roots 7 Flashcards
Root - bas
Meaning: “relating to a low position or level” Examples: base, basin, basement
Suffix - -al
“relating to or having the characteristics of” Examples: natural, musical, personal
Root - cap, capt, cept
“to take hold of, seize, or capture”
Examples: capture, captive, accept, acceptation
Suffix - -ance, ancy
“the act, process, or state of being”
Examples: appearance, performance, dependence
Root - cur, curs
Meaning: “to run”
Examples: cursive, current, currency
Suffix - -ar, -ary
Meaning: “related to, connected with”
Examples: regular, primary, dictionary
Root - fer, ferr
Meaning: “to carry, bring”
Examples: ferry, ferrous, confer, infer
Suffix - -il, ile
Meaning: “of, like, pertaining to”
Examples: civil, hostile, fragile
Root - mis, mit
Meaning: “to send”
Examples: mission, transmit
Suffix - -ive
Meaning: “having the nature of”
Examples: active, creative, attractive
Root - par
Meaning: “equal”
Examples: parity, parallel
Suffix - -ory
Meaning: “a place or thing for”
Examples: laboratory, territory, accessory
Root - plic
Meaning: “to fold, to bend, to turn”
Examples: complicate, implicate
Root - pos, pose, posit
Meaning: “to place, to put”
Examples: position, compose
Root - secu, sequ
Meaning: “to follow”
Examples: sequence, consequence
