英语中的词缀与词根.ppt

A Presentation Created by TEACHERS UNLEASHED Prefix: uni Meaning: one Examples: unicycle universal Prefix: quad Meaning: four Example: quadrilateral Prefix: tri Meaning: three Examples: trimester tricycle Prefix: milli Meaning: thousand Examples: million millipede Prefix: centi Meaning: hundred Examples: century centimeter 100 years Suffix: er Meaning: one who takes part in Examples: teacher driver Suffix: est Meaning: the most Examples: smallest strongest Suffix: ed Meaning: to have done Examples: played raced Suffix: ing Meaning: to be doing Examples: singing dancing Suffix: ly Meaning: like Examples: cowardly happily Suffix: ion, tion Meaning: action Example: construction Suffix: able, ible Meaning: to be able to Examples: readable cleanable Suffix: ness Meaning: the state of Examples: happiness craziness Suffix: ment Meaning: the feeling of Examples: contentment refreshment Suffix: ous, ious, eous Meaning: having the quality of Examples: adventurous curious Suffix: Ive, ative, tive Meaning: condition Examples: creative sensitive Suffix: ful Meaning: to be full of Examples: thankful peaceful Suffix: less Meaning: without Examples: thoughtless helpless Root: chron Meaning: time Examples: chronologic synchronize chronic Root: gen Meaning: birth/race Example: generation Root: rupt Meaning: break Examples: rupture erupt Root: tele Meaning: distance Examples: television telephone telegraph Root: migr Meaning: change/move Examples: migrate migrating Root: spect Meaning: see Examples: inspect suspect spectator Root: sign Meaning: mark Examples: signal signature Root: therm Meaning: heat Examples: thermal thermometer thermostat Root: graph Meaning: write Examples: photograph autograph biography Root: scop Meaning: see Examples: microscope telescope Root: loc Meaning: place Examples: location local Prefixes, Suffixes, Affixes and Root Words Root words and Base words Root Words and Base Words are the same. Root words and base words are the most basic part of a word. If you