Prefixes/Suffixes/Roots 8th grade Flashcards
aud
Meaning: to hear
Words: audiologist, auditory, applaud, audiobook
agri
Meaning: soil, farming
Words: agriculture, agriproducts
bene
Meaning: good
Words: benefit, Beneful, benefactor
circ or circum
Meaning: around
Words: circle, circumference, circuit, circus
corp
Meaning: group
Words: corporation, incorporate, unincorporated, corporally
dict
Meaning: to say
Words: dictionary, dictation, dictatorship, predict
dur
Meaning: lasting
Words: duration, Duracell, durable, during, durometer
equ
Meaning: equal
Words: equivalent, equiangular, equality, equinox
hydro
Meaning: water
Words: hydroelectric, hydrogen, hydrometer, hydroplane
luna
Meaning: moon
Words: lunatic, lunar, circumlunar
nav
Meaning: ship
Words: navy, naval, navigate, circumnavigate,
ped
Meaning: foot or child
Words: peddle, pediatrician, pedestrian, pediatrist, pedicure
psych
Meaning: mind
Words: psychologist, psycho, psychic, psychosurgeon
sci
Meaning: to prove, to study, to know
Words: science, scientific, disciple, conscience, conscious
sens
Meaning: to take in information
Words: sensational, sense, sensor, sensitivity