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Root words, prefixes and suffixes Root words are the basic word forms in English grammar. They form a set of word families and help us identify a word's meaning as soon as possible. For example, the word legal forms a word family kike this:illegal,legally,legalized,and so on. These words all have a special format, ad the format is the root word legal. In the word family, we can see prefixes and suffixes added to the root word.In illegal,legal is the root word and il is the prefix. A prefix id added to the front of the word. In the word legally, ly is the suffix. A suffix is added to the back of the word. There are lots of kinds of prefixes and suffixes. These prefixes and suffixes have a specific meaning, and if you add them to a word,they would give tht meaning to that word. For example, the prefix sub- means under.A submarine is a transportation that travels UNDER the sea.A submersible is a vehicle that can travel UNDER water. It is the same in suffixes.