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Many words today are taken from Greek roots. In fact many science terms are derived from company Greek words.

GREEK BIO ENGLISH LIFE

GREEK DYNAMO, DYNAMIC ENGLISH POWER, FORCE

GREEK ECO ENGLISH HABITAT

GREEK ERGON ENGLISH WORK

GREEK GEO ENGLISH EARTH

GREEK HYDRO ENGLISH WATER

GREEK PHOTO ENGLISH LIGHT

GREEK TELE ENGLISH FAR, DISTANT

GREEK THERMO ENGLISH HEAT

GREEK ZOO ENGLISH ANIMAL

GREEK LOGY, OLOGY ENGLISH STUDY OF

GREEK GRAPHY ENGLISH WRITING, RECORDING

GREEK METRY, METRIC ENGLISH MEASUREMENT

GREEK OSIS ENGLISH ART, PROCESS, STATE, CONDITION

GREEK OTIC, OTICS ENGLISH PERTAINING TO, OF

Latin RootMeaningEnglish Translation DicereSayDic, dict VidereSeeVid, vis MittereSendMit, miss AudireHearAudio ScribereWriteScrib SpecereLookSpec RadiusRayRadio LaborWorkLabour ducereBringDuct, duce purareThink, calculateput

A prefix is added to the beginning of a base word and it has the power to change the meaning of the base word.

Prefix Con-, com- Meaning together

Prefix De- Meaning Do the opposite of, remove

Prefix dis Meaning Lack of or opposite

Prefix In, il, im, ir, un Meaning not

Prefix mis Meaning Bad, wrong

Prefix post Meaning after

Prefix pre Meaning before

Prefix re Meaning Again, back

Prefix sub Meaning below

The following words contain prefixes. 1. Write the meaning of each word. 2. Use each word in a sentence. Disapproval Revisit Repay Preregister Substandard Postwar Misgovern Decentralize Conjoin irreplaceable

A suffix is added to the end of a base word and has the power to change the meaning of a word. Below is a list of suffixes… Able Al Ed Ful Ing Ly ment

Idioms are common phrases that have different meanings than their literal context. They are similar to metaphors where you cannot take their meaning in a literal way. For example: Lets hit the road means lets get going not lets slap the ground below us.