Root Words

Write the ‘root word’ after dropping the prefix or suffix.

1. Action (root: act, suffix: -ion)
2. Agreement (root: agree, suffix: -ment)
3. Announcement (root: announce, suffix: -ment)
4. Arrangement (root: arrange, suffix: -ment)
5. Artist (root: art, suffix: -ist)
6. Beautify (main: beauti, prefix: be-)
7. Belief (root: believe, suffix: -ief)
8. Bender (root: bend, suffix: -er)
9. Brighten (root: bright, suffix: -en)
10. Builder (root: build, suffix: -er)
11. Calmness (root: calm, suffix: -ness)
12. Celebration (root: celebrate, suffix: -ion)
13. Changeable (root: change, suffix: -able)
14. Clarification (root: clarify, prefix: clar-)
15. Collector (root: collect, suffix: -or)
16. Comfortable (root: comfort, suffix: -able)
17. Communication (root: communicate, prefix: com-, suffix: -ation)
18. Conclusion (root: conclude, prefix: con-)
19. Connection (root: connect, prefix: con-, suffix: -ion)
20. Creation (root: create, suffix: -ion)
21. Decision (root: decide, suffix: -ion)
22. Defender (root: defend, prefix: de-)
23. Delivery (root: deliver, prefix: de-)
24. Desire (root: desire, prefix: de-)
25. Determination (root: determine, prefix: de-, suffix: -ation)
26. Development (root: develop, suffix: -ment)
27. Likeable (main: like, prefix: dis-)
28. Discussion (main: discuss, prefix: dis-)
29. Dreamer (root: dream, suffix: -er)
30. Education (root: educate, prefix: e-, suffix: -ion)
31. Encouragement (root: encourage, prefix: en-, suffix: -ment)
32. Enjoyable (main: enjoy, prefix: en-)
33. Entertainment (main: entertain, prefix: en-, suffix: -ment)
34. Establishment (root: establish, prefix: es-, suffix: -ment)
35. Evaluation (root: evaluate, prefix: e-, suffix: -tion)
36. Examination (main: examine, prefix: ex-, suffix: -ation)
37. Excitement (main: excite, prefix: ex-, suffix: -ment)
38. Expansion (main: expand, prefix: ex-, suffix: -ion)
39. Explanation (main: explain, prefix: ex-, suffix: -ation)
40. Exploration (main: explore, prefix: ex-, suffix: -ation)
41. Expression (main: express, prefix: ex-, suffix: -ion)
42. Forgetful (main: forget, prefix: for-, suffix: -ful)
43. Forgiveness (root: forgive, prefix: for-, suffix: -ness)
44. Formation (root: form, suffix: -ation)
45. Freedom (main: free, suffix: -dom)
46. Generation (root: generate, suffix: -ion)
47. Government (root: govern, suffix: -ment)
48. Growth (root: grow, suffix: -th)
49. Happening (root: happen, suffix: -ing)
50. Healer (root: heal, suffix: -er)
51. Imaginative (main: imagine, prefix: im-, suffix: -ative)
52. Improvement (main: improve, prefix: im-, suffix: -ment)
53. Increase (prefix: in-, main: crease)
54. Information (main: inform, prefix: in-, suffix: -tion)
55. Inspiration (main: inspire, prefix: in-, suffix: -ation)
56. Introduction (main: introduce, prefix: intro-, suffix: -tion)
57. Inventive (main: invent, prefix: in-, suffix: -ive)
58. Joiner (main: join, suffix: -er)
59. Jumper (main: jump, suffix: -er)
60. Knowledgeable (root: know, suffix: -ledge, suffix: -able)
61. Laughter (main: laugh, suffix: -ter)
62. Leader (root: lead, suffix: -er)
63. Learner (root: learn, suffix: -er)
64. Likable (main: like, suffix: -able)
65. Listener (main: listen, prefix: list-, suffix: -er)
