English Vocabulary in 365 Days - Lesson 11

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Hello everyone, in our Lesson 10, we learnt about the prefixes arch, archi, archaeo.  Arch, Archi represent the meanings chief, ruler, first and Archaeo represents the meanings ancient, primitive. Today we shall see the prefix auto. Happy Reading :)

Day 11 : Auto

• auto - self

Let's try to understand these with some examples....

1. autograph (noun) = a person's signature.
   1. auto (autos) - Prefix = self
   2. graph (graphos) - Root = to write
2. automobile (noun) = a vehicle containing its own means of propulsion. 
   1. auto (autos) - Prefix = self
   2. mob - Root = move
   3. ile - Suffix = capable of

Let's have a look at some more words with auto prefixes, for better understanding.

1. autonomy = self-government
   
2. automotive = self-moving
3. autogenesis = born from oneself 
4. automat = a self-service cafeteria
5. autobiography = the story of one's life written by oneself
6. autocracy = a system of government by one person with absolute power
7. autohypnosis = self-hypnosis
8. autognosis = understanding of one's own nature, abilities, and limitations
9. autosuggestion =  the influencing of your physical or mental state by thoughts and ideas that come from yourself rather than from other people

Home Work :

Try to guess the meanings of the following elements.

1. mono-
2. per-
3. over-
4. pseudo-

a. not genuine

c. too much

d. through

That's all for today guys..... Thank you :)

Shraboni Chakraborty

Asstt. Professor

English and Foreign Languages University,

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