Suffixes, Prefixes and Roots (change in word)

Question 1

Words ending in x
when adding a suffix it changes to…?

Answer 1

“c” or “g”
ex. Pharynx -> Pharyngeal (pertaining to throat)
Thorax -> Thoracotomy (an incision into the chest)

Question 2

Suffixes beginning with “rh”
when adding it onto a root, what is added?

Answer 2

An extra “r” is added
Hem/o (blood) + rdage (bursting forth) = Hemorrhage (a bursting forth of blood)