66. Lover (main: love, suffix: -er)
67. Manager (main: manage, suffix: -er)
68. Measurement (root: measure, suffix: -ment)
69. Movement (main: move, suffix: -ment)
70. Nameless (root: name, suffix: -less)
71. Navigator (main: navigate, prefix: nav-, suffix: -or)
72. Observer (main: observe, prefix: ob-, suffix: -er)
73. Offerer (main: offer, suffix: -er)
74. Organizer (main: organize, suffix: -er)
75. Overcomer (main: overcome, prefix: over-, suffix: -er)
76. Performer (main: perform, suffix: -er)
77. Persuasion (main: persuade, prefix: per-, suffix: -sion)
78. Planner (main: plan, suffix: -ner)
79. Playful (main: play, suffix: -ful)
80. Powerful (main: power, suffix: -ful)
81. Practitioner (main: practice, suffix: -tion)
82. Predictor (main: predict, prefix: pre-, suffix: -or)
83. Preservation (main: preserve, prefix: pre-, suffix: -ation)
84. Producer (main: produce, suffix: -er)
85. Progression (main: progress, suffix: -ion)
86. Protector (main: protect, prefix: pro-, suffix: -or)
87. Provider (main: provide, prefix: pro-, suffix:-er)
88. Pursuer (main: pursue, prefix: pur-, suffix: -er)
89. Questioner (root: question, suffix: -er)
90. Reader (main: read, suffix: -er)
91. Recognition (main: recognize, prefix: re-, suffix: -tion)
92. Reduction (main: reduce, prefix: re-, suffix: -tion)
93. Reflector (main: reflect, prefix: re-, suffix: -or)
94. Relaxer (main: relax, prefix: re-, suffix: -er)
95. Rememberer (main: remember, prefix: re-, suffix: -er)
96. Representative (main: represent, prefix: re-, suffix: -ative)
97. Researcher (main: research, prefix: re-, suffix: -er)
98. Resolver (main: resolve, prefix: re-, suffix: -er)
99. Respectful (main: respect, prefix: re-, suffix: -ful)
100. Retainer (main: retain, prefix: re-, suffix: -er)
101. Returner (main: return, prefix: re-, suffix: -er)
102. Reviewer (main: review, prefix: re-, suffix: -er)
103. Reviser (main: revise, prefix: re-, suffix: -er)
104. Satisfier (main: satisfy, prefix: sat-, suffix: -er)
105. Saver (main: save, suffix: -er)
106. Sayer (main: say, suffix: -er)
107. Searcher (main: search, suffix: -er)
108. Seer (main: see, suffix: -er)
109. Selector (main: select, suffix: -or)
110. Sharer (main: share, suffix: -er)
111. Shower (main: show, suffix: -er)
112. Singer (main: sing, suffix: -er)
113. Smiler (main: smile, suffix: -er)
114. Solver (main: solve, prefix: sol-, suffix: -er)
115. Speaker (main: speak, suffix: -er)
116. Starter (main: start, suffix: -er)
117. Student (main: study, suffix: -ent)
118. Succeeder (main: succeed, prefix: suc-, suffix: -er)
119. Suggester (main: suggest, prefix: sug-, suffix: -er)
120. Supportive (main: support, suffix: -ive)
121. Swimmer (main: swim, suffix: -mer)
122. Teacher (main: teach, suffix: -er)
123. Thinker (main: think, suffix: -er)
124. Transformer (main: transform, prefix: trans-, suffix: -er)
125. Traveler (main: travel, suffix: -er)
126. Trustworthy (main: trust, suffix: -worthy)
127. Understandable (root: understand, suffix: -able)
128. Undeniable (root: deny, prefix: un-, suffix: -able)
129. Unhappy (main: happy, prefix: un-)
130. Unbeliever (main: believe, prefix: un-, suffix: -er)
131. Unite (prefix: un-, main: ite)
132. Unfold (main: fold, prefix: un-)
