Prefixes, Roots & Suffixes Vol. 1

What do we call the study of the history of words?

• biology

• etymology

• theology

• virology

What does the prefix "-de" mean?

• against

• between

• too little

• opposite of

If you add the suffix "-able/-ible" to a word, what is the new meaning that is given to the word?

Example: read+able=readable

• one who

• full of

• can be done

• carry

What is a "root" word?

• Holds the most basic meaning of any word

• A word that has to do with plants

• The beginning of a word

• The first word in a compound word

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Connecting to your prior knowledge about the prefix anti- you can conclude that anticlimax means

• a disappointing decline after a previous rise

• a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

• thoroughly clean and free of disease-causing organisms

• a feeling of intense dislike

Connecting to your prior knowledge about about the prefix anti- you can conclude that antipathy means

• a disappointing decline after a previous rise

• a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

• thoroughly clean and free of disease-causing organisms

• a feeling of intense dislike

Connecting to your prior knowledge about the root word audi you can conclude that audible means

• Heard or able to be heard

• A large room or building where people gather to hear a speech or watch a performance.

• An interview for a role or job as a singer, actor, dancer, or musician.

• relating to the sound that is heard on a recording or broadcast

Match the prefix macro- with its meaning

• small

• bend

• large

• thought

Match the prefix log- with its meaning

• small

• bend

• large

• thought

Match dict- with its meaning

• write

• say

• able to be heard

• thought