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PREFIXES & SUFFIXES. 1st Six Weeks. Aqua. MEANING: water EXAMPLE: aqua rium, aqua tic. Auto. MEANING: self EXAMPLE: auto graph , auto troph. Bi. MEANING: two , twice , double EXAMPLE: bi cycle, bi pedal. Bio. MEANING: living, life EXAMPLE: bio graphy , anti bio tic. Con.
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PREFIXES & SUFFIXES 1st Six Weeks
Aqua • MEANING: water • EXAMPLE: aquarium, aquatic
Auto • MEANING: self • EXAMPLE: autograph, autotroph
Bi • MEANING: two, twice, double • EXAMPLE: bicycle, bipedal
Bio • MEANING: living, life • EXAMPLE: biography, antibiotic
Con • MEANING: together • EXAMPLE: conversation, convergent
Cyte/Cyto • MEANING: cell • EXAMPLE: cytoplasm, erythrocyte
Ella/Elle • MEANING: small • EXAMPLE: flagella, organelle
Hyper • MEANING: over, above • EXAMPLE: hyperextension, hypertonic
Hypo • MEANING: below • EXAMPLE: hypothermia, hypothesis
Iso • MEANING: equal • EXAMPLE: isosceles, isotope
Logy • MEANING: the study of • EXAMPLE: psychology, archeology
Meter • MEANING: measurement • EXAMPLE: barometer, micrometer
Mono/Mon • MEANING: single, one • EXAMPLE: monarch, carbonmonoxide
Micro • MEANING: small • EXAMPLE: microscope, microbiology
Macro • MEANING: large • EXAMPLE: macroeconomics, macromolecule
Multi • MEANING: many • EXAMPLE: multitude, multicellular
Poly • MEANING: many • EXAMPLE: polymer, polygenicinheritance
Pro • MEANING: before • EXAMPLE: prophesy, prokaryote
Scope • MEANING: look • EXAMPLE: stethoscope, telescope
Sub • MEANING: below, lesser • EXAMPLE: submarine, subcutaneous
Trans • MEANING: across • EXAMPLE: translate, transpiration
Tri • MEANING: three • EXAMPLE: tripod, trisomy
Uni • MEANING: one • EXAMPLE: unite, unicellular