Prefixes
This prefix means “both” or “on both sides.”
ambi-
Bonus: Give a word using the prefix for double points.
This prefix means “two.”
This root means “star.”
aster-
astro-
This suffix shows past tense.
-ed
A very small organism is a ______________.
microorganism
This prefix means “large” or “very big.”
marco-
This prefix means “three.”
tri-
Bonus: Tell me or draw an example of a word using the prefix 'tri-' for double points.
This root means “believe" or "trustworthy"
cred-
This suffix turns verbs or people into nouns that are 'ideas' meaning “action or result.”
-ion
Bonus: Give me an example of a word that has the suffix 'ion'.
A 5-sided shape is a _____gon
pentagon
Bonus: Draw a pentagon for double the points.
This prefix means “before.”
pre-
Bonus: What is the prefix that means the 'after' for double the points.
This prefix means 'four'.
quad-
This root means “good” or “well.”
bene-
This suffix means “a person who belongs to or works in a field.”
Clue: A person who works in a library.
-ian
A graph or test that measures hearing is an ________.
audiogram
This prefix relates to “life.”
bio-
Name two prefixes the mean "one"
mono-
uni/uno
This root means “bad” or “evil.”
mal-
This suffix means “a person who does or practices something.”
Clue: A person who plays piano or is good at art.
-ist
Bonus: What does the word 'cyclist' mean for double points?
A biography is a story about a _________'s ____.
person's life
This prefix means “above normal”, "overly excessive", or “too much.”
hyper-
Bonus: For Double Points, What prefix means 'very low' or 'under'?
This prefix means 'many'.
poly-
Bonus: Fill in the blank in this sentence for double the points -
"Polytheism" means believing in many ____. "
This root means “human.”
anthrop-
This suffix can mean the state that something is in or a relationship.
Clue: Two friends have a friend____.
-ship
An insect with 100 legs/feet is a _____________.
centipede