ISEE Roots, Prefixes and Suffixes
Exam Questions and Answers
a - ANS-without
ab/abs - ANS-away from, against
ac/acr - ANS-sharp
ad/at - ANS-to, toward
am - ANS-to love
amb - ANS-to go for a walk
anim - ANS-life, spirit
ante - ANS-before
anthr/andr - ANS-mankind, man
anti - ANS-against, opposite
apt/ept - ANS-skill, ability, fit
bell - ANS-war
bene - ANS-good
bi - ANS-two
carn - ANS-flesh
chron - ANS-time
circ/circum - ANS-around
cis - ANS-to cut
cli - ANS-to lean
, clu/clo/cla - ANS-to close/shut
co/com/con - ANS-with, together
cred - ANS-believe
culp - ANS-blame
cur/cour - ANS-to run (a course)
de - ANS-away from, the opposite of
dem - ANS-people
derm - ANS-skin
di - ANS-apart, through, away
dic - ANS-to say, to tell
dign/dain - ANS-worth
dis - ANS-apart, away from, not
dys - ANS-faulty, bad
epi - ANS-upon
equi/equ - ANS-equal
esce - ANS-to become
eu - ANS-good, pleasing
ex/ej - ANS-out, put out
extr - ANS-outside, beyond
fac - ANS-to make, to do
fic/fig - ANS-to make, to do
fid - ANS-faith, trust
gen - ANS-birth, creation, kind
Exam Questions and Answers
a - ANS-without
ab/abs - ANS-away from, against
ac/acr - ANS-sharp
ad/at - ANS-to, toward
am - ANS-to love
amb - ANS-to go for a walk
anim - ANS-life, spirit
ante - ANS-before
anthr/andr - ANS-mankind, man
anti - ANS-against, opposite
apt/ept - ANS-skill, ability, fit
bell - ANS-war
bene - ANS-good
bi - ANS-two
carn - ANS-flesh
chron - ANS-time
circ/circum - ANS-around
cis - ANS-to cut
cli - ANS-to lean
, clu/clo/cla - ANS-to close/shut
co/com/con - ANS-with, together
cred - ANS-believe
culp - ANS-blame
cur/cour - ANS-to run (a course)
de - ANS-away from, the opposite of
dem - ANS-people
derm - ANS-skin
di - ANS-apart, through, away
dic - ANS-to say, to tell
dign/dain - ANS-worth
dis - ANS-apart, away from, not
dys - ANS-faulty, bad
epi - ANS-upon
equi/equ - ANS-equal
esce - ANS-to become
eu - ANS-good, pleasing
ex/ej - ANS-out, put out
extr - ANS-outside, beyond
fac - ANS-to make, to do
fic/fig - ANS-to make, to do
fid - ANS-faith, trust
gen - ANS-birth, creation, kind