Prefixes/Suffixes

What does "semi" mean?
ex: semicircle, semicolon

• whole
• half
• under
• before

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B

What does "super" mean?
ex: superfine, superhuman, supersonic

• distant
• many 
• half
• above

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B

What does "multi" mean?
ex: multicolor, multifamily

• distant
• many 
• under
• above

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B

What does "poly" mean?
ex: polygon

• distant
• many 
• under
• above

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B

What does "tele" mean?
ex: Television, telephone

• above/beyond
• before
• under
• distant

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B

What does "mis" mean?
ex: misbehave, misread, misspell

• above/beyond
• before
• bad/wrong
• distant

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B

What does "inter" mean?
ex: intercept, interview, interstate

• before
• between
• bad/wrong
• under

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B

What does "sub" mean?
ex: subway, subsoil,

• before
• between
• under
• wrong

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B

What does "pre" mean?
ex: preplan, pretest

• before
• many
• under
• above

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B

What does "deca" mean?
ex: decathlon, decade, decimal, decimeter

• distant
• middle
• 1,000
• ten

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B