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| Root | The essential part of the word. It cannot be broken down into smaller parts. |
| Prefix | Part of the word that goes before the root |
| Suffix | Part of the word that comes after the root |
| de | Prefix meaning "Lack of" |
| hydro/hydra | Root meaning "Water" |
| tion | Suffix meaning "state of being" |
| un | Prefix meaning "not" |
| pleasant | Root word meaning "Enjoyable, nice" |
| ness | suffix meaning "state of being" |
| bio | prefix meaning "life" |
| ology | suffix meaning "the study of" |
| Noun | person, place, thing or idea (Examples: bird, tree, hand) |
| Proper Noun | begins with capital letter; specific person, place, thing or idea (examples: Virginia, Tuesday, Mr. Saelor) |
| Concrete Noun | a person, place, thing or idea that can you can either (touch, taste, smell, hear, see) Examples: desk, thunder, wind |
| Abstract Nouns | an idea, feeling, quality or trait (cannot be touched, tasted, smelled, seen, heard) Examples: love, hate, freedom |
| Collective Nouns | A group of people or things. (Examples: team, jury, squad) |
| Action Verb | Tells what the sentence's subject is doing. Example: run, sit, laugh |
| Linking Verb | Connects the noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence. Example: was, were |
| Helping Verb | Assists the main verb in a sentence. Example: will, shall |
| in, im | prefix meaning "in" Example: impressed |
| fore | prefix meaning "before" Example: foresee |
| anti | prefix meaning "against" Example: antisocial |
| inter | prefix meaning "between" Example: international |
| spec/spect | root meaning "to look" Example: Inspect |
| cred | root meaning "to trust" and "believe" Example: Incredible |
| bibl/biblio | root meaning "book" Example: bibliography |
| less | suffix meaning "wihout" Example: Ageless |
| ful | suffix meaning "full of" Example: Beautiful, Wonderful |
| ible/able | suffix meaning "can be done" Example: loveable |
| loc | root meaning "place" Example: location, local |
| in | prefix meaning "not" Example: incredible, invisible |
| graph | root meaning "to write" Example: graphic, autograph |
| auto | prefix meaning "self" Example: autobiography, autograph |
| port | root meaning "to carry" Example: import, portable |
| ing | suffix that turns nouns into verbs Example: dancing, working |
| re | prefix meaning "again" Example: return, replay |
| ation | suffix meaning "as state or action" Example: dehydration, relation |
| act | prefix meaning "act" Example: action, actor |
