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Lesson 25
Greek combining forms
| stere |
stereo |
stereophic |
| typos, typi |
typical |
stereotype |
| psycho |
psychic |
psychology |
| logi, logy |
logical |
technology |
| techni |
technical |
architect |
| arch |
archives |
archeology |
| patri |
paternal |
patriarch |
| genes |
genesis |
genealogy |
| hydro |
hydrant |
hydrophobia |
| phobia |
phobia |
acrophobia |
TERMS TO KNOW:
Combining forms
are word elements that, unlike prefixes and suffixes, may be used in different positions
when they are combined with other word elements.
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The Greek combining forms in the first column become English nouns or adjectives
when suffixes are added to form the words in the second column. Does the spelling
of some combining forms change when endings are added? _____
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The words in the last column have been formed by joining two Greek combining forms.
Can the same Greek form sometimes be used at the beginning of one word and at the
end of another? _____
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Lesson Generalization
Suffixes can be added to some Greek combining forms to make English nouns and adjectives.
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- The noun suffix ant
forms the noun hydrant
(hydro + ant).
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- The adjective suffix ic
forms the adjective psychic
(psycho + ic).
The spelling of the Greek combining form may change slightly when it is joined to
other word parts.
Greek combining forms may be joined in the same way that the two parts of a compound
word are joined:
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- fireproof
/proofread patriarch
/archeology
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- (compound words) (Greek combining forms)
Knowing the meaning of the separate parts will help you to understand the different
words made by combining the parts.
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