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Name _______________________________________
Lesson 26
Greek prefixes and combining forms
| syn |
+ thesis |
= synthesis |
thesis |
chronic |
| syn |
+ opsis |
= synopsis |
hypothesis |
chronicle |
| syn + chron |
+ ize |
= synchronize |
parenthesis |
chronology |
| syn + metri |
+cal |
= symmetrical |
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| syn |
+ ptom |
= symptom |
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| syn |
+ pathy |
= sympathy |
anonymous |
pathology |
| syn |
+ bol |
= symbol |
antonym |
apathy |
| syn |
+ table |
= syllable |
pseudonym |
telepathy |
| 1. |
Look at the word equations on the left. The Greek prefix syn
is joined to word parts to make the spelling words. How does the spelling of
syn change when it is joined to a combining form that begins with the letter
m ? _______________________________________________
with the letter p
? ______________________________________
with the letter b
? ______________________________________
with the letter l
? ______________________________________
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| 2. |
Look at the four remaining groups of words. Notice that prefixes, as well as suffixes,
may be added to Greek combining forms:
anti + onym = antonym
The prefixes a
and an
mean "not." Write two words formed by adding the prefix a
or an
to a combining form. __________ __________
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Lesson Generalization
Greek prefixes, like Latin prefixes, may be assimilated into another word part. The
spelling changes to make more compatible combinations:
| in
becomes im
before m, p, b | | in
becomes il
before l |
| syn
becomes sym
before m, p, b | | syn
becomes syl
before l |
Greek combining forms can be used in different ways to make English words.
| They can be combined with a prefix: | synonym | |
| with a suffix: | chronic | chronicle |
| with a prefix and a suffix: | synchronize | anonymous |
| or with another combining form: | hypothesis | pseudonym |
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