Prefix/Suffix/Roots 8th Grade Crunch Time

extra

Ex. extraordinary

• outside

• too much

• long

• small, tiny

multi

Ex. multifaceted

• many

• stick or stick to

• to put in place

• beneath, less than normal

contra/contro/counter

Ex. counterargument

• one

• large in size, scope, or scale

• mind, will, spirit

• against

anim

Ex. animated (facial expression, not cartoon)

• mind, will, spirit

• stick or stick to

• large in size, scope, or scale

• many

macro

Ex. macroeconomics

• large in size, scope, or scale

• beneath, less than normal

• to put or place

• stick or stick to

fin

Ex. Finale

• outside

• end, boundary, limit

• true, truth

• beginning

here, hes

Ex. adhere

• stick or stick to

• against

• outside

• end, boundary, limit

ver/vera/veri

Ex. verify

• true, truth

• to put or place

• stick or stick to

• away

micro

Ex. microscopic

• small, smaller than life

• to put or place

• true, truth

• birth, kind, class

de

Ex: denounce

• down, down from, opposite

• against

• many

• true, truth