Use the Prefix Tele- and the Suffix -Phone to Form New Words

Prefixes are letters added to the beginning of words to form new words. The prefix tele, which comes from the Greek word for 'at a distance', is found in many words:

telephone

television

Suffixes are letters added to the end of words to form new words. The suffix phone comes from the Greek word for 'sound':

telephone

microphone

When you know the meaning of word roots, it enables you to understand the meaning of other words.

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