Vocabulary Affixes Prefixes 1 Prefix A An Definition

Vocabulary – Affixes – Prefixes 1 Prefix A, An Definition Example Words Without Apathy, amoral, anaerobic Ab From, Away From Ad To; motion toward; addition to Abnormal, abduct, absent, abhor Adapt, addict, adhere, admit Air Aerobic, aerobiology, aerospace Both; Around Amphibian, amphitheater Before Antebellum, antecedent Antiaircraft, antifreeze, antibiotics Bifacial, bifocal, biennial Aero Amphi Ante Anti, Ant Bi Hyper Il Against; Opposite; Reverse Two More than normal; too much Not Hyperactive, hypercritical, hypertension Illegal, illegible, illiterate, illogical

Vocabulary – Affixes – Prefixes 2 Prefix Definition Example Words Inter- between, among Micro- small Mono- one Interaction, intercede, interchange Microscope, microcosm, microbiology Monosyllable, monoxide Neo- new Neonatal, neoclassicism Pan- all Pantheon, pandemic Per- through Percolate, perceive Post- after Pre- before Postglacial, postgraduate, posterior Preamble, prearrange, precaution Superabundant, superhuman, supercilious Transatlantic, transcend, transcribe, transfer Super- more than usual Trans- across; beyond

Vocabulary – Affixes – Suffixes Suffix -able, -ible Definition Able to be; capable of being Example Words intelligible, probable, inevitable -al, -ial Of; like; relating to; suitable for potential, musical, national -cle, -ial Small corpuscle, cubicle, particle Doing; having; showing fraudulent, dependent, negligent, evident comic, historic, poetic, public -ent -ic -ism -logy -or -tude -y Relating to; characteristic of Act, practice, or result of; example Study or theory of barbarism, heroism, altruism One who actor, auditor, doctor, donor State or quality of being solitude, multitude, aptitude Characterized by thrifty, jealousy, frequency, sticky biology, ecology, geology

Vocabulary Assessments • QUIZ over all 30 affixes next Friday, October 11 • TEST over all 90 roots and affixes Block Day, October 16 -17. • Format for all assessments will be what you have come to expect.