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Learning Guide

Morphology Patterns

Understand how English (US) words are built from prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Learn the meaning of common word parts and expand your vocabulary.

1412 prefixes|4983 roots|2598 suffixes

Prefixes

Word parts added before the root

-non-590

Latin origin, meaning 'not', negative prefix.

-quasi-433

Latin origin, meaning 'as if', 'resembling', functions as an intensifier.

-self371

Old English reflexive pronoun, functions as a prefix.

-Pseudo-215

Greek origin, meaning 'false' or 'not genuine', negation.

-semi-176

Latin origin, meaning 'half' or 'partly', degree modifier.

-in-147

Old English, negating prefix meaning 'not'.

-pre-144

Latin origin, meaning 'before'. Prefixes modify the meaning of the root.

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Roots

Core meaning-bearing word parts

intellect39

Latin *intellectus*, faculty of reasoning.

heart35

Old English *heorte*, denoting the organ and figuratively, courage

nation34

Latin origin (*natio*), meaning 'birth, race, people'.

mind34

Germanic origin, meaning 'intellect'

photo-33

Greek origin, meaning 'light', combining form

comprehend29

Latin origin, meaning 'to grasp entirely'.

therap-29

Greek origin, from 'therapeia' meaning 'healing'

proportion26

Latin origin, comparative relation

struct26

Latin *struere* - to build, pile up.

physio-25

Greek origin, combining form meaning 'nature, physiology'

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Suffixes

Word parts added after the root

-ed-280

Germanic origin, past tense/participle marker.

-ness-242

Old English origin; nominalizing suffix.

-ing-171

English suffix, forming a gerund or present participle.

-ation-160

Latin origin, forms a noun from a verb, functions as a suffix.

ing-153

Old English *-ing* - gerundive/present participle suffix

-ical-143

Latin *-icus* - relating to, characterized by

-ally-130

English suffix, derived from Latin '-alis', forming adverbs.

-ization-127

English suffix (via French and Latin), forming a noun denoting an action or process.

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