every daily, weekly, monthly. -y being or having funny, sunny, gooey, fruity, rainy.
Roots. *grade-appropriate base words. 4th Grade (R.4.1.3.4). Prefixes Meaning.
Vocabulary: Word Structure Analysis Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes for Kansas Reading Assessment
3rd Grade
(R.3.1.3.5)
Prefixes
Meaning
Examples
misprepro-
un-
wrongly before favor, forward again, back not
mistake, misbehave, misunderstand, misuse pretest, preteen, preschool, prehistoric pro-American, pro-education, proactive proceed, progress, project, produce redo, rewrite, repaint, reheat, reuse repay, recall, rebate, rewind unhappy, unwanted, untie, unglued
Suffixes
Meaning
Examples
-ed -er -est -ing -ly
past-tense more most present participle like, resembling every being or having
wanted bigger biggest playing friendly, motherly daily, weekly, monthly funny, sunny, gooey, fruity, rainy
re-
-y
Roots *grade-appropriate base words
4th Grade
(R.4.1.3.4)
Prefixes
Meaning
Examples
antidisexnonunder-
against not, opposite former not below, less than
antiwar, antisocial, antismoking, antifreeze disappear, disagree, dishonest, dislike ex-student, ex-president, ex-teacher, ex-wife nonfiction, nonstop, nonsmoker, nonviolent underground, underpaid, underwater, underweight
Suffixes
Meaning
Examples
-en -ful -less -ment -ness
made of, relating to full of without action or process state or condition of
wooden, golden, earthen sorrowful, careful, thoughtful, fearful hopeless, careless, thoughtless, fearless enjoyment, movement happiness
Roots *grade-appropriate base words ____________________________________________________________________________ Created by: Kristi Orcutt, Literacy Specialist,
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Vocabulary: Word Structure Analysis Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes for Kansas Reading Assessment
5th Grade
(R.5.1.3.4)
Prefixes
Meaning
Examples
bicodeentri-
two together opposite, reverse down, go away cause, cause to three
biweekly, bicycle, bifocal, biannual coworker, coexist, cooperate, copilot, coauthor deform, deactivate, defuse, detour, decode decrease, depart, descend, degrade enjoy, enrage, enforce, enlighten, encircle triangle, tricycle, tripod, triathlete, triathlon
Suffixes
Meaning
Examples
-able/-ible -ance/-ence -ate -ish
is, can be state or quality of state or quality of near, like action, process
comfortable, washable, learnable, combustible annoyance, resistance, absence desperate, fortunate pinkish, childish finish, nourish, punish
Roots *grade-appropriate base words
6th Grade
(R.6.1.3.4)
Prefixes
Meaning
Examples
autoconforemultisubup-
self with before many, much under, below above, higher more recent
autograph, autobiography, automobile, autoimmune contraction, concert, concave foresee, forefront, forethought, foreclose, foreground multicolored, multimillionaire, multitask, multimedia submarine, subzero, substandard, subway, submerge upstairs, upward, upscale, uproot, uplift, upright update, upstart, upperclassman
Suffixes
Meaning
Examples
-age -al
action, process action, process relating to to make, full of inclined to
pilgrimage, voyage, marriage refusal, revival natural, maternal standardize, popularize, computerize joyous, nervous, wondrous tiresome, awesome, meddlesome
-ize/-yze -ous -some
Roots *grade-appropriate base words ____________________________________________________________________________ Created by: Kristi Orcutt, Literacy Specialist,
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Vocabulary: Word Structure Analysis Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes for Kansas Reading Assessment
7th Grade
(R.7.1.3.3)
Prefixes
Meaning
Examples
a-/anbemidpostsemisuper-
not, without to cause, become middle after, later partly, half over, more than
amoral beside, behave midsize, midterm, midtown postpone, posttest, postscript semicircle, semiannual supernatural, supervise
Suffixes
Meaning
Examples
-ant/-ent -ess -ism -ist
one who one who (female) doctrine of, principle of one who practices
servant, immigrant, assistant, resident waitress, princess, hostess, actress capitalism, socialism, communism, patriotism biologist, communist, capitalist, dentist
Roots*
Meaning
Examples
aero (L) aqua (L) biblio (G) bio (G) chron (G) dem (G) geo (G) graph (G) hemi (G) meter (G) micro (G) migr (L) mim (L) mort (L) phon (G) photo (G) scrib/script (L) tele (G) test (L)
air water book life time people earth write half measure small change, move same death sound light write distant, from afar to witness or affirm
