Lesson 1 Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes

The Study of Roots, Prefixes, and
Suffixes

 We write words prefix-root-suffix Ex re port er

 We define them suffix-root-prefix. er port re

This is a mirror image. Port means to carry. Re means back or again. Or or Er at the end of any
word means a person who. Therefore reporter Prefix re +Root port +Suffix er= Suffix person
who+ Root carries + Prefix back. Reporter= a person who carries back. If you think about it a
reporter is a person who carries information back; therefore, this definition although imperfect
makes sense.

 Porter= a person who carries

Er-a person who.

Port- carry

A porter at a train station carries your luggage.

 Report= to carry back.

Port- carry

Re- back

In a report you are carrying information back to your reader.

The study of Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Week 1

1. jac, jact, ject = cast, throw
2. ob, op = against
3. re = back, again
4. sub, sus, sup = under, lesser
5. de = down, away, apart, from
6. inter = between
7. in, im, ir, il, = in, into, not
8. pro = forward, toward
9. e, ex = out
10.

port = carry

11.

trans = across, beyond, through, into, over

12.

due, duc, duct = lead, draw

13.

urb = city

14.

merse, merge = plunge

15.

scribe, script = write

16.

or, er = one who takes part in

17.

a, an= not, without

18.

neo= new, recent