Base Words, Suffixes and Prefixes

What does this suffix mean?

-ize

• to burst or break

• to become or conform

• life

• one who does a specific action

What does this suffix mean?

-ist

• one who does a specific action

• self

• to carry

• to draw or pull

What does this suffix mean?

-ology

• to become or conform

• heat

• measure

• science of or study of

What does this prefix mean?

tele-

• one who does a specific action

• far or distant

• to see

• life

What does this base word mean?

-therm

• to break or burst

• heat

• to shape

• science or study of

What does this base word mean?

-vis/-vid

• to see

• heat

• measure

• to draw or pull

What does this base word mean?

-meter/metr

• to carry

• to become or conform

• to measure

• to draw or pull

What does this base word mean?

rupt

• to see

• heat

• the science or study of

• to break or burst

What does this base word mean?

form

• measure

• to see

• to draw or pull

• to shape

What does this base word mean?

port

• self

• measure

• to carry

• one who does a specific action