Prefixes
tele
far
The volcano erupted. The sound was so loud it ruptured his eardrum. This made him disrupt the class with his yelling. All three of these sentences use the same affix. What is it's meaning?
rupt means to break
combine two affixes we have learned about to create a word that means sound over long distances
telephone
three
tri
Give three examples of words that use the affix rupt.
disrupt, erupt, rupture, eruption, disruption, disrupt...
what two prefixes can mean small?
min and micro
dict/ dic
say
combine two affixes we have studied to make a word that means to write with light
photograph
two
bi
Give three examples of words that use the affix tri
triangle, tri-force, tricycle, triplets...
what is the meaning of biology, based on your knowledge of affixes
the study of life
-logy
study of
combine two affixes we have studied to make a word that means to carry something over a long distance.
teleport
one (2 answers)
mono or uni
Give three examples of words that use the affix vis
vision, visionary, visual, visit...
What two prefixes can mean over (and above or beyond)?
hyper and super
what two affixes mean to break
fract and rupt
combine two affixes we have studied to create a word that means to cut in two
bisect
ten
dec
Give three examples of words that use the affix flect or flex
reflex, reflect, reflection, inflection, flex, flexible...
uni
one
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book
what two affixes have to do with hearing and sound?
aud and phon
If the prefix in- means into, combine that with an affix we already know that means to write to create a word that means "to write into".
inscribe or inscription
one hundred
cent
Give three examples of words that use the affix dic or dict
dictionary, dictator, dictate, diction, dictation...