Root Words and Meanings

auto- (prefix)

Example Words: autograph, autopilot, automatic, autobiography

• Meaning: around

• Meaning: self

• Meaning: together

• Meaning: both

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• an affix that is added at the end of the word (root) that changes its original meaning and/or part of speech (noun, adjective, verb)

• Meaning: opposite, reverse/undo, or against

• A group of letters attached to the beginning or the end of a word. There are two types of affixes: prefixes and suffixes.

• Three meanings: down, from, or away

A word part that contains the central meaning of the word is a

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Root

• Verb

What does the root "multi" mean?

• thrown

• two

• life

• many

What does the root "chron" mean?

• time

• minute

• hour

• day

What does the root "meter" mean?

• measure

• money

• time

• around

What does the root "graph" mean?

• write

• speak

• sing

• hear

The root word meter means

• to measure something in length

• to measure something in weight

• to measure something in height

The root word milli means

• your youngest little baby sibling

• 1/1,000

• 1/100

• 1,000

What does the prefix "geo" mean?

• earth

• sky

• sun

• around