Roots and affixes

Based on the following words, what do you think the prefix anti- means: antibiotic, antisocial, antifreeze, antibacterial

• life

• against

• sickness

• under

Based on the following words, what do you think the prefix auto means: autobiography, automobile, autograph

• written

• able

• before

• self

Based on the following words, what do you think the prefix pre- means: prefix, pretest, precaution, predict

• before

• safety

• guess

• not

Based on the following words, what do you think the suffix -ous means: adventurous, anonymous, envious

• without

• made up of

• full of

• action or result

Based on the following words, what do you think the suffix -less means: helpless, careless, childless

• full of

• no help

• without

• funny

Based on the following words, what does the suffix -ish mean: childish, babyish, girlish

• under

• relating to

• action or result

• able to be

Based on the following words, what does the root tele mean? telephone, telegraph, teleport

• far or distant

• measure

• hand

• write or written

Based on the following words, what does the root therm mean? thermometer, thermos, thermal

• cold

• temperature

• far or distant

• heat

Based on the following words, what does the root man mean: manicure, manuscript, manufacture

• self

• person

• hand

• car

Based on the following words, what does the root bio mean: biography, biology, biome

• home

• story

• death

• life