Common Roots List
See list of common word roots below along with their meanings and examples associated with each one.
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Common Suffixes
Common Roots List
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Root / Suffix / Prefix
Related Subjects:
Common Suffixes
Common Roots List
Simple Worksheet
Root / Suffix / Prefix
| ROOT | MEANING | EXAMPLE |
|---|---|---|
| act, agi | drive, do | activate, agitate |
| aer, aero | air | aerial, aerodynamics |
| aqu | water | aquatic, aqueduct |
| al, alt | other | alien, altruist |
| arch | chief, ruler | monarchy, anarchist |
| aster, astr | star | astronomy, asterisk |
| aud, audit | hear | audible, audition |
| biblio | book | bibliography, Bible |
| bio | life | biology, biography |
| cad, cas, cid | fall | cadence, cascade |
| capit, cap, chap, cheif | head | caption, chapter |
| chrome | color | monochrome, chromatic |
| chron | time | anachronism, chronicle |
| cide, cis | cut, kill | matricide, scissors |
| cit, civ | government | citizen, civil |
| clause, clos(e), clus, clud | shut | claustrophobia, foreclose |
| corp | body | corporate, corpulent |
| cre, creas(e), cres | grow | increment, increase |
| cred | believe | credible, credit |
| cur, cour | run | recurrent, recourse |
| circ, cycl | circle | cyclone, circus |
| dem | people | democratic, epidemic |
| dent, dont | teeth | denture, orthodontist |
| derm | skin | dermatologist, hypodermic |
| doc, fox | opinion, belief | doctrine, orthodox |
| duc | lead | conductive, aqueduct |
| dynamo | power | dynamic, dynamo |
| equa, equi | equal | equanimity, equilibrium |
| fac, fec, fic | make, do | facilitate, fiction |
| fal, fals | deceive | fallacy, falsify |
| fend, fens | against, from | defendant, offensive |
| fer | carry | prefer, ferry |
| fid | faith | confidant, infidel |
| fin | limit | infinite, finish |
| fix | stationary | prefix, fixate |
| flect, flex | bend | inflection, reflex |
| fort, forc | strong | fortress, reinforce |
| fract, frag | break | fraction, fragment |
| fund, fuse, found | pour or melt | fusion, profound |
| gamy | marriage | bigamy, misogamy |
| geo | earth | geology, geography |
| gen, gin | birth, origin, race | genetic, genocide |
| grad, gress | go, walk, step | digress, graduate |
| gram, graph | write | telegram, graphics |
| grat, grac | pleasing, thanks, favor | gratis, ingrate |
| her, hes | stick | adhesive, inherent |
| hydr, hydro | water | dehydrate, hydroelectric |
| jug, junc, just | join | conjugate, juncture |
| jud, jus, jur | right | judicial, injure |
| kine, cine | move | kinetic, cinema |
| labor | work | collaborate, laboratory |
| lect, leg | gather, rea, law | collect, legal |
| libr, liber | book, free | library, liberal |
| lic, liqu | permit, leave | elicit, derelict |
| liter | letter | literate, literature |
| loc | place | location, allocate |
| luc, lum, lus, lun, lux | light | lucid, luminous |
| magna, max | great | magnify, maximum |
| man, manu | hand | manual, emancipate |
| mania | madness | kleptomania, maniac |
| mis, mit | send | emit, emissary |
| mort | die | mortal, mortuary |
| nat, neo, nov | new, born | prenatal, neoclassic |
| c naut, nav | water | astronaut, navigate |
| ocle, ocul, opt | eye | monocle, optical |
| pac, pact | peace, solid | pacify, compact |
| pass, path | feel, disease | antipathy, pathology |
| ped, pod | child, foot | pediatrician, podiatrist |
| pel, puls | drive | compel, repulsive |
| pend, pens, pond | hang, weight, pay | expense, ponder |
| pet, peat | seek, request | repetitious, perpetual |
| phil | love | philanthropy, philologist |
| phobia | fear | claustrophobia, hydrophobia |
| phon | sound | phonograph, symphony |
| photo, phos | light | photographic, phosphorus |
| pict, pig | paint | depict, pigment |
| plac, plea | please, calm | placate, implacable |
| plic, plex, ply | bend, gold | implicate, perplex |
| polis, polit, poly | city, citizen | cosmopolitan, politician |
| port | carry | porter, opportune |
| punct, pung, point | prick | impinge, poignant |
| quer, quis | ask, seek | inquisition, inquest |
| reg, rect, right | straight, direct | irregular, erect |
| rog | ask, seek | derogatory, interrogate |
| scope | see | telescope, microscope |
| scrib, scrip | write | inscribe, manuscript |
| sens, sent | feel, think | sensual, sentiment |
| sequi, secut, suit | follow | persecute, sequence |
| sid, sed, sess | sit | sediment, session |
| sim, syl, sys | together, same | simulate, synthesis |
| sign | mark, signal | insignia, designate |
| sol | alone | solo, solitude |
| son, sound | sound | sonar, resound |
| solv, solu | loosen, explain | solvent, resolute |
| spir | breathe | respiration, expire |
| sta, sist, sti | stand | static, consist |
| struct | build | construct, structure |
| tract | draw, pull | subtract, traction |
| ten, tain, tin | hold | contain, retention |
| tend | stretch | tendon, extensive |
| ter | earth | interment, terrestrial |
| text | weave, construct | textile, texture |
| therm | hot, warm | thermos, thermometer |
| thesis | put, place | synthesis, hypothesis |
| torq, tort | twist, wind | torque, contort |
| urb | city | urbane, suburban |
| vac, void | empty | vacuum, evacuate |
| val, valu | worth, strength | ambivalent, evaluate |
| ven, vent | come | intervene, adventure |
| verb | word | adverb, verbatim |
| vers, vert, verg | turn | versus, avert |
| vic, van, vinc | conquer, change | invincible, victory |
| vita, viv | life | vital, vivacious |
| volv, volu | roll, will | revolve, voluntary |
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