💠 Word Fundamentals 💠

💢PREdiction ( PRE - before). A prefix appears at the beginning of a word to modify its meaning.

💢preDICTion ( DICT - to say). A word root is the basic unit of meaning in a word to which prefixes and suffixes can be added;

💢predictION ( ION - act or process). A suffix appears at the end of a word to modify its meaning or part of speech.

Learn the following 9 essential word roots, prefixes, and suffixes:

— root AUTO

Meaning: self

Examples: automatic, autonomy

— root FORT

Meaning: strong

Examples: effort, fortress

— root SCRIPT

Meaning: write

Examples: description, manuscript

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— prefix ANTI

Meaning: opposed to or against.

Examples: antihero, antisocial

— prefix EX

Meaning: not or out of

Examples: exclude, exit

— prefix MIS

Meaning: wrong or badly

Examples: misshapen, misunderstand

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— suffix AL

Meaning: relating to

Examples: historical, rehearsal

— suffix FUL

Meaning: full of

Examples: grateful, merciful

— suffix ION

Meaning: act or process.

Examples: consideration, desperation

The importance of word parts:

  There are more than 1 million different word parts in use the English language, and it's growing and changing all the time. The average person's vocabulary ranges from 20,000-35,000 words. While it is impossible to know every English word, it is possible to expand your vocabulary by learning the pieces that make up individual words: word roots, prefixes and suffixes.

  You can unlock the meanings of difficult words by learning frequently used word parts and their combinations. Breaking words into smaller parts is an efficient and systematic method that allows you to recognize unfamiliar words and build your vocabulary more quickly than by memorization alone.