MORPHEMES

Morphology is the study of word formation. A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a word.

How to use this chart: Column A in each section is the word part. Column B in each section is the word part meaning.

# / A
Morpheme / B
Meaning / # / A
Morpheme / B
Meaning / # / A
Morpheme / B
Meaning / # / A
Morpheme / B
Meaning
1 / ab / from/away / 1 / dis/ill/im
Ir/non/un / not / 1 / Iiy / quality/degree / 1 / phobia / fear of
2 / able/ible / capable of / 2 / duct/mit / send / 2 / ject/pel / throw/drive / 2 / phono / sound
3 / ad / To/toward / 3 / dyna / power / 3 / lateral / side / 3 / polis/polit/urb / city
4 / aero/pneu / air / 4 / dys / ill / 4 / less / without / 4 / polit / political
5 / ante/pre/pro / before / 5 / ectomy / removal / 5 / lingua / language / 5 / port / carry
6 / anthropo / man / 6 / ennial / year / 6 / loqu / speak / 6 / post / after
7 / anti/contra/
counter/juxta / against / 7 / epi / on / 7 / lumen/photo / light / 7 / prim/proto / first
8 / aqua/hydra/
hydro/marin / water / 8 / escent / growing / 8 / luna / moon / 8 / pseudo / false
9 / archy / to rule / 9 / ex / without / 9 / magna / great/large / 9 / psych / the mind
10 / aud / hear / 10 / extra / outside / 10 / mal / bad / 10 / quad/tetra / four
11 / auto / self / 11 / fac / make / 11 / mania / madness / 11 / re/retro / back
12 / bene / good / 12 / fold / times / 12 / manu / hand / 12 / rupt / tear, break
13 / bi/duo / two / 13 / frater / brother / 13 / mater/matri / mother / 13 / sopho / wise
14 / Bio / life / 14 / ful / full of / 14 / meter / measure / 14 / sorer / sister
15 / cap / head / 15 / gamy / marriage / 15 / micro / tiny / 15 / spect/scope/vision / to see
16 / carn / flesh / 16 / gen/gene / produce/origin / 16 / mis / wrong / 16 / sphere / ball
17 / cede / go / 17 / geo/terra / earth/land / 17 / mobile/mote / movable / 17 / stereo / 3 dimensional
18 / cent / hundred / 18 / gon / angle / 18 / mono/uni / one / 18 / super / above great
19 / chrome / color / 19 / graph/scribe / to write / 19 / mort / death / 19 / tele / from afar
20 / chron / time / 20 / hemi/semi / half / 20 / multi/poly / many / 20 / termin / end
21 / cide / kill / 21 / hept/sept / seven / 21 / neo / new / 21 / theo / god
22 / circum / around / 22 / hetero / different / 22 / neuro / nerves / 22 / tract / pull
23 / cise/tail/sect / cut / 23 / hex/sex / six / 23 / non/nov / nine / 23 / trans / across
24 / con / with / 24 / homo / same / 24 / oct / eight / 24 / tri / three
25 / corp / body / 25 / hyper / above / 25 / ology / study of / 25 / ultra / extreme
26 / cred / believe / 26 / hypo/sub / under / 26 / omni/pan / all / 26 / ward / direction
27 / cycle / circle / 27 / in / inside/not lacking / 27 / ortho / straight / 27 / zygo / pair
28 / dec / tenth / 28 / inter/intra / between/within / 28 / pater/patri / father / 28
29 / dent / teeth / 29 / ism / Indicates system/practice / 29 / ped / foot / 29
30 / dermis / skin / 30 / ist / one who is, does / 30 / pend / hang / 30
31 / dict / say / 31 / ite / belonging / 31 / pent/quin / five / 31
32 / 32 / itis / inflammation / 32 / peri / surrounding / 32
33 / 33 / 33 / philo / love / 33