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 gra)
Latin/ Greek Usually a noun-ence, -ance act/ condition of persistence, excellence, assistance, importance Latin Usually a noun-ence and –ance sound alike because of the schwa. –ence is used somewhat more often than – ance.-ess feminine actress, lioness Latin/ …
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