Transcription of Prefix-Suffix-Root List by Grade Level
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1 Prefix-Suffix-RootList by Grade Level (Generally, prefixes and suffixes change the meanings of roots, but it is usually the suffix that denotes the part of speech.)1stGradePrefixSuffixDefinitionEx amplesOriginAdditionalInformation-s,-esp lural, more than onehats, pigs, boxes,wishesAnglo-Saxon-ingaction/proces shelping, skipping,running, seeing,thinkingAnglo-SaxonPresent participle ofverb-edpast tensejumped, helpedAnglo-SaxonPast tense verb2ndGrade(Please review affixes from prior Grade .)PrefixSuffixDefinitionExamplesOri ginAdditionalInformationun-not/oppositeu nlock, unsafeAnglo-Saxonre-again/ backreread, rewrite,returnLatindis-not/ opposite ofdislike, distrustLatin-erperson connectedwith/ comparativedegreeteacher, writer,baker, bigger,colder, tallerAnglo-Saxon-estsuperlative degreebiggest, coldest,tallestAnglo-SaxonUsually an adjective3rd Grade (Please review affixes from prior grades.)PrefixSuffixDefinitionExamplesOr iginAdditionalInformationdis-not/ opposite ofdislike, distrustLatinin -notinactive, insane,Latin2inexpensive-fulfull ofbeautiful, painfulAnglo-SaxonUsually an adjective-lesswithoutcareless, helplessAnglo-Saxon-ycharacterized by/ likecloudy, fishyAnglo-Saxon-lycharacteristic ofbadly, friendly,quicklyAnglo-SaxonUsually an adverb4thGrade(Please review affixes from prior grades.)
pre-before preplan, pretest Latin bi-two bicycle, binocular Latin tri-three tricycle, triangle Latin/ Greek quad-four quadrilateral, quadrant Latin oct-eight octagon, octopus Latin/ Greek-ion, –ation –sion, -tion act of/ state of/ result of attention, vision, invitation Anglo-Saxon Noun (See 6th grade for explanation)
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