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Reading Vocabulary
Greek and Latin roots, suffixes and prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the prefix uni- mean? | one |
| What does the prefix bi- mean? | two |
| What does the prefix tri- mean? | three |
| What does the suffix -ly mean? | in that way |
| What does the Greek root tele mean? | far, distant |
| What does the Greek root phon mean? | sound |
| What does the Latin roots script and scrib mean? | write |
| What does the Latin roots dict and dic mean? | speak, say and proclaim |
| What does the prefixes in-, im-, ir- and il- mean? | not |
| What does the suffixes -able and -ible mean? | able to be and worthy of |
| What does the Greek roots aut and auto mean? | self |
| What does the Greek roots graph and gram mean? | writing |
| What does the Latin root aud mean? | hear |
| What does the Latin roots vid and vis mean? | see |
| What does the prefix sub- mean? | below, under |
| What does the prefix super- mean? | above, large and superior |
| What does the suffix -ous mean? | full of, having |
| What does the suffix -ful mean? | full of |
| What does the Greek roots syn and sym mean? | same, together |
| What does the Greek root path mean? | feeling, disease |
| What does the Latin roots fract and frag mean? | break |
| What does the Latin root rupt mean? | break, burst |
| What's an example for the prefix uni-? | unicycle |
| What's an example for the prefix bi-? | bicycle |
| What's an example for the prefix tri-? | tricycle |
| What's an example for the suffix -ly? | slowly |
| What's an example for the Greek root tele? | telescope |
| What's an example for the Greek root phon? | telephone |
| What's an example for the Latin roots script and scrib? | script |
| What's an example for the Latin roots dict and dic? | predict |
| What's an example for the prefix in-, im-, ir- and il-? | incorrect, imperfect, irregular and illogical |
| What's an example for the suffix -able and -ible? | breakable and terrible |
| What's an example for the Greek roots aut and auto? | autism and automatic |
| What's an example for the Greek roots graph and gram? | calligraphy and kilogram |
| What's an example for the Latin root aud? | audible |
| What's an example for the Latin roots vid and vis? | video and vision |
| What's an example for the prefix sub-? | submarine |
| What's an example for the prefix super-? | superman |
| What's an example for the suffix -ous? | joyous |
| What's an example for the suffix -ful? | peaceful |
| What's an example for the Greek roots syn and sym? | sync and sympathy |
| What's an example for the Greek root path? | empathize |
| What's an example for the Latin roots fract and frag? | fraction and fragment |
| What's an example for the Latin root rupt? | disrupt |