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Word Wizard List 1 . Prefix-Root-Suffix Tran scrib er. PREFIX!. A prefix comes before the root and alters (changes) the word’s meaning. EXAMPLES: Ab stract Centr al Circum stance. ROOTS!. The main part of the word. EXAMPLES: ALTER PED SCRIB. SUFFIX.
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Prefix-Root-Suffix Tran scriber
PREFIX! • A prefix comes before the root and alters (changes) the word’s meaning. • EXAMPLES: • Abstract • Central • Circumstance
ROOTS! The main part of the word. EXAMPLES: ALTER PED SCRIB
SUFFIX • A suffix comes at the end of the word. EX: • S (students) • Ed (chatted) • Er (teacher)
What are the parts of these words? • biology • autobiography • pseudonym
ac-, ad-,af-, ag-, an-, ar-, at-, as- • accept, adapt, affect Movement to or toward, in addition to
Inter- interact, intermission, intersect together, between, among
Mono- monolithe, monotone,monopoly one, alone single
-ic Metallic, acidic, simplistic Characteristics of like, pertaining to