Prefix Sheet # 1
a. ology
b. onomy
study of
science of
1. a, an
without, not
2. bi
two
3. cide
kill
4. demos
people
5. ego
self
6. astro
star
7. geo
earth
8. hetero
different
9. ideo
idea
10. culp
blame
Prefix Sheet # 2
11. cis
cut
12. legis
having to do with the law
13. macro
large
14. nomen
name
15. olig
few
16. pater
father
17. riparia
river
18. scope
examine
19. tele
far
20. utilis
use
Prefix Sheet # 3
21. vide, visib, vis
see
22. abs, ab, a
away
23. bene
good
24. caco
bad
25. di
two
26. epi
over, on top of
27. frater
brother
28. graph
write
29. homo
same
30. idem
same, identical
Prefix Sheet # 4
31. lexis
words, read
32. mania
crazy
33. ped
foot
34. scribo
write
35. trans
across
36. ad
toward
37. bible
book
38. circum
around
39. dia
through
40. ex
out
Prefix Sheet #5
41. idios
one’s own
42. liber
free
43. meter
measure
44. peri
around
45. agere
act
46. bio
life
47. constitutus
to take a stand
48. dis
not
49. in, im
not
50. locus
place
Prefix Sheet #6
51.micro
small
52. phage
eat
53.subter
under, hidden
54.amphi, ambi
both
55.corpus
yellow
56.dominus
rule, lord
57. in, im
not
58. mittere, mitto
send
59. philo
love
60. sin, sym
with
Prefix Sheet #7
61. ante
before
62. cracy
rule
63. dynasthai
powerful
64. inter
between
65. mono
one
66. phobos
fear
67. anthro
man
68. credo
believe
69. mortis
death
70. anti
against
Prefix Sheet # 8
71. phon
sound
72. cardio
heart
73. aqua
water
74. polis
city
75. archaios
old ancient
76. poly
many
77. archos
rule, ruler
78. porto
carry
79. audio
hear
80. post
after
Prefix Sheet # 9
81. auto
self
82. pre
before
83. pro
for, before
84. psyche
mind, soul
85. publicus
people
86. solus
alone, sun
87. greg
friendly
88. loc , loq
talkative
89. belli
war
90. eu
good
Prefix sheet #10
91. somn
sleep
92. phil
love
93. mut
change
94. pug
fight
95. fid
faith
96. lev
rise, make light
97. foli
leaf, leaves
98. tort
turn
99. pan
all
100. luc
light
Prefix Sheet #11
101. rupt
break
102. .dol
pain
103. vour, vour
eat
104. chron
time
105. hyp
deep sleep
106. pseudo
fake
107. pyr
fire
108. therm
heat
109. ecto
outside
110. endo
within
Prefix Sheet #12
111. gam
marriage
112. zoo
animal
113. gyn
women
114. mal
bad
115. pod
foot
116. federis
league/pack
117. hemi
hemi
118. uni
one
119. octa
eight
120. dec
ten
121. chrom
color
122. tachi
fast
Prefix Quiz # 13
123. ambul walk,
124. cede, ceed, cess
to go, to give in
125. clud, clus, claus to close
126. contra, counter to go against
127. dei, div god
128. dys, dis, dif not
129. flu, flux
130. flect, flex
131. infra
135. jac, ject
Prefix Quiz #14
131. mal
bad
132. meso
middle
133. morph shape
134. neo new
135. omni all
136. para beside
137. re
again
138. retro back again
139. sanct holy
140. spect to see
Prefix Quiz # 15
141. vert, vers to turn
142. Annu, enni year, yearly
143. Cap, capit
head
144. Cept, ceive, ceit
145. Fact, fac make
146. Fort, fore strong
147. Gen race or kind
148. Mem to remember
149. Path feeling
150. Pend hang or weigh
List 16
Viv life
Tempo time
Tain, tent hold
Struct building arrangement
Soror sister
Sent, sens feelings
Simil same
Naut water
Nov new
Root or Prefix
Meaning
Examples
a, an
not, without
atheist, anarchy, anonymous apathy,
aphasia, anemia, atypical, anesthesia
Ab
away, down, from, off
absent, abduction, aberrant,
abstemious, abnormal, abstract,
absorb
acro
high, tip, top
acrobat, acrophobia, acronym,
acromegaly, acropolis
act
do, move
action, react, transaction, proactive,
activity, activation, deactivate
Ad
to, toward
admit, addition, advertisement,
adherent, admonish, address,
adhesive, adept, adjust
Alt
high
altitude, altimeter, alto, contralto,
altocumulus, exalt
ambul
to walk
ambulatory, amble, ambulance,
somnambulist, perambulate,
preamble
anima
soul, life
animation, inanimate, animal, anime,
equanimity, animism, animus
ante
before
anteroom, antebellum, antedate
antecedent, antediluvian
anti, ant
against, opposite
antisocial, antiseptic, antithesis,
antibody, antichrist, antinomies,
antifreeze, antipathy, antigen,
antibiotic, antidote, antifungal,
antidepressant
arm
weapon
audi
to hear
audience, auditory, audible,
auditorium, audiovisual, audition,
audiobook
auto
self
automobile, automatic, autograph,
autonomous, autoimmune, autopilot,
autobiography
Be
thoroughly
bedecked, besmirch, besprinkled,
begrudge, begrime, belie, bemoan
bell
war
bene
good, well
Bi
two
Bio
life, living
biology, biography, biodiversity,
bioavailability, bioflavonoid, biofuel,
biohazard, biomass, biorhythm
cede, ceed, cess
to go, to yield
succeed, proceed, precede, recede,
secession, exceed, succession,
excess
chron
time
chronology, chronic, chronicle,
chronometer, anachronism
army, armament, disarm, rearm,
armistice, armor, armory, arms
belligerent, antebellum, bellicose,
rebel
benefactor, beneficial, benevolent,
benediction, beneficiary, benefit
bicycle, bifocals, biceps, billion,
binary, bivalve, bimonthly, bigamy,
bimetal, biathlete, bicarbonate
cide, cis
to kill, to cut
fratricide, suicide, incision, excision,
circumcision, precise, concise,
precision, homicide, genocide,
regicide
circum
around
circumnavigate, circumflex,
circumstance, circumcision,
circumference, circumorbital,
circumlocution, circumvent,
circumscribe, circulatory
clud, clus claus
to close
include, exclude, clause,
claustrophobia, enclose, exclusive,
reclusive, conclude, preclude
con, com
with, together
convene, compress, contemporary,
converge, compact, confluence,
concatenate, conjoin, combine,
convert, compatible, consequence,
contract
contra, counter
against, opposite
contradict, counteract, contravene,
contrary, counterspy, contrapuntal,
contraband, contraception, contrast,
controversy, counterfeit,
counterclaim, counterargument,
counterclaim, counterpoint,
counterrevolution
cred
to believe
credo, credible, credence, credit,
credential, credulity, incredulous,
creed, incredible
commun
to share
cycl
circle, wheel
commune, community, communism,
communicable, communication,
commonality, incommunicado
bicycle, cyclical, cycle, encliclical,
motorcycle, tricycle, cyclone