Prefix Poly-

The prefix poly- means

• one

• many

• two

• zero

Having more fingers or toes than normal

• polyglot

• polydactyl

• polygon

a flat shape with many straight lines that connect (i.e. pentagon)

• polygraph

• polygon

• polyhedron

polychromatic means...

• having many different colors

• speaking many different languages

• a 3-d shape with many sides

polytheism means...

• having many different shapes

• a machine that writes down if a person's lying; lie detector

• believing in many different gods

• a hospital that treats many different kinds of diseases

a word that has many syllables (ex: mo-no-chro-ma-tic) is called

• polychromatic

• polydactyl

• polysyllabic

These are some examples of...

• polyhedron

• polygon

• polydactyl

These are some of the examples of...

• polygons

• polyglots

• polytheism

Complete the sentence with the correct word: In Ancient Greece, ______ was popular. People believed that there were many gods, such as Zeus, Venus and Poseidon.

• polygon

• polytheism

• polyhedron

• polyclinic

Complete the sentence with the correct word: Texas flag is __: blue stands for loyalty, white for purity, and red for bravery.

• polysyllabic

• polygraph

• polychromatic

• polyclinic