Morphology Study Guide Quizs

-fold

• times or multiplied by (e.g., twofold – multiplied by two)

• a type of fold in paper

• a method of cooking

• a term used in mathematics for addition

-ic

• pertaining to or relating to (e.g., artistic – pertaining to art)

• indicating a process or action

• describing a state of being

• relating to a specific location

-ive

• having the quality of (e.g., creative – having creativity)

• pertaining to a specific action or process

• indicating a state of being

• relating to a particular subject or field

multi-

• a prefix meaning one

• a prefix meaning many or multiple

• a prefix meaning few

• a prefix meaning single

quad-

• two (e.g., bipedal – two legs)

• three (e.g., tricycle – three wheels)

• four (e.g., quadrilateral – four sides)

• five (e.g., pentagon – five sides)

e-/ex-

• out of, from, or former (e.g., extract – take out)

• inside or within (e.g., inject – put in)

• after or behind (e.g., postscript – written after)

• against or opposite (e.g., contradict – speak against)

be-

• completely

• around

• make

• partially

super-

• above or beyond (e.g., supernatural – beyond the natural world)

• below or beneath (e.g., substandard – below the standard)

• within or inside (e.g., intramural – within the walls)

• after or later (e.g., postwar – after the war)

mono-

• one or single (e.g., monologue – one speaker)

• two or double (e.g., bicycle – two wheels)

• many or multiple (e.g., polygon – many sides)

• half or partial (e.g., semi-circle – half a circle)

di-

• one or single (e.g., monoxide – one oxygen atom)

• two or double (e.g., dioxide – two oxygen atoms)

• three or triple (e.g., trioxide – three oxygen atoms)

• four or quadruple (e.g., tetraoxide – four oxygen atoms)