Vocabulary Roots and Affixes

al

• having to do with

• relating to

• pertaining to

• associated with

ex

• former; past

• next; future

• current; present

• later; upcoming

ile

• related to

• unrelated to

• similar to

• opposite of

ist

• person who does

• a type of plant

• a musical instrument

• a mathematical term

struct

• build

• create

• design

• develop

uni

• two

• three

• one

• four

plex

• parts; units

• complex structures

• simple elements

• individual components

spir

• to think

• to run

• breathe

• to jump

grad

• step

• jump

• run

• walk

ity

• state of being

• a type of city

• a form of identity

• a measure of activity