1st Semester Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes Flashcards by Nichole Van Winkle

Q

POLI or URB (metropolis, urban)

A

city, civilization

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

OVER- (overeat, overdo)

A

too much, above

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

EX- (exclude, exhale)

A

remove from, out

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

SUPER- (superhuman)

A

above, over, beyond

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

MIS- (mistake)

A

wrongly

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

RE- (rewrite)

A

back or again

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

NON- or UN- (nonstop, unhappy)

A

not, opposite of, without

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

A-, AB-, ABS- (abnormal, amoral, absent)

A

away, off, not

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

UNDER- (undercooked)

A

below, not enough

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

TETRA or QUAD (Tetris, quadrant)

A

four

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

BI or DU (bicycle, duo)

A

two

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-FUL (colorful)

A

full of

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

SUB- (submarine)

A

below, under

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

IN-, IL-, IM-, IR (incomplete, illegal, impossible, irresponsible)

A

not

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

-Y (salty)

A

made of, full of

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

PENTA or QUIN (pentagon, quintuplets)

A

five

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

FORE- or PRO- (foreshadow, prophet)

A

before, in front of

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

EPI (epidermis, epicenter)

A

on top of

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

AQUA or HYDR (aquarium, hydrate)

A

water

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

DIA or TRANS (diagonal, transfer)

A

across, through

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

GEO, or TERRA (geography, terrain)

A

earth, land

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

MANIA (maniac)

A

madness, insanity

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

MULTI or POLY (multiply, polygon)

A

many

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

SOL (solo)

A

alone

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

PHOBIA (arachnophobia)

A

fear

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

SOPH (sophisticated)

A

wisdom

Q

CENT (century)

A

hundred

Q

DUR (durable)

A

harden, lasting

Q

MICRO or MIN (microscopic, miniature)

A

small

Q

GRAPH, GRAM, SCRIB, SCRIPT (photograph, scribble, script, grammar)

A

draw or write

Q

HYPER (hyperbole, hyperactive)

A

too much

Q

HEPT or SEPT (heptagon, septuplets)

A

seven

Q

LITH or PETRA (lithograph, petrified)

A

stone

Q

GON (polygon)

A

angle

Q

IGN, PYRO, THERM (ignite, pyromaniac, thermal)

A

fire, heat

Q

LOG (logic)

A

word, reason

Q

MECH (mechanic)

A

machine

Q

FORM or MORPH (transform, metamorphic)

A

shape, form

Q

-IED (studied)

A

already happened (past tense)

Q

-LY (loudly)

A

in a certain way (makes an adverb)

Q

-OR or -ER (instructor, teacher)

A

someone who

Q

-ER (colder)

A

more than

Q

-TION, -ITION, -ATION, -ION (graduation, action, addition, union)

A

act of, state of

Q

-HOOD (childhood)

A

condition or state of

Q

-LESS (toothless)

A

without

Q

-ISH (ticklish)

A

having the qualities of

Q

-ABLE (movable, erasable)

A

able to be; causing; suitable for

Q

-NESS (sadness)

A

the condition of (makes a noun)

Q

-LOGIST (archeologist)

A

one who studies

Q

-SHIP (leadership)

A

the condition of

Q

-WARD (upward)

A

in the direction of

Q

ANTI or CONTRA (antisocial, contradict)

A

against, or opposite

Q

AUTO or EGO (automatic, egotistical)

A

self

Q

PHYS (physical, physics)

A

body or natural science

Q

AMBUL (able, ambulance)

A

walk or move

Q

SENSE or SENT (sensitive, sentiment)

A

feeling, emotion

Q

OMNI or PAN (omniscient, panorama)

A

all or everything

Q

THEO (theology, atheist)

A

god or religion

Q

MONO or UNI (monotone, unicycle)

A

one

Q

NEO or NOV (innovate, neolithic)

A

new

Q

MENT or PSYCH (mental, psychic)

A

mind

Q

PHYLL (chlorophyll, chloroplasts)

A

green, leaf, or plant

Q

PATH (pathogen, empathy)

A

sickness, suffering, feeling

Q

INTER- (interrupt, intercept)

A

between