133. Unseen (prefix: un-, main: seen)
134. Unveil (prefix: un-, main: veil)
135. Upward (main: up, suffix: -ward)
136. Usable (main: use, suffix: -able)
137. User (main: use, suffix: -er)
138. Utilize (main: use, suffix: -ize)
139. Visionary (main: vision, suffix: -ary)
140. Visitor (main: visit, suffix: -or)
141. Vocalize (main: vocal, suffix: -ize)
142. Volunteer (main: volunteer, suffix: -er)
143. Walker (main: walk, suffix: -er)
144. Watcher (main: watch, suffix: -er)
145. Wealthy (main: wealth, suffix: -y)
146. Wearable (main: wear, suffix: -able)
147. Weaver (main: weave, suffix: -er)
148. Winner (main: win, suffix: -ner)
149. Writer (main: write, suffix: -er)
150. Wrongdoer (main: wrong, suffix: -doer)
151. Zealot (main: zeal, suffix: -ot)
152. Agility (root: agile, suffix: -ity)
153. Alarmist (main: alarm, suffix: -ist)
154. Animation (root: animate, suffix: -ion)
155. Aspiration (main: aspire, suffix: -ation)
156. Attraction (main: attract, suffix: -ion)
157. Aversion (root: avert, suffix: -ion)
158. Awe (root: awe)
159. Beneficial (root: benefit, suffix: -ial)
160. Boundary (root: bound, suffix: -ary)
161. Bravery (root: brave, suffix: -ry)
162. Brilliant (root: brilli, suffix: -ant)
163. Calmness (root: calm, suffix: -ness)
164. Causation (root: cause, suffix: -tion)
165. Celebration (root: celebrate, suffix: -ion)
166. Centrality (root: central, suffix: -ity)
167. Certainty (root: certain, suffix: -ty)
168. Charitable (root: charity, suffix: -able)
169. Clarity (root: clear, suffix: -ity)
170. Closeness (root: close, suffix: -ness)
171. Collaboration (root: collaborate, suffix: -ion)
172. Comfortable (root: comfort, suffix: -able)
173. Commotion (root: commote, suffix: -ion)
174. Communication (root: communicate, suffix: -ion)
175. Compassionate (root: compassion, suffix: -ate)
176. Competence (root: compete, suffix: -ence)
177. Concentration (root: concentrate, suffix: -ion)
178. Conception (root: conceive, suffix: -ion)
179. Conclusive (root: conclude, suffix: -ive)
180. Confidence (root: confident, suffix: -ence)
181. Confrontation (root: confront, suffix: -ation)
182. Consciousness (root: conscious, suffix: -ness)
183. Cooperation (root: cooperate, suffix: -ion)
184. Creativity (root: create, suffix: -ivity)
185. Curiosity (root: curious, suffix: -ity)
186. Danger (root: danger)
187. Dazzling (root: dazzle, suffix: -ing)
188. Decision (root: decide, suffix: -ion)
189. Dedication (root: dedicate, suffix: -ion)
190. Delightful (root: delight, suffix: -ful)
191. Denial (root: deny, suffix: -al)
192. Dependable (root: depend, suffix: -able)
193. Desirable (root: desire, suffix: -able)
194. Determination (root: determine, suffix: -ation)
195. Devotion (root: devote, suffix: -ion)
196. Diligence (root: diligent, suffix: -ence)
197. Discernment (root: discern, suffix: -ment)
198. Discomfort (root: comfort, prefix: dis-, suffix: -ment)
199. Disruption (root: disrupt, suffix: -ion)
200. Diversity (root: diverse, suffix: -ity)
201. Dreamy (root: dream, suffix: -y)
202. Eagerness (root: eager, suffix: -ness)
203. Education (root: educate, suffix: -ion)
204. Effectiveness (root: effective, suffix: -ness)
205. Efficiency (root: efficient, suffix: -cy)
206. Elation (root: elate, suffix: -ion)
