Prefix
Define Pre-
before
What suffix means full of?
-often used in adjectives
-ful
Define the root mal
bad
The teacher had to reform her class rules because they were not working. What does reform mean?
to change
What does the root word spect mean?
to see
Re-
What does the suffix -less mean?
without
What root word means life?
bio
The school built a multipurpose field for soccer, football, and baseball. What does multipurpose mean?
many uses
What root word means self?
auto
Define the prefix Sub-
Under
What does the suffix -er mean?
one who
Define the root logy
study of
What does the word autobiography mean? use the definitions of the three root words we learned to help.
auto-self
bio-life
graph- write
What two root words mean to see?
vis/vid
Prefix that means wrong or mistaken
Mis-
What does the suffix -ed and -ing mean?
happened in the past and happening now
What root word means time?
Chron
The class was studying geology and had to look at volcanoes and mountain formations. What is the meaning of geology?
study of earth
geo-earth
logy- study of
Root word meaning earth
Geo
Give three words that have the prefix un-
Extra 100 points if one of the words has a root word we have learned.
answers vary examples could be: unhappy, unhealthy, unsafe, unsatisfactory, unchronological, unprepared
Give three words that have the suffix -ness?
answers vary but examples can be: softness, hardness, fullness
What is the root in the word stethoscope and what does that root mean?
Provide the meaning of the prefix and root word inaudible. Also, use it in a sentence.
in-not
aud-hear
answers may vary
portable, import, export, important