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Revision as of 22:47, 12 August 2017
Aim: What are the most frequently used prefixes and suffixes?
Do Now: Answer in your notebook.
- What is a “prefix”?
- What is a “suffix”?
Lesson Overview:
| Item | Approx Time |
| Do Now | 3-5 Min |
| Mini Lesson | 15-20 Min |
| Activity | 15 Min |
| Discussion | 5-7 Min |
Word Meanings
Common Word Endings (Suffixes)
| Stem | Meaning |
|---|---|
| -ism | belief in/of |
| -tion or -sion | to make/to do (action) |
| -archy | government |
| -lithic | stone |
| -nomy | law |
| -ence or -ance | action / result of |
Common Word Beginnings (Prefixes)
| Stem | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paleo- | belief in/of |
| neo- | to make/to do (action) |
| prim- | government |
| demos- | people |
| theo- | God |
| poly- | more than one |
| mono- | only one |
| poly- | more than one |
| legi - | law |
| pre- | before |
| anti- | against |
This is a complete listing for Global History & Geography common Suffixes & Prefixes
Word Prefixes and Suffixes
By knowing root words, prefixes, and suffixes, you can put together meanings of many words, especially those in social studies.
Some examples are:
- Demos = People
- Cracy = Rule
- Democracy = People Rule
- Meso = Middle/Between
- Potamia= Rivers
- Mesopotamia = Land between the rivers (Tigris & Euphrates)
- Idea = a thought/idea
- ology = a science
- Ideology = study of ideas/ political beliefs
- capital = Money
- ism = belief of/doctrine
- Capitalism = Belief in making money/profit
For more word meanings try looking the word(s) up in the Etymology (word origins) Dictionary
Classwork & Homework
Lesson PowerPoint: Prefixes & Suffixes
Lesson Activity: Prefixes & Suffixes Worksheet
Homework: Finish Prefixes & Suffixes Worksheet