Greek & Latin Prefixes
& Suffixes
Learn ‘em, love ‘em.
Here’s the procedure:
THURSDAY
Get new word parts and definitions
– You find examples, mnemonic devices
– Quiz!!!!
TUESDAY
– Flashcards are due!
What if I’m absent on quiz day?
– YOU are responsible to find get the words parts from a peer
– You take 2 quizzes next quiz day
Your Flashcards :
(FRONT)
(BACK)
Word Part
Definition
Example Words
Mnemonic Device
For Example:
(FRONT)
(BACK)
Ad-
To, toward
adjoin, adhesive, advance
Prefixes & Suffixes #1
1.
Ad-
2.
Ambi-
3.
Ante-
4.
Anti-
5.
-al
To, toward
– Ex: adjoin, adhesive, advance
both
– Ex: ambidextrous, “ambiturner”
before
– Ex: anterior, antechamber, antecedent
Opposite, against
– Ex: antibiotic, antisocial, anti-terrorism
relating to
– Ex: biological, dental
Prefixes & Suffixes #2
1. -arium
2. Auto-
3. Centi4. Circum5. Con-
place of
– Ex:
self
– Ex:
hundred
– Ex:
around
– Ex:
With
– Ex:
Prefixes & Suffixes #3
1. De2. Deci-
3. Di4. Dis5. -dom
From, down
– Ex:
ten
– Ex:
two
– Ex:
Opposite, not
– Ex:
State, quality of
– Ex:
Prefixes & Suffixes #4
1. Ex2. Hetero-
3. Hypo4. -ic
5. -ile
out
– Ex:
Different
– Ex:
Too little, under
– Ex:
Relating to
– Ex:
State, quality of
– Ex:
Prefixes & Suffixes #5
1. In2. Inter-
3. Intra4. -ism
5. -ist
Not
– Ex:
Between
– Ex:
Within
– Ex:
State/quality of
– Ex:
One who practices
– Ex:
Prefixes & Suffixes #6
1. Macro2. Micro-
3. Milli4. Mis5. Mono-
Large
– Ex:
Small
– Ex:
Thousand
– Ex:
Bad
– Ex:
One/single
– Ex:
Prefixes & Suffixes #7
1. Nano2. Neo-
3. -ology
4. Omni5. -ous
Billion
– Ex:
New
– Ex:
Study of
– Ex:
All
– Ex:
State, quality of
– Ex:
Prefixes & Suffixes #8
1. Pan2. Per-
3. Peri4. Poly5. Post-
All
– Ex:
Throughout
– Ex:
All around
– Ex:
Many
– Ex:
After
– Ex:
Prefixes & Suffixes #9
1. Pre2. Pro-
3. Re4. Retro5. Sub-
Before
– Ex:
Forward
– Ex:
Again
– Ex:
Back
– Ex:
Under
– Ex:
Prefixes & Suffixes #10
1. Super2. Sym-
3. -tion
4. -ular
5. Un-
More than
– Ex:
Together
– Ex:
State, quality of
– Ex:
Relating to
– Ex:
Not
– Ex: