Morphology Flashcards
-s, -es
Plural
boys, boxes
-ed
Past tense
jumped
-ing
Present tense, doing now
jumping
-ful
Full of or having
Wonderful, beautiful, helpful, playful, peaceful, cheerful, joyful, successful, powerful, bountiful, careful, thankful, grateful, graceful, cupful, spoonful, forceful, hurtful, forgetful, regretful, useful, shameful, painful, awful, thoughtful, doubtful, resourceful
-less
Without
Thoughtless, worthless, homeless, careless, helpless, powerless, sleepless, painless, restless, countless, hopeless, pointless, shameless
in-
in, into, or not
Inside, include, inattentive intense, insert, inactive, instead, intention, input, inform, inhumane, involve, invisible, invite, inhabited, invest, inability, invert, infinite, invertebrate, insane, inspire, infection, inspect, investigate,
-ly
How, like, or manner of
dic, dict
To speak
Dictation, dictionary, addicted, dictator, indicator, predict, predicate, contradict
ject
Throw
Interject, inject, eject, reject, project, subject, projectile, object, adjective, trajectory, objective, abject
Port
To carry
Portable, import, important, export, report, transport, portion, deport, airport, portfolio, comport, support, reporter,
Tract
To drag or pull
Tractor, subtract, traction, contract, retract, protractor, distract, extract, attract,
rupt
To break
Interrupt, erupt, disrupt, corrupt, abrupt
struct
To build
Construct, destruct, obstruct, structure, instruct, restructure,
un-
not or opposite
unreal, unsure, unbreakable, unfortunate, unable, unbound, unthinkable, uncool, unspeakable, unpatriotic, unkind, unless, unprepared, untie, until,
con-
with or together
Construct, conflict, conduit, congratulations, control, consider, contract, consume, contest, conduct, continue, content, connect, convoy, conundrum, contact, concrete, congress, contrast, concept, conjure
mid-
middle
midsummer, midnight, midday, midterm, midOctober
dis-
away, apart, or not
disconnect, dishonest, disappoint, disgust, dispute, disapprove, disappear, discuss, display, disbelief, dislike, disregard, distance, discover, disrespect, dispatch, disagree, disability, discount, discipline, disband, disaster, district, disturb, distract, disintegrate, disguise, dissolve, dismiss, discourage, distort, disorder, disorganize, disarm,
trans-
over, across, through, or change
transgender, transit, transportation, transfer, transcript, translate, transform, transaction, transfusion, transmit, transistor,
sub-
under
subway, substitute, subtract, submarine, submit, subscribe, substantial, subtitle, subheading, subject, subatomic, submerge, subsidize, sublime, suburban,subconscious, subdue, subsistence, subset, subsection,substandard
mis-
Wrong or bad
Mistake, misunderstand, misplace, mislead, misinform, misdemeanor, misdeal, misuse, misfit, misguided, misfortune, misread, misjudge, misquoted, misgiving, misbehave, mishap, misdial, misdirect, mismanagement, mishandle, misspell, misinterpret, misadventure, mischief, misname, miscount, mispronounce, mismatch, mistrust, misprint, mistype, misrepresent, mistreat,
act
to do
acting, actor, actual, action, actress, enact, activity, activate, transaction, reaction, overreact, hyperactive, proactive, deactivate
inter-
between or among
Internet, interject, interact, intern, interest, interface, intermediate, interfere, interrupt, intertwine, intersect, interview, interstellar, intercept, interdisciplinary, intertribal, intermission, intermittent, interwoven, internal, intergovernmental, international, interlocking, intergalactic, interval, interpret, interbreed, interdependence,
Fect, fic, fict
Do, make
Fiction, disinfect, affect, effect, infection, affection, defective, perfect,
Scrib, script
Write
Subscribe, scribble, scripture, script, scribe, describe, prescription,
Spect, spec, spic
See, look
Suspect, spectrum, inspect, specter, spectator, specific, spectacular, disrespect, speculate, perspective, specs, spectacle, spectate, specimen, respect
Pre-
Before
Preheat, predict, pre-school, preteen, prepare, preorder, prewar, prefix, preview, prefer, prehistoric, premier, pretend,previous
Post-
After
Postpone, postdoctoral, postdate, postnatal, postpartum
Flex
Flect
Bend
Reflect, flexible, flextime, flexibility, flex, deflect, reflex
-y
Tend to, quality of, small adjective, noun
Activity, puppy, ability, penny, tangy, kitty, piggy, minty, dusty, moldy, sandy, dirty, crunchy, rainy, windy, sunny, cloudy, wavy, sweaty, rosy, salty, daddy, fishy, chunky, bushy, stinky, mushy, meaty, plumpy,greedy,
