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Prefixes and Suffixes

Medium · 15×15 · 12 words
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  1. 3. Formed by adding mis to inform, meaning to give someone false information
  2. 6. Formed by adding un and able to break, meaning not able to be broken
  3. 10. Formed by adding im to possible, meaning not able to happen or be done
  4. 11. Formed by adding ir to regular, meaning not following the usual pattern
  5. 12. Combines tele (far) and phone (sound) to name a long distance talking device

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  1. 1. Formed by adding pre to historic, meaning from the time before written history
  2. 2. Combines sub (under) and marine (sea) to name an underwater vessel
  3. 4. Formed by adding il to legible, meaning too messy or unclear to read
  4. 5. Combines auto (self) and graph (writing) to mean a person's own signature
  5. 7. Combines photo (light) and graph (writing) to mean an image captured using light
  6. 8. Formed by adding re to state, meaning to say something again in different words
  7. 9. Combines geo (earth) and graph (writing) to mean the study of Earth's features

Prefixes and Suffixes

Easy · 11×11 · 11 words
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  1. 1. Word meaning to view before, formed by adding pre to a word
  2. 3. Word meaning to do again, formed by adding re to a word
  3. 5. Another word for the main part of a word before adding word parts
  4. 8. Word meaning the state of being kind, formed by adding ness
  5. 9. A word part added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning
  6. 11. Word meaning without hope, formed by adding a suffix to hope

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  1. 2. Word meaning to turn back, formed by adding re to turn
  2. 4. Word meaning the opposite of like, formed by adding dis
  3. 6. Word meaning to spell incorrectly, formed by adding mis to spell
  4. 7. Word meaning without harm, formed by adding less to harm
  5. 10. The main part of a word that holds its core meaning

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