Common Prefixes
What does the prefix, "pre-", mean?
before
What does the suffix, "-less", mean?
Examples: ageless, regardless, effortless
What does the prefix, "bio-", mean?
life
What does the prefix, "re-", mean?
What is a word that contains this prefix?
Definition: Again
Examples: rewrite, return, revert, rearrange, reinvent
What does the suffix, "-er", mean?
What is an example of a word that uses this suffix?
Definition: doer (a person that does something)
Example: firefighter, gardener, joker
What does the suffix, "-ology", mean?
Definition: the study of
Examples: biology, botany, sociology
What does the prefix, "mis-", mean?
What is an example of a word that uses this prefix?
Definition: Wrongly
Example: misunderstand, misread, mislead, miscalculate
What part of speech does the suffix "-ly" turn root words into?
It turns nouns into adverbs.
For example: quick vs. quickly
What do the prefixes "bi-", "di-, and "duo-" mean?
Definition: two
Example: bicycle, dimer, duology, bisect
What does the prefix "anti-" mean?
What is a word that uses the prefix, "anti-"?
What prefix often has the opposite meaning of "anti-"?
Definition: against, opposed to
Example: antisocial, antibiotic, antidote
Antonym: "pro-"
What does the suffix, "-ful", mean?
What word is an example of this?
Example: deceitful, careful, painful
What does the prefix "endo-" mean?
Definition: inside
Examples: endocrine, endotherm, endorphin
Antonym: "exo-" (means outside)
What does the prefix "macro-" mean?
What is a word that used the prefix "macro-"?
What prefix is the opposite of "macro-"?
Definition: big, large-scale
Example: macroeconomics, macromolecule, macroscopic
Antonym: "micro-"
What does the suffix, "-ism", mean?
What is a word that uses this suffix?
Definition: 1. a belief or doctrine. 2.It can also mean a property/condition of something.
Example:
1. imperialism, communism, idealism, altruism
2. magnetism
What does the prefix "neuro-" mean?
Example: neuroscience, neurotic, neuropathic