aerobics, aerodynamics, aeronautics aquarium, aquatic, aqueous, aquifer bibliography, bibliophile, Bible biology, biography, biosphere, biochemistry chronological, synchronize, chronic, chronicle democracy, demography, endemic, epidemic geography, geometry, geology photograph, autograph, biography, graphite hemisphere thermometer, centimeter, diameter, barometer microscope, microcomputer, microprocessor migrate, immigrant, migratory mimic, mime, pantomime, mimeograph mortician, mortuary, mortal, immortal, mortify phonograph, symphony, telephone, microphone photograph, telephoto, photosynthesis, photogenic inscribe, describe, prescribe, script, transcript telephone, telegram, telekinesis testimony, testament, testify
*(L) = Latin, (G) = Greek
____________________________________________________________________________ Created by: Kristi Orcutt, Literacy Specialist,
[email protected] th Primary source: The Reading Teacher’s Book of List, 5 Ed. (Jossey-Bass 2006)
Vocabulary: Word Structure Analysis Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes for Kansas Reading Assessment
8th Grade
(R.8.1.3.3)
Prefixes
Meaning
Examples
abiminintermaluni-
away from not not between, among bad one, single
abstract, absent improper, immobile inoperable, indecent international, intersect maladjusted, malevolent unicycle, uniform, unilateral
Suffixes
Meaning
Examples
-ee -ette/-et -ian -ion -ive
object of action small person state or quality of inclined to
payee, employee, lessee diskette, dinette, midget, sonnet musician, Parisian champion, ambition, suspicion active, passive, negative, positive
Roots*
Meaning
Examples
agri (L) aud (L) bene (L) circum (L) corp (L) dict (L) dur (L) equ/equi (L) hydro (G) luna (L) nav (L) ped (L) psych (G) sci (G) sent/sens (L) sol/soli (L) spec (L)
field hear good, well around body speak to harden, hold out equal, fair water moon ship foot mind, soul know feel alone see
agriculture, agribusiness, agrarian audible, audience, auditorium, audition, audiovisual beneficial, benefit, benefactor circumference, circumnavigate, circumvent corpse, corps, corporation, corpus, corpuscle dictate, predict, verdict, diction, contradict durable, duration, endure, endurance equitable, equal, equality, equalize hydroelectric, hydrogen, hydrant, dehydrate lunar, lunatic, lunette navy, naval, navigate, circumnavigate pedal, pedestrian, biped, pedestal psychology, psychiatry, psyche, psychopath science, conscience, omniscient sense, sensation, sensitive, sensible, sentimental solitude, solo, solitary, desolate soliloquy inspect, suspect, respect, spectator, spectacle
*(L) = Latin, (G) = Greek
____________________________________________________________________________ Created by: Kristi Orcutt, Literacy Specialist,
[email protected] th Primary source: The Reading Teacher’s Book of List, 5 Ed. (Jossey-Bass 2006)
Vocabulary: Word Structure Analysis Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes for Kansas Reading Assessment
High School
(R.HS.1.3.3)
Prefixes
Meaning
Examples
antecounterdyshypertransinterintra-/intromicropseudo-
before, in front against, opposed to not normal extra, beyond, over across, through between inside of, within small false, pretend
antebellum, antechamber, antecedent counterterror, counteract dysfunctional, dyslexia, dyspepsia hyperactive, hypercritical, hyperacidity, hyperextend transact, transfer interstate, international intramuscular, intracellular, introspect, introvert microscope, microbiology, microchip pseudonym, pseudoscience,
Suffixes
Meaning
Examples
-hood -ic -ify/-if -logy -ure
state or quality of relating to to make science of, study of action or process
childhood, adulthood, falsehood, nationhood comic, historic, poetic, scenic, metallic falsify, terrify, beautify cardiology, biology, astrology, anthropology censure, procure, failure, exposure
Roots*
Meaning
Examples
anthrop (G) man belli (L) war brev (L) short cred (L) believe culpa (L) fault, blame derm (G) skin duc/duct (L) lead ego (L) I fac (L) make, do jud/jur/jus (L) law luc/lum (L) light mega (G) great, large ocu (L) eye ortho (G) straight, right poly (G) much, many rect (L) straight the/theo (G) god urb (L) city vac (L) empty vir (L) worth, manliness
anthropology, philanthropist, misanthrope antebellum, belligerent, rebellion brevity, breve, abbreviation credible, credit, discredit, credential, credulous, incredible culpable, culprit dermis, dermatitis, dermatology conduct, educate, induct, aquaduct ego, egocentric, egoism, egotism factory, manufacture, facsimile, benefactor judge, judicial, jury, jurisdiction, justice, justify lucid, translucent, illuminate, luminous, elucidate megabyte, megaphone, megalopolis, megalomania oculist, binocular, monocular orthodontist, orthodox, orthopedist, orthography polygamy, polygon, polygraph, polynomial, polyglot erect, rectangle, rectify, direction, correct theology, theocracy, theologian urban, suburb, urbane, suburban vacant, vacuum, evacuate, vacate viril, virtue, virtuoso, virtuous
*(L) = Latin, (G) = Greek ___________________________________________________________________________ Created by: Kristi Orcutt, Literacy Specialist,
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