PRACTICE EXERCISE 3:
Complete the tables below by supplying the appropriate root words in the given affixes
(prefix and suffix). On the last column, write the newly-formed word by combining the
given affixes and the root words that you supplied. The first row is done for you.
Affixes
Meaning
Root Words
Newly-Formed Word
1. bio-
self
biography
autobiography
2. contra-
against
3. hyper-
over
7. dis-
apart, not
5. meta-
beyond
5. sub-
under
not
small
1. micro-
· poly-
many, several
0. re-
again, back
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Answer:
contradistinction
hyperventilated
discomfort
metabolism
subdivision
microorganism
reincarnated
Explanation: