Yvette Gonzalez Flashcards
Greek and Latin Roots (33 cards)
1
Q
not, without
A
a ,an, in
2
Q
against, opposite
A
ant, anti , contra, contro
3
Q
life
A
bio, vit
4
Q
study or science of
A
(o)logy
5
Q
mind, spirit
A
psych(o)
6
Q
to love, lover of
A
phil, philo, phile
7
Q
to do, driven to do
A
act
8
Q
over, above
A
hyper, super, sur
9
Q
under, below
A
hypo, sub
10
Q
one
A
mono, uni
11
Q
many
A
poly
12
Q
self
A
auto
13
Q
to write
A
graph, gram, scrib
14
Q
from afar
A
tele
15
Q
to see
A
vis
16
Q
male, mankind
A
andr(o), anthrop,
17
Q
father
A
patr, pater
18
Q
mother
A
matr, mater
19
Q
child
A
ped
20
Q
people
A
dem(o)
21
Q
act of/ state of
A
ion, tion, ism, y
22
Q
joint
A
arthr
23
Q
windpipe
A
bronch(o)
24
Q
heart
A
cardi(o), cor
25
head, brain
cephal, cap
26
hand
manu
27
foot
pod(o), ped
28
eye, sight
opt(o)
29
body
corp
30
blood
hem
31
One or more syllables or letter added to a root word to change its meaning
Affix
32
A word or part of a word that is PLACED AT THE BEGINNING of another to change its meaning
Prefix
33
A letter or group of letters that is ATTACHED AT THE END of a root or base word to change its meaning
Suffix
