Fourth Six Weeks Prefix, Suffix and

Root Words

Prefixesa letter, syllable, or group of syllables added at the beginning of

a word or word base

sur-

over; above

surface, surpass

trans-

across; over

transcend, transfer

ultra-

extremely

ultramodern

un-

not

unable, unhappy

Suffixesa letter, syllable, or group of syllables added at the end of a word

or word base

-ment

action or process

development

-ment

State or quality of being

amusement

-ment

product or thing

instrument

-y

characterized by

thrifty, frequency

Root Wordthe form of a word after all affixes are removed

mov, mob, mot

to move

mobile, remove

noc, nox

night

equinox, nocturnal

port

to carry

import, export

spec, spect, spic

to see, look at

inspect, respect

syn, sym

together

symphony, senthesize

tract

to pull, draw

attract, traction

volve

roll

involve, revolution