Prefixes, Base Words, Roots, and Suffixes

Practice the following prefixes, suffixes, roots, and base words. 

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Con- example: conform
Prefix: "with, together"
In- example: inspect
Prefix: "not, without" or "into"
Scrib, script example: inscription
Root: "write"
Duc, duct example: conductor
Root: "take, lead"
-or examples: investor, humor
Suffix: "person who" or "condition or activity" (noun ending)
-ed example: jumped
Suffix: past tense verb ending (verb or adjective ending)
-ing example: popping
Suffix: present participle verb ending (verb, noun, or adjective ending)
-er example: rapper
Suffix: "someone who, something that" (noun ending)
-dom example: freedom
Suffix: "state of being" (noun ending)
-ful example: prideful
Suffix: "full of" (adjective ending)
Re- example: replay
Prefix: "back, again"
Pre- example: preheat
Prefix: "before"
Trans- example: transmit
Prefix: "across"
De- example: deform
Prefix: "away from"
Tract example: tractor
Root: "pull"