Suffixes Flashcards
Prefix: (si)
Meaning: Relating toExamples: Official, social, artificial
Prefix: (ti)
Meaning: Relating toExamples: Spatial, initial, essential
Prefix: anti
Meaning: Against, oppositeExamples: Antiseptic, anticrime, antitrust, antisocial
aqua
Meaning: WaterExamples: Aquatic, aquarium, aquamarine
astro
Meaning: Stars, heavensExamples: Astronaut, astrology, astronomer
aut
Meaning: SelfExamples: Autism, automatic, autoimmune, autograph
a-
Meaning: Not, negativeExamples: Amoral, atonal, atheist
Meaning: Not, negativeExamples: Amoral, atonal, atheist
Meaning: Good, wellExamples: Benefit, beneficial, benediction
be-
Meaning: To completely befriendExamples: Belie, belittle, bejeweled
bi
Meaning: TwoExamples: Bicycle, biped, bilateral
bi(o)-
Meaning: LifeExamples: Biography, biosphere, biology
cept, capt
Meaning: To take, seizeExamples: Capture, captivity, intercept, exception
chron
Meaning: TimeExamples: Chronic, chronological, synchronized
cide
Meaning: To kill, a killerExamples: Suicide, genocide, homicide
col
Meaning: Together, withExamples: Colleague, collide, collaborate
com
Meaning: Together, with, companyExamples: Committee, companion, community
What does the prefix “(si)~al” mean and provide examples?
Meaning: Relating to; adjective: official, social, artificialExamples: Social, official, artificial
What does the prefix “(ti)~al” mean and provide examples?
Meaning: Relating to; adjective: spatial, initial, essentialExamples: Spatial, initial, essential
What does the prefix “anti~” mean and provide examples?
Meaning: Against, oppositeExamples: Antiseptic, anticrime, antitrust, antisocial
What does the prefix “aqua~” mean and provide examples?
Back of Flashcard:Meaning: WaterExamples: Aquatic, aquarium, aquamarine
What does the prefix “astro~” mean and provide
Meaning: Stars, heavensExamples: Astronaut, astrology, astronomer
What does the prefix “auto~” mean and provide examples?
Meaning: SelfExamples: Autism, automatic, autoimmune, autograph
What does the prefix “a~” mean and provide examples?
Meaning: Not, negativeExamples: Amoral, atonal, atheist
What does the prefix “bene~” mean and provide examples?
Meaning: Good, wellExamples: Benefit, beneficial, benediction
What does the prefix “be~” mean and provide examples?
Back of Flashcard:Meaning: To completely befriend, belieExamples: Belittle, bejeweled
What does the prefix “bi~” mean and provide examples?
Back of Flashcard:Meaning: TwoExamples: Bicycle, biped, bilateral