Word Power # 2

word part

meaning

examples

pre

before

prefix, preheat, preschool, predict

ex

out

exit, extract, exterior, exhale, external

multi

many

multiplication, multicolored, multiply, multimillionaire, multimedia

mis

wrong

mistake, misspell, mispronounce, misdeed, mistrial, mistreat

re

back, again

report, rewind, rewrite, retell, recede, reflect, reject, repay

port

carry

report, import, export, transport, portable, support

tract

pull

retract, subtract, extract, intractable, tractor, contract

il, im, in, ir

not, into

illegal, impossible, incorrect, irregular, illuminate, import, incision, irrigate

sub

under

submarine, subway, subtract, submit, subway, subterranean, subsoil

ped, pod

foot, feet

pedal, pedestrian, pedestal, biped, tripod, centipede, millipede,

vis, vid

see

vision, visual, video, visit, visa, visible, television

cent

hundred

century, centennial, bicentennial, centipede, centimeter, cent