Language Flashcards
prefix
letter or group of letters at the beginning of a word
subject
person or thing about whom the statement is made
adverb
a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, adverb, or phrase (in the sentence she smiled cheerfully, cheerfully is the adverb)
adjective
descriptive word
affixes
collectively prefixes and suffixes
verb
action word
noun
a thing or person
prefixes & suffixes:
change where a word is grammatically placed in a sentence
suffix
letter or group of letters at the end of a word
a, an
without, not
ab
away, from
ad, a, ac, as
to, toward
ante
before
anti
against
auto
self
ben
good
bi
two, both
circum
around
co, com, con
with, together
contra, counter
against
de
down, undo, not
di, dis
lack of, not, apart
eu
good, normal
ex, (or e)
out (of), former
