Roots
What root means Earth?
geo
What prefix means before?
pre
What suffix means able to?
able
Telescope breaks down to far + look. What root means far?
Tele
What is the study of word origins called?
etymology
What root means look?
spect
What prefix means not?
Un or dis
What suffix means one who?
ist
Biography means what?
written life story
What is the study of how words are built called?
morphology
What root means time?
Chrono
What prefix means again?
re
What suffix means study of?
ology
What does predictable mean if pre = before and dict = say?
able to say before / able to know ahead of time
Why do words change over time?
pronunciation shifts, culture, technology (any or all)
What root means speak or say?
dict
What prefix would you add to understand to "understand" to make it "not understand"?
mis
What suffix turns a verb into a noun, as in agreement?
ment
What does autograph literally mean?
self write
Why does the word knight have a silent k today?
pronunciation changed over time
What root means sound?
phon
What prefix would you add to "agree" to mean "not agree"?
dis
Which suffix appears in scientist?
ist
If mis = wrong, what does misunderstand mean?
understand wrongly
True or False: Words can change meaning, spelling, and pronunciation
True