<p> WORD WIZARD LIST</p><p>Prefix Meaning Example a, ab, abs away, from absent, abstain ad, a, ac, an to, toward adhere, annex, accelerate, adapt bi, bis two bicycle, biped, bisect circum around circumference com, con together, with combination, connect de opposite, from, away detract, defer, demerit dis, dif, di apart, not disperse, different epi upon, on top of epicenter equi equal equality, equitable ex, e out, from, forth eject, exhale, exit hyper over, above hyperactive, hypersensitive hypo under, beneath hypodermic, hypothyroid in in, into, not inject, insert, incorrect inter between, among intercede, interject, interpret mal, male bad, ill malpractice, malevolent mis wrong mistake, misunderstand mono alone, single, one monotone, monopoly non not nonsense, nonproductive ob in front of, against obvious omni everywhere, all omnipresent, omnipotent preter past, beyond preternatural pro forward proceed, promote re again, back recall, recede, review retro backward, behind, back retroactive, retrograde se apart secede, separate, segregate sub under subway, submarine, submerge super greater, beyond supernatural, superstition superfluous trans across, beyond transcend, transcontinental, transport un, uni one unilateral, unity, unicycle, unicorn, uniform, unite, un (pronounced uhn) not unhappy, unsuccessful, uncomfortable</p><p>Root Meaning Example bas low basement, basic, basal cap, capt take, seize capture, capable, captive cred believe Credible dict speak predict, verdict, dictator</p><p>Taken from Deeper Reading, Stenhouse Publishing, Kelly Gallagher, 2004 WORD WIZARD LIST</p><p> duc, duct lead conduct, conductor, aqueduct fac, fact make, do factory, manufacture graph write autograph, graphic, biography, paragraph, autobiography log word, study of analogy, biology, monologue, geology mort die, death mortal, mortician, immortal, mortality scrib, script write transcribe, subscription, prescription, scribble, description spec, spect see specimen, aspect, spectator, inspector, spectacular tact touch contact, tactile, intact ten hold retention, tension, tent, detention, attention therm heat thermostat, thermometer, thermos, geothermal ver true verify, verdict</p><p>Suffix Meaning Example -able, -ible able to useable, convertible, renewable, permeable, -er, -or one who does competitor, spectator, teacher, preacher, firefighter, lawyer -fy to make dignify, specify, clarify, verify, mortify -ism the practice of Catholicism, capitalism, communism -ist one who is occupied with environmentalist, therapist -less without, lacking meaningless, worthless -logue, -log a particular kind of prologue, dialogue, monologue, speaking or writing prologue -ness the quality of aggressiveness, kindness -ship the art or skill of sportsmanship, leadership -tude the state of solitude, altitude</p><p>Quizzes Date #1 – the first 14 prefixes (a, ab, abs to inter) Wednesday, May 8 (14 items) #2 – the next 14 prefixes (mal, male to trans) Friday, May 17 (14 items) #3 – the last 2 prefixes and the first 12 root Friday, May 24 (14 items) words (un, uni to tact) #4 – the last 3 root words and all 10 suffixes (13 items) (ten to –tude)</p><p>Taken from Deeper Reading, Stenhouse Publishing, Kelly Gallagher, 2004 WORD WIZARD LIST</p><p>Taken from Deeper Reading, Stenhouse Publishing, Kelly Gallagher, 2004</p>