207. Empathy (root: empathize, suffix: -y)
208. Encouragement (root: encourage, prefix: en-, suffix: -ment)
209. Endurance (root: endure, suffix: -ance)
210. Engagement (root: engage, suffix: -ment)
211. Enjoyment (root: enjoy, suffix: -ment)
212. Enlightenment (root: enlighten, suffix: -ment)
213. Enthusiasm (root: enthuse, suffix: -asm)
214. Equality (root: equal, suffix: -ity)
215. Equilibrium (root: equilibrate, suffix: -ium)
216. Eternity (root: eternal, suffix: -ity)
217. Evaluation (root: evaluate, prefix: e-, suffix: -tion)
218. Excellence (root: excellent, suffix: -ence)
219. Exhilaration (root: exhilarate, suffix: -ion)
220. Expansion (root: expand, suffix: -sion)
221. Exploration (root: explore, prefix: ex-, suffix: -ation)
222. Expressiveness (root: express, suffix: -ive, suffix: -ness)
223. Exuberance (root: exuberant, suffix: -ence)
224. Faithfulness (root: faithful, suffix: -ness)
225. Fascination (root: fascinate, suffix: -ion)
226. Fearlessness (root: fearless, suffix: -ness)
227. Fertility (root: fertile, suffix: -ity)
228. Flexibility (root: flexible, suffix: -ity)
229. Flowing (root: flow, suffix: -ing)
230. Focus (root: focus)
231. Freedom (root: free, suffix: -dom)
232. Friendliness (root: friendly, suffix: -ness)
233. Fulfillment (root: fulfill, suffix: -ment)
234. Generosity (root: generous, suffix: -ity)
235. Gentleness (root: gentle, suffix: -ness)
236. Gratitude (root: grateful, suffix: -tude)
237. Growth (root: grow, suffix: -th)
238. Happiness (root: happy, suffix: -ness)
239. Harmony (root: harmonize, suffix: -y)
240. Healthiness (root: healthy, suffix: -ness)
241. Heartfelt (root: heart, suffix: -felt)
242. Helpfulness (root: helpful, suffix: -ness)
243. Heroism (root: hero, suffix: -ism)
244. Honesty (root: honest, suffix: -y)
245. Hopefulness (root: hopeful, suffix: -ness)
246. Hospitality (root: hospitable, suffix: -ity)
247. Humility (root: humble, suffix: -ity)
248. Idealism (root: ideal, suffix: -ism)
249. Illumination (root: illuminate, suffix: -ion)
250. Imagination (root: imagine, prefix: im-, suffix: -tion)
251. Immortality (root: immortal, suffix: -ity)
252. Impactful (root: impact, suffix: -ful)
253. Improvement (root: improve, suffix: -ment)
254. Independence (root: independent, suffix: -ence)
255. Individuality (root: individual, suffix: -ity)
256. Industry (root: industrious, suffix: -y)
257. Ingenuity (root: ingenious, suffix: -ity)
258. Inquisitiveness (root: inquire, suffix: -tive, suffix: -ness)
259. Insightful (root: insight, suffix: -ful)
260. Inspiration (root: inspire, prefix: in-, suffix: -ation)
261. Integrity (root: integrate, suffix: -ity)
262. Intelligence (root: intelligent, suffix: -ence)
263. Intensity (root: intense, suffix: -ity)
264. Interaction (root: interact, suffix: -ion)
265. Interest (root: interest)
266. Intricacy (root: intricate, suffix: -acy)
267. Intuition (root: intuit, suffix: -ion)
268. Inventiveness (root: inventive, suffix: -ness)
269. Joyfulness (root: joyful, suffix: -ness)
270. Judiciousness (root: judicious, suffix: -ness)
271. Justice (root: just)
272. Keenness (root: keen, suffix: -ness)
273. Kindness (root: kind, suffix: -ness)
274. Knowledge (root: know, suffix: -ledge)