RootsSuffixes and
Prefixes
What is a Prefix
• A prefix is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning.
Suffix
• A suffix is placed at the end of a word to modify or change its meaning.
-ology
Study, science
stasis
Stable, static
Gen
Producing, to make
macro
large, great
sub
under, lower than, inferior to
micro
Small, tiny
Uni, mono, unus
One, single
multi
Many, multiple, more than one
kary
Nut, nucleus
plasm
Molded,form
nucle
French for little nut
Quartus/quatuor
four
Centum/cent/centi
hundred
troph
Nutrition, nourish, food
For more Prefixes & Suffixes
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