Definitions
This is the basis for a new word. It is in Latin, and it cannot stand alone.
What is a root?
This prefix means "life."
What is "bio"?
Un-
What is "not" ?
These suffixes mean "more than one."
What are "-s" or "-es?"
As a GEOLOGIST, I know more about rocks than the average person.
What is "someone who studies the Earth" ?
Add this to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.
What is a prefix?
Derm/derma
What is "skin"?
Ex-
What is "past" or "former" ?
This suffix means "to make."
What is "-ify?"
Rather than visiting the doctor in-person when I am sick, I use an app on my phone to contact a TELEHEALTH professional.
What is "a health specialist who provides advice from a distance" ?
Add this to the end of a word to change its meaning.
What is a suffix?
Gastro
What is "stomach"?
This prefix means "self."
What is "auto" ?
-phobe
What is "a person who fears" ?
Now that I was caught in a lie, I RETRACT my statement.
What is "take back" ?
Prefixes and suffixes are both considered this.
What are affixes?
This root word means "side."
What is "lateral"?
Anti-
What is "the opposite of" or "against" ?
-graph
What is "to write"?
I wish I could stop stealing lipstick from CVS, but I am a KLEPTOMANIAC.
What is "a person who cannot resist the urge to steal" ?
This is the basis for a new word to which affixes can be added, but it is also a complete word on its own. This cannot be broken down into smaller parts.
What is a root word?
Cosmo
What is "universe"?
This prefix means "star."
What is "astro" ?
This suffix means "inflammation" or "swelling."
What is "-itis" ?
I cannot eat Skittles, Nerds, M & Ms or any other type of rainbow candy because I have CHROMOPHOBIA.
What is "a fear of colors" ?