Greek and Latin Roots Flashcards

Grade 7 · English · Flashcards

Study common Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes to decode unfamiliar English words.

Flashcards

port (Latin)

Carry — transport, import, export, portable

bio (Greek)

Life — biology, biography, antibiotic

geo (Greek)

Earth — geography, geology, geothermal

tele (Greek)

Far, distant — telephone, telescope, television

aud (Latin)

Hear — audible, audience, auditorium

scrib/script (Latin)

Write — inscribe, manuscript, prescription

micro (Greek)

Small — microscope, microorganism, microchip

jud (Latin)

Judge — judicial, judgment, prejudice

prefix 'pre-'

Before — preview, prehistoric, predict

prefix 'anti-'

Against — antibiotic, antisocial, antidote

prefix 'un-'

Not — unhappy, unclear, unusual

suffix '-ology'

Study of — biology, geology, psychology

suffix '-tion'

Turns a verb into a noun — create → creation, act → action

suffix '-ful'

Full of — careful, hopeful, peaceful

voc (Latin)

Voice, call — vocabulary, vocal, invoke

chron (Greek)

Time — chronological, chronicle, synchronize

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