Morphology Flashcards
-s, -es
Plural
trials, sixes
-ed
Past tense
dumped
-ing
Present tense, doing now
dumping
-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
in-
in, into, or not
Inside, include, inattentive, intense, insert, inactive, instead, intention, input, inform, inhumane, invisible, invite, inhabited, invest, inability, invert, invertebrate,insane, inspire, infection, inspect, investigate
ex-
Out of or from
Export, exit, example, exterminate, extremities, explode, experiment, examination, expel, exercise, except, expensive, expand, excuse, exorcism, ex-girlfriend, exclude, excitement, excavate, execute, executive, excess, exclamation, extract, exponent, explore, exact, exploit, extinct
-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
-ly
How, like, or manner of
Dic, dict
To speak
Dictation, dictionary, addicted, dictator, indicator, prediction, predicate, contradict, 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, contraction, retract, protractor, distract, extract, attract
rupt
To break
Interrupt, erupt, disrupt, corrupt, abrupt
struct
To build
Construct, distrust, obstruction, structure, instructor, restructure,
un-
not or opposite
unreal, unsure, unbreakable, unfortunately, unable, unbound, unthinkable, uncool, unspeakable, unpatriotic, unkind, unless, unprepared, untie, until, unbelievable, uncooked, unintended
con-
with or together
construct, conflict, conduit, congratulations, control, consider, contract, consume, contest, conduct, continue, content, connect, convoy, conundrum, contact, concrete, congressional, contrast, concept, conjure
mid-
middle
midsummer, midnight, midday, midterm, mid-October, mid-afternoon, midway, midsize
dis-
away, apart or, not
disconnect, dishonest, disappointed, 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, transformation, transaction, transfusion, transmition, transistor,
sub-
under
subway, substitute, subtract, submarine, submit, subscription, substantial, subtitle, subheading, subject, subatomic, submerge, subsidize, sublime, suburban, subconscious, subdue, subsistence, subset, subsection, substandard
mis-
Wrong or bad
Mistake, misunderstood, misplace, mislead, misinform, misplace, misdemeanors, misdeal, misuse, misfit, misguided, misfortune, misread, misjudge, misquoted, misgiving, misbehave, mishap, misdial, misdirect, mismanagement, mishandle, misspell, misinterpret, misadventure, mischief, misname, miscount, mispronounce
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,
sect
cut or divided
section, sector, intersect, insect, dissect, bisect,
Fect, fic, fict,
Do, make
Fiction, disinfect, affect, effect, infection, affection, defective, perfect, affective
Scrib, script
Write
Subscribe, scribble, scripture, script, scribe, describe, prescription,
Spect, spec, spic,
See, look
Suspect, spectrum, inspect, specter, Spector, 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
Ten 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
-er
more than,and person or thing that does
helper, teacher, dumber, smarter, gender
-est
most
funniest, tiniest, shortest, smartest, biggest, tallest