Prefixes/Suffixes

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•Prefixes-added to the beginning of words

•Suffixes-added to the end of words

•Word Roots

Prefixes

“mid”

“omni”

“circ/circum”

“super”

“ambi”

“bene”

“fore”

“macro”

“pseudo” (pronounced “soo-doh”)

“ant/anti”

“mal”

“bi/bin”

Suffixes

“ous”

“ary”

Word Roots

“theo”

“pater”

“flex”

“corp”

Prefix Examples

“mid”

definition: in the middle of

•midnight•Midterms go home in the middle of the grading period.

“omni”definition: all

•An omnipotent being has all power.

•An omnipresent being is all places at the same time.

“circ/circum”

definition: around

• Circumference is the distance around a circle.

• The explorers circumnavigated the world by ship.

“super”definition: greatest

•Superhuman

•supersize

“ambi”

definition: both or around

• Someone who is ambidextrous can use both hands equally well.

“bene”

definition: good, well

•Easier breathing is a benefit of not smoking.

“fore”

definition: before, in advance

•Foreshadowing

•In a book, a foreword is like an introduction.

“macro”

definition: large

•A macromolecule is a large molecule.

“pseudo”

definition: false

•Samuel Clemens wrote under the pseudonym Mark Twain

“ant/anti”definition: against

•Anti-smoking

•An antacid like Tums works against acid.

“mal”definition: bad or badly

•A malignant tumor is a harmful one.

•The computer malfunctioned.

“bi/bin”

definition: two or two at a time

•bicycle •binoculars

Suffix Examples

“ous”•definition:

full of

•nervous •glorious

“ary”•definition: relating to or connected with

• honorary

•dietary

Word Root Examples

“theo”•definition: God

•Theology is the study of the nature of God and religious truth

“pater”•definition: father

•My paternal grandmother is my grandmother on my father’s side.

“flex”•definition: move

•reflex

•flexible

“corp”•definition: body or a body of people

•corpse•The Microsoft corporation includes thousands of workers.