Prefixes
What are three prefixes for not?
Example: not legal, not tied, not spelled correctly, do not like
dis-, mis-, il-, un
What is the suffix meaning something happened in the past?
-ed
Examples: played, jumped
What does it mean to donate something?
to give for a good cause, such as a charity
What genre includes facts and information about a topic?
informational, nonfiction
What does the root geo- mean?
Examples: geography, geologist
earth
What is the prefix meaning before?
Example: to heat something before
pre-
What suffix means full of something?
-ful
Examples: colorful, joyful
What does the word edible mean?
Fit to be eaten.
What genre is made up by an author which includes characters, their actions, settings, and problems like real people?
realistic fiction
What does the root bio- mean?
Examples: biography, biologist
life
What is the prefix meaning under?
Example: an underground railway
sub-
What suffix means without?
-less
Examples: tasteless, careless
What does the word mutation mean?
the process of changing
What genre is about a person's life or part of his/her life?
biography
What does the root graph mean?
Examples: biography, autograph
writing
What is the prefix meaning again?
Example: to play again
re-
What suffix means one who does something?
-or, -er
Examples: teacher, inspector, investor
What is a geologist?
Someone who studies the earth.
What genre is a story told from generation to generation about a person or place?
legend
What does the Latin root aqua mean?
Examples: aquarium, aquatic
water
Example: the middle of the field
mid-
What suffix means comparing something, the most?
-est
Examples: coldest, warmest, loudest
What does unique mean?
unlike everything else, being the one and only of its kind
What genre includes artistic writing, with words that can follow a rhythm or structure, and sometimes rhymes?
poetry, poems
What does the Latin root spect mean?
Examples: inspect, spectator
to look