Prefixes and Suffixes
1. ‘bio’ is a Greek prefix meaning ‘life’. Using a dictionary, find four other words which begin
with ‘bio’ and write out their definitions.
Biology: The study of life, Biography: The account of someone written by someone else,
Biocontrol: using other creatures to destroy pests, Bioluminescence: light from living
things.
2. ‘auto’ is a Greek prefix meaning ‘self’. Using a dictionary, find four other words which
begin with ‘auto’ and write out their definitions.
Autobiography: The account of someone written by that person, Autoimmune: The
immune system attacks healthy cells, Automatic: a device that uses little to no human
assistance. Automotive: Relating to motor vehicles
3. ‘graph’ is a Greek prefix meaning ‘something written down or drawn’. Use the clues
below to give three other words which contain the suffix ‘graph’
● A famous person’s signature.
● An image created by a camera.
Photograph
Autograph
Radiograph
4. Change the words below by adding one of the prefixes , all of which mean ‘not’.
un
il
ir
im
dis
repair
loyal
legal
rational
natural
mobile
comfort
necessary
regular
moral
happy
usual
logical responsible possible
Answers:
Disrepair, unloyal, unnatural, discomfort, irregular, immoral, unhappy, unusual,
illegal, irrational, immobile, unnecessary, illogical, irresponsible, impossible