Suffixes and Roots

Does a SUFFIX go at the beginning of the word?

• Yes

• No

Based on these words: Audible, auditory, audience

What might the root AUD mean?

• To think

• To run

• To hear

• To be able to

If Geocycle was a word what would it mean?

• something that cycles over the earth (a dirtbike)

• something that lets you see the world through clearer (glasses)

• Something that picks flowers for you

• something you would use to shovel dirt (a shovel)

What does adding the prefix a/an/im to a word do to it? For example possible vs impossible

• Gives you a synonym

• Gives you a word meaning "bigger"

• Gives you the opposite meaning

What does the word Democracy mean broken down?

• A machine with two wheels

• A government for the people

• The study of stars

• To cut in two