within; to put or go into or onto; to cover or provide with

Hint 41

emphasis, embalm, energy, enthusiasm

Front 42

ex-, exo-

Back 42

(Greek) out of; form

Hint 42

exoskeleton, exterior, external

Front 43

fore-

Back 43

(Middle English) before

Hint 43

forehead, forecast, foretell

Front 44

hom-, homo-

Back 44

(Greek) same

Hint 44

homonym, homogeneous, homophone, homeostasis

Front 45

hype-

Back 45

over, too much

Hint 45

hyperextend, hyperbole, hyperactive

Front 46

im-, in-

Back 46

(Latin) not; having a negative force

Hint 46

immeasureable, impatient, inability, inexpensive

Front 47

inter-

Back 47

(Latin) between, among, during; together

Hint 47

intersect, intercom, intercept

Front 48

mid-

Back 48

(Latin) middle

Hint 48

midsummer, midnight

Front 49

mis-

Back 49

(Latin) ill, mistaken or wrong

Hint 49

mistrial, misprint, misinterpret

Front 50

multi-

Back 50

(Latin) many, much

Hint 50

multitude, multigrain

Front 51

neo-

Back 51

(Greek) new, recent, revived

Hint 51

Neolithic, neonatal

Front 52

non-

Back 52

(Latin) not; absence of

Hint 52

nonsense, nonpayment

Front 53

over-

Back 53

(Middle English) beyond, too much

Hint 53

overextend, overweight, overcrowded

Front 54

pre-

Back 54

(Latin) before; earlier

Hint 54

preschool, predict, prevent

Front 55

pro-

Back 55

(Latin) forward

Hint 55

progress, proceed, produce

Front 56

re-

Back 56

(Latin) again; back or backward motion

Hint 56

reheat, reinvest, rewind, revert

Front 57

se-

Back 57

(Latin) apart

Hint 57

separate, select

Front 58

semi-

Back 58

(Latin) half

Hint 58

semicircle, semiautomatic, semiconscious

Front 59

sub-

Back 59

(Latin) under, beneath, below

Hint 59

subpar, submarine, substitute

Front 60

super-

Back 60

(Latin) to place or be placed above or over

Hint 60

superficial, supersede, superscript

Front 61

trans-

Back 61

(Latin) across, beyond, through

Hint 61

transport, transmission, transcend

Front 62

un-

Back 62

(Middle English) not; reversal of a state of action; opposite of

Hint 62

unhappy, unfasten, unrest

Front 63

under-

Back 63

(Middle English) place or situation; below; too little

Hint 63

underground, underdeveloped, underwhelmed, underfed

Front 64

-al, -ial

Back 64

related to, characterized by

Hint 64

global, logical, partial

Front 65

-ance, -ence

Back 65

(noun) state or equality of

Hint 65

evidence, fragrance

Front 66

-en

Back 66

(verb) made of

Hint 66

thicken, quicken

Front 67

-ent, -ant

Back 67

(n/adj) inclined to, in a state of, someone who

Hint 67

absorbent, student, different, deodorant

Front 68

-er

Back 68

(n) someone who...

(adj) comparative form of an adjective

Hint 68

farmer, teacher

bigger, safer

Front 69

-est

Back 69

(adj) superlative form of an adjective

Hint 69

biggest, safest

Front 70

-ed

Back 70

(v) past tense

Hint 70

sailed, laughed

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-ful

Back 71

(adj) full of

Hint 71

beautiful, wonderful

Front 72

-fy

Back 72

(v) to make, to form into

Hint 72

solidify, liquidfy

Front 73

-ic

Back 73

(adj) having the character or form of

Hint 73

panoramic, iconic

Front 74

-ion, -tion, -ation, -ition

Back 74

(n) state of being or condition (makes verbs into nouns)

Hint 74

revolution, relation, completion

Front 75

-ity, -ty

Back 75

(n) state or quality; used to form abstract nouns

Hint 75

quality, unity, civility

Front 76

-able, -ible

Back 76

(adj) capable or susceptible of

Hint 76

teachable, photographable, incredible

Front 77

-less

Back 77

(adj) antonym [opposite] of the base word or suffix

Hint 77

effortless, careless

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-ice

Back 78

(n) state or quality of

Hint 78

justice, service

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-ide

Back 79

(n) chemical

Hint 79

pesticide, sulfide, oxide

Front 80

-ive, -tive, -ative

Back 80

(adj) performs or tends toward, or serves to

Hint 80

native, tentative

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-ing

Back 81

(v) progressive tense

Hint 81

jumping, racing

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-ly

Back 82

(adv/adj) in a way that is...

Hint 82

slowly, lovely, quietly

Front 83

-ment

Back 83

(n) product/thing

Hint 83

merriment, contentment

Front 84

-ness

Back 84

(n) state of being...

Hint 84

happiness, kindness

Front 85

-ous, -ious, -eous

Back 85

(adj) possessing OR full of

Hint 85

nervous, wondrous, courageous

Front 86

-ologist

Back 86

(n) a person who studies

Hint 86

biologist, chemist

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-some

Back 87

(adj) characterized by...

Hint 87

awesome, burdensome

Front 88

-s, -es

Back 88

(n) plural forms

Hint 88

cats, boxes

Front 89

-ward

Back 89

(adj/adv) direction

Hint 89

forward, toward, westward

Front 90

-hood

Back 90

(n) state, quality, or condition of

Hint 90

neighborhood, childhood

Front 91

mal

Back 91

(Latin) bad

Hint 91

malice, malevolent