Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes Grade 6

Front

Root: celes

Back

Meaning: heavenly, Example: celestial

Front

Root: crat

Back

Meaning: rule, ruler, Example: aristocrat

Front

Root: dense

Back

Meaning: thick, cloudy, Example: condensation

Front

Root: form

Back

Meaning: shape, Example: transformation

Front

Root: grav

Back

Meaning: heavy, Example: gravity

Front

Prefix: atmo-

Back

Meaning: air, Example: atmosphere

Front

Prefix: helio-

Back

Meaning: sun, Example: heliocentric

Front

Prefix: lithos-

Back

Meaning: stone, Example: lithosphere

Front

Prefix: hydro-

Back

Meaning: water, Example: hydrology

Front

Prefix: meso-

Back

Meaning: middle, Example: mesosphere