Root Words

Set #1

Root: am, amorMeaning: love, likingExample: amiable, amorous, enamored

Root: animMeaning: alive, life, spirit

Example: animated, animal, animosity

Root: archMeaning: to rule, ruler, leader

Example: patriarch monarch, matriarch, architect

Root: astr, asterMeaning: starExample: astrology, asterisk, asteroid, astronaut

Root: aud, auditMeaning: hear, listenExample: auditorium, audiology, audio, audtion

Root: bel,bellMeaning: warExample: belligerent, rebellion, bellator

Root: ben, beneMeaning: good, wellExample: beneficial, benediction, benefactor, benevolent

Root: bibliMeaning: bookExample: bibliography, bible, bibliomania, bibliology

Root: bioMeaning: lifeExample: biography, biology, biometrics, biosphere

Root: capitMeaning: headExample: capital, decapitate, captain, caption