Greek & Latin Prefixes

What is a prefix?

• A group of letters placed at the end of the root word to change the meaning

• A group of letters placed at the beginning of a root wood to change its meaning

• a root word

• a word that means the opposite of

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A prefix goes _________of a word.

• at the end
• at the beginning
• in the middle

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which Greek root means against?

• acro-

• anti-

• astro-

• auto-

• bio-

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Em- empathy

• greater, beyond

• into

• away

• not, without

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

In- Latin- infertile

• greater, beyond

• alongside of, beside, near, resembling, beyond, apart from

• not, without;

• over, abundant

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Sub- Latin; substitute, sub -varsity, submerge

• under

• into, cover

• over

• not, without

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Para- Greek- abnormal; paranormal

• under

• into,alongside of, beside, near, resembling, beyond, apart from cover

• over

• not, without

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Prefix meaning back, again

• ad

• re

• se

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the prefix un mean?

• Not

• Again

• Wrong

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Define the prefix: epi

• outside, outer

• like, alike, same

• blood

• upon, over, on the outside

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A