Teaching Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes to Decode

The Latin root pop- like in the word population means

• soda

• people

• body

• art

The Latin root corp like in the word corporal means

• art

• people

• body

• company

The Latin root word art, artistic means

• people

• music

• body

• art

The Latin root aqua, like in the word aqueduct means

• people

• body

• green

• water

The Latin root port like in the word transport means

• company

• travel

• carry

• water

The Greek word part geo means

• Earth

• George

• self

• water

The Greek word part photo like in the word photograph means

• light

• image

• self

• day

The Greek word part auto, like in the word autobiography means

• car

• light

• self

• Earth

The prefix super- like in the word supermarket means

• not

• half

• one

• more than

The prefix pre-, like in the word preview means

• more than

• before

• not or away

• to do again