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Greek Roots #1

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  • macro-
    large
  • -phone-
    sound
  • mega-, meglo-
    large
  • -mania
    a madness for
  • -miso-
    hate
  • caco-
    bad, ill
  • Where do prefixes appear?
    before a word
  • maniac-
    one who has a madness for
  • syn-, sym-
    with or together
  • a-, an-
    not, without
  • -ous
    full of
  • -bibl-, -biblio-
    book
  • micro-
    small
  • -phil-
    love
  • -graph-
    write, draw, record
  • -phobia
    a morbid fear of
  • tel-, tele-
    far, distant
  • What suffix makes an abstract noun?
    -y
    -ic
    -fy
    -ous
  • Where do suffixes appear?
    after a word
  • -anthrop
    man, mankind
  • -scop-, -skept-
    look at, examine
  • What suffix makes a noun into an adjective?
    -ic
    -ous
    -maniac
    -y
  • Where do roots appear?
    anywhere in the word
  • -phobiac
    one who has a morbid fear of
  • eu-
    good