Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

aqua

• fire

• earth

• water

• air

il–, im–, in–, ir–

• not, without

• with, including

• certain, specific

• positive, affirmative

nym

• name

• word

• term

• label

non–

• not, without (Example: nonentity)

• a prefix meaning 'against'

• a term used in mathematics

• a type of chemical compound

chron

• time

• space

• light

• sound

therm

• light

• heat

• sound

• cold

mono

• two

• three

• one

• four

–ful

• notable for

• full of

• lacking

• devoid of

–ism

• doctrine, belief (Example: communism)

• a type of government

• a scientific theory

• a form of art

re–

• before

• again (Examples: reply, relay)

• never

• always