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Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes

Word Study for SAT Prep & College/Career

Knowing the "building blocks" of the English language - prefixes, suffixes and root
words - helps you to understand a word's meaning and spelling convention.

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A word root is a part of a word. It contains the core meaning of the word, but it cannot
stand alone.

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A prefix is also a word part that cannot stand alone. It is placed at the beginning of a
word to change its meaning.

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A suffix is a word part that is placed at the end of a word to change its meaning.

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Often you can guess the meaning of an unfamiliar word if you know the meaning of its
parts; that is, the root and any prefixes or suffixes that are attached to it.

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