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Understanding Word Parts: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes for Language Proficiency

This resource provides an overview of essential word parts, including prefixes, roots, and suffixes. By learning these components, you can enhance your vocabulary and comprehension in English. Discover prefixes like "circum-" (around) and "anti-" (against), as well as roots such as "aqua-" (water) and "bio-" (life). Explore common suffixes like "-able" (can be done) and "-ness" (quality). Mastering these elements will improve your language skills and help you decipher unfamiliar words with ease.

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Understanding Word Parts: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes for Language Proficiency

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  1. WORD PARTS PREFIXES, ROOTS, SUFFIXES

  2. PREFIXES • Circum - around • acro - high • bi - twice, double • cata - down • by - side, close, near • bene, bon - good, well • ante - before • anti - against • ambi, amphi - both • a, an - not, without

  3. ROOTS • Roots: • act - to do • aero - air • agr - agricultural • alter -make different • ann, enn - annual • aqua - water • ast - one connected with • audi - hearing

  4. SUFFIXES • able, ible – can be done • al, ial – having characteristics of • en – made of • ful – full of • ic – having characteristics of • ion, tion, ation, ition – act, process

  5. More Word Parts Prefixes Suffixes -cule, ling – very small (molecule, ridicule, duckling -dom – quality, realm (freedom, kingdom, wisdom -er, or – one who, that which (baker, miller, professor) -ese – a native of, the language of (Japanese, Taiwanese -ess – female (goddess, actress • bio – life (biology, biography • auto – self (autobiography, automatic) • dis -not, apart (disengage, disperse, disinherit) • ex- out (exotic, exterior, exit) • demos – people (democracy, demographic )

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