Word StructuresRoot Words

PrefixesSuffixes

Affixes

Base Words

MorphemesLinguistics

Morphology

agree

happy

view

herocook

legal

normal

dress

do

write

bio

aquaphobia

autochron graph

homoambi

ROOT WORDS

chronoRoot Words

demosgraphmaterphobiaphoto

timeDefinition

peoplewritingmotherfearlight

chronologicalExample

democracyautobiographymatriarchy

claustrophobiaphotography

centimeter

disagree

unhappy

preview

impossible

misbehavesuperhero

invisible

submarine

polygon

rewrite

Pre = ’before’ Fix = ’attach’

Prefix = ’attached before’

COMMON PREFIXES

anti-Prefix

bi-inter-mono-pre-un-

againstDefinition

twobetween

onebefore

not, opposite of

antidoteExample

bigamyinternationalmonologuepreviewunusual

I’M A FEMALEFE = IRON

MALE = MANTHEREFORE I AM

IRONMAN

bravely

hopeful kindness

fearless

Sailor

teacher

strongest

singing

Refreshment

COMMON SUFFIXES

-ableSuffix

-en-er-est-ful-less

is, can beDefinition

made ofmore

the mostfull ofwithout

affordableExample

goldentallertallesthelpfulhelpless

base

-cook-

prefix

un

suffix

ed

base

-act-

prefix

re

suffix

ion

root

-tang-

suffix

ible

prefix

in

in-

tang

-ible

’not’ (prefix)

’touch’ (Latin root)

’able to’ (suffix)

root

-duct-

prefix

ab

suffix

ed

ab-

duct

-ed

’away from’ (prefix)

’to pull’ (Latin root)

Verb: past tense(suffix)

Why is thisimportant?

It will help you increase your English vocabulary! A lot!

It will help you increase your Swedish vocabulary too!

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