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Building Words
Many words in English are built from prefixes, roots, and suffixes. If you know the meaning of each part, you can figure out the meaning of the word. You can also go in reverse, building all-new words, whether practical or ridiculous.
Your Turn Study the list of prefixes, suffixes, and roots. Look up any unfamiliar parts in Write for College or online. Then assemble the parts to create new words. Provide a definition of each.
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Prefixes |
Roots |
Suffixes |
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ambi ante anti cata circ contra epi ex hyper hypo intro mal multi neo non pseudo sub super ultra |
anthrop auto biblio cosm dem dict fac form graph hydr magn meter morph pan phobia psych scribe sign soph tempo |
able ate cian ette fic ful fy hood ic ide ion ish ism ist ize ment ship tude ward |
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