English 9 Vocabulary Lesson
Prefixes and Suffixes
Prefixes
a- not, without
ambi- both
bene- good
com- with, together
dys- ill, difficult, bad
endo- within, inside
ex- out of, from
inter- between
intra- within
meta- beyond
I. Matching: Match the words to their definitions
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amoral
ambivalent
benevolent
communal
dysfunctional
endoscope
exhume
intervene
intramural
metaphysical
Suffixes
cide- kill(ing)
ia- act, state
A. an instrument used to examine an inner part of the body
B. used or shared in common by everyone in a group
C. involving only students at the same school or college
D. uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
E. highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
F. impaired in function (especially related to bodily system or organ)
G. to dig (something buried, esp. a dead body) out of the earth
H. having no moral standards, restraints, or principles
I. to come between disputing people, groups, etc.
J. characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
ism- the belief in
ics- having to do with
ist- one who believes in
II. Matching: Match the words to their definitions
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suicide
A. loss of a large block of interrelated memories
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amnesia
pacifism
optics
communist
B. the study of both visible and invisible light
C. the intentional taking of one’s own life
D. an advocate of communism
E. opposition to war or violence of any kind
III. Sentences: Write a sentence using each of the following words.
16. benevolent 17. ambivalent 18. intervene 19. amnesia 20. optics -