Unit 3 Morphemes and Definitions

-al (suffix)

• having to do with; related to/characterized by

• pertaining to a specific time or place

• indicating a state of being

• denoting a process or action

-ous (suffix)

• having

• not having

• lacking

• without

-struct- (affix)

• build

• create

• destroy

• design

-grad- (affix)

• step

• jump

• run

• stop

-phon- (affix)

• sound, speech

• light, vision

• movement, action

• color, hue

-scope- (affix)

• to hear

• to touch

• look; see & to watch

• to smell

-tion; -ion (suffix)

• act of/state of/result of & action/state of being

• a type of verb

• a prefix used in words

• a noun indicating a place

-plex- (affix)

• parts; units

• whole; singular

• group; collection

• section; division

-ile (suffix)

• related to

• unrelated to

• opposite of

• similar to

-ity (suffix)

• state of being; quality of

• a type of fruit

• a measure of distance

• a form of government