Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots Rap

Words are power, and that?s the truth Prefixes, suffixes, and they all got roots Words are power, they run this town So let?s run the track back, and break ?em on down <br> Words are power, and that?s the truth Prefixes, suffixes, and they all got roots Words are power, they run this town So let?s run the track back, and break ?em on down <br> Let me break this down, we start with root words the truest Not a full word, just a linguistic unit You get a lot of room here to improvise Visualize words of small size as I summarize ?aqua? means water, ?ami? means love ?bio? means life, ?hemo? means blood ?geo? means earth, and ?vita? means life Let?s hit the next topic so y?all can get it right <br> Words are power, and that?s the truth Prefixes, suffixes, and they all got roots Words are power, they run this town So let?s run the track back, and break ?em on down <br> Words are power, and that?s the truth Prefixes, suffixes, and they all got roots Words are power, they run this town So let?s run the track back, and break ?em on down <br> You want to know what?s next, it?s the prefix step The initial portion of a term or object Look at the word itself, it?s a two part patch ?pre? means before, and ?fix? is to attach ?anti? means against, ?inter? means between ?poly? means many, while ?homo? means the same ?pseudo? means false, and ?trans? mean across Prefixes start words, you should never take a loss <br> Words are power, and that?s the truth Prefixes, suffixes, and they all got roots Words are power, they run this town So let?s run the track back, and break ?em on down <br> Words are power, and that?s the truth Prefixes, suffixes, and they all got roots Words are power, they run this town So let?s run the track back, and break ?em on down <br> If prefixes come before, then what?s the next chapter Suffixes follows root words, so they must come after And while this may sound absurd A suffix can also change the grammar function of a whole word ?Wait, from adjectives to adverbs?? Like clear into clearly ?But then child into childish?? It?s semantics, can you hear me? ?-ology? means study of, ?-ism? is belief in ?-cide? means killing, and ?-or? and ?-er? mean demonstration ?-phobia? means fear of, ?-kinesis? means movement And that?s what it is, now you?re getting some improvement <br> Words are power, and that?s the truth Prefixes, suffixes, and they all got roots Words are power, they run this town So let?s run the track back, and break ?em on down <br> Words are power, and that?s the truth Prefixes, suffixes, and they all got roots Words are power, they run this town So let?s run the track back, and break ?em on down