If a "monologue" is unterrupted talk or speech by one person,
and a "dialogue" is a conversation or talk between two people, what does the suffix "logue" mean?
The Greek suffix "-logue" means a talk or conversation.
100
"Mono" in monotone, monorail, monosyllable means?
Mono means one.
Monotone - having one sound or tone.
Monorail - A railway whose cars run on a single track or rail.
Monosyllable - a word with one syllable.
100
Build 3 words using the baseword "place" with the following morphemes:
dis-, re-, mis-, -ed, -ing, -es
displace, replace, misplace
displaced, replacing, misplaces... etc.
100
If "geo-" means earth, and "-ology" or "logy" means study of, what does "geology" mean?
Geology - the study of the earth;
the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is undergoing.
100
Divide the word "prevent" into its morphames or meaningful parts.
Then count the number of syllables in the word and define the word.
pre-vent (pre- before; venire - to come)
2 syllables
to stop from happening
200
If a "spectator" is someone who watches an event without participating in it, "spectacle" is a grand or showy display and "spectacles" can mean a pair of eyeglasses, what does the prefix "spect-" mean?
The Latin prefix "spect-" means sight or view;
From "Spectare" (French) something to watch or look at.
200
"Di" in dialogue, diameter, diphthong?
Di means two, twice or double.
Dialogue is a conversation or talk between 2+ people.
Diameter is a segment joining 2 parts of a circle.
Diphthong is a gliding speech sound that has a beginning and ending sound as with the "oi" in "boil."
200
Build two words using the baseword "ject" (that have not already been made) with the following morphemes:
de-, re-, in-, pro-, -ed, -ing, -tion
deject, reject, inject, project
rejection, injection, projection
dejected, rejecting, etc.
200
If "bio-" means life, and "-ology" or "logy" means study of, what does "biology" mean?
Biology means the study of life.
200
Divide the word "televise" into its morphames or meaningful parts.
Then count the number of syllables in the word and define the word.
tele-vise
3 syllables
to transmit by television.
(tele - to send or receive; vise - vision)
300
If "portable" means something that is easily brought about or carried, and "import" means to bring in merchandise or data, what does the morpheme "port" mean?
The Latin morpheme "port" means to carry.
300
"Kilo-" in kilometer, kilowatt and kilogram means what?
Kilo means 1,000.
Kilometer is a unit of length equal to 1,000 meters or 5/8ths of a mile.
Kilowatt is a unit of power equal to 1,000 watts.
Kilogram is a unit of weight equal to 1,000 grams or about 2.2 pounds.
300
Build at least 2 words using the word "graph, graphia, or graphy" with the following prefixes:
poly-, dis-, bio-, auto -
polygraph, disgraphia, biography, autobiography... etc.
300
If "bio-" means life, and "-graphy" means writing, what does "biography" mean?
What does "autobiography" mean?
Biography - a written account of another person's life.
Autobiography - a written account of the author's life.
300
Divide the word "unable" into its morphemes or meaningful parts.
Then count the number of syllables in the word and define the word.
un-able
3 syllables
not capable or able to do something; lacking the necessary power or competence to do something
(un - not; able - capable)
400
If "export" means to carry out, and "exit" means to leave, and "ex-president" means no longer the president, what does the Latin prefix "ex-" mean?
The Latin prefix "ex-" means out of or no longer having that title or status.
400
"Poly" in polygon, polymer, polyglot or polynomial means what?
The Greek prefix "poly" means many.
A polygon is a closed figure with many straight sides.
A polyglot is someone who can speak or write in several languages.
A polynomial is a mathematical expression that contains two or more terms: 3a - 2b + c
400
Build four words using the baseword "form" using a prefix or suffix with the base word "form"
de-, re-, in-, un-, per-, -ed, -ing, -ation, -er
deform, reform, inform, perform, uninformed, reformation, reformed, informer ... etc.
400
If "geo-" means earth, and "-graphy" means the study of, what does "geography" mean?
Geography means the study of the earth's surface.
400
Divide the word "chairs" into its morphemes or meaningful parts.
Then count the number of syllables in the word and define the word.
chair - s
1 syllable
more than one chair
500
If a "submarine" goes beneath the water, "subway" is an underground train, "subdued" is when you just lie there after a bully has knocked you down, and "subzero" is when the temperature is below zero. What does the prefix "sub" mean?
Sub means beneath or below.
500
Put these prefixes in order from their meaning in isolation from the one that means the smallest amount to the one that refers to the largest amount.
kilo, mono, tetra, di, octa, tri, penta.
mono=1,
di = 2
tri = 3
tetra = 4.
penta = 5
octa =8
kilo = 1000
500
Arrange these morphemes to build words.
re, geo, earth, tract, bio, ort, graphic, quake, ex, worm, able, logy
Define 2 of the following:
biology, geology, biography, autobiography.
biology - the study of life
geology - the study of the earth
biography - a written account of someone else's life
autobiography - a written account of the author's life
500
Divide the word "received" into its morphemes or meaningful parts.
Then count the number of syllables in the word and define the word.
re - ceive - ed
2 syllables
to take into one's possession, to have
(re - again; ceivre - Old French for to take back)