Science Prefixes and Suffixes

De

• writing or written
• earth
• opposite or remove
• sun

Hydro

• fire
• study of
• water
• stone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Photo

• earthquake
• study of 
• fire
• light

Re

• study of
• again or back
• light
• stone

logy

• study of
• stone
• under or beneath
• across

Strata

• fire
• light
• layer
• under or beneath

Uni

• one who does
• layer
• fire
• one

sub

• under or beneath
• across
• place
• land

terra

• under or beneath
• across
• place
• land

What is a suffix?

• an affix added at the end of a root word
• an affix added at the beginning of a root word
•  a special group of letters that is added before or after a root
• answer not given

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A