Root Word Origins & Meanings
The origins and meanings of root words, from carrying things to the study of Earth's climate and living organisms, revealing connections between language and concepts in biology, geology, and more. Understand the significance of prefixes and suffixes as they shape words in English, enhancing your vocabulary and comprehension of various subjects.
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ROOT WORD To carry something from place to place Capable of being carried easily Transport To carry into the country Portable Import Port (to carry) LATIN A case for carrying loose papers Carrying significance Important Portfolio A personal connection (you take something from) A collection of writing carrying information To carry the weight of something Report Rapport Support @clo_teach
ROOT WORD Study of the Earth s climate, continents and people Maths dealing with lines, angles and surfaces The science of rocks Geology Geography Geometry Geo (earth) GREEK The Having the Earth at the centre of the solar system A rock cavity lined with crystals combination of geographic and political factors Geocentric Geode Geopolitics @clo_teach
ROOT WORD The story of a person s life To break down naturally over time Biography The study of living things Biology Biodegrade Two Bio (life) GREEK The zone of Earth where life exists organisms combined for mutual benefit Biosphere Symbiotic An animal that lives on land and in water A wide variety of plants and animals Medicines that cure bacterial infections Biodiversity Amphibious Antibiotics @clo_teach
ROOT WORD A part of a whole Fraction A break, crack or split Fracture A piece Fragment Fract/ Frag/Frail (to break) LATIN To change the direction of a beam of light Refract Easily broken Fragile A geometric pattern that breaks down ever smaller Having delicate health A broken rule Infraction Fractal Frail @clo_teach
ROOT WORD What you use to make calls The study of the sound of human speech A device to make your voice louder Telephone Microphone Phonetics A curved metal woodwind instrument Phon (sound) GREEK A device used to record spoken notes Saxophone Dictaphone Words that sound the same but have different meanings Sounds and the letters that represent them Harsh sounds, or a bad noise Homophones Cacophony Phonics @clo_teach
ROOT WORD Pulled away from direct relation to anything A farm vehicle built for pulling To take away Subtract Tractor Abstract Tract To withdraw (a statement) To pull towards Retract Attract (to pull/draw) LATIN To pull tightly and make smaller To pull someone s attention Contract Distract To pull out by force Extract @clo_teach
ROOT WORD Unable to be seen A recording that can be seen Invisible The ability to see Vision Video Vis/Vid (to see/look) LATIN A view from a distance A trip to see someone Vista Visit Offer To oversee or take charge Supervise Visual proof Evidence suggestions/ your point of view Advise @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Antidote Antiseptic Anti- (against) Antisocial Antibody @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Deactivate Depart De- Decay (down/off) Decline @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Disrespect Disagree Dis- (not/ Disadvantage opposite of) Disappoint @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Enable Encapsulate En-, Em- (to cause) Embarrass Emphasise @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Foreground Foreshadow Fore- (before) Foreword Forewarn @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Input Invest In-, Im- (in) Immigrate Immerse @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Incompetent Impossible In-, Im-, Il-, Ir- (not) Illegal Irrelevant @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX International Interpret Inter- (between) Interplay Interweave @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Malnutrition Malcontent Mal- (bad) Malicious Malodorous @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Midnight Midriff Mid- (middle) Midday Midway @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Nonfiction Nonplussed Non- (not) Noncontact Nonconformist @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Oversimplify Overreach Over- (over) Overkill Overarching @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Preview Predict Pre- (before) Prejudice Premature @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Postmortem Posterity Post- (after) Postscript Postmodern @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Reintroduce Replay Re- (again) Return Reply @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Semicircle Semicolon Semi- (half) Semidetached Semifinal @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Subtract Submarine Sub- (under) Substandard Subway @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Supernatural Superhuman Super- (above) Superior Superlative @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Transport Transact Trans- (across) Transcend Transform @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Unfair Unfriendly Un- (not) Unlikely Unhappy @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Underwhelmed Underpaid Under- (under) Undervalued Underestimated @clo_teach
PREFIX/SUFFIX Misinformed Misunderstood Mis- (wrong) Mistake Misled @clo_teach
