Suffix Worksheets
Here are some free math suffix worksheets.
First we are going to introduce the suffix and suffix meanings.
Below is a list of suffix meanings often used in math. Once you
know some suffixes, you can use the math suffix worksheets to
practice learning suffix meanings. Also check out our suffix
lesson plans.
Math suffix definitions and suffix
meanings
Suffix
|
Suffix meaning
|
Suffix example
|
| -centenary |
of or pertaining to a 100 year
period |
tercentenary (of or pertaining
to 300 years) |
| -gon |
figure having a specified number
of interior angles |
polygon, hexagon |
| -hedral |
surfaces or faces of a given
number |
dihedral formed by 2 plane
faces |
| -hedron |
figure having a given number of
faces or surfaces |
polyhedron (a solid with faces
that are polygons), heptahedron (polyhedron with 7
faces) |
| -lateral |
of, at, or relating to
sides |
equilateral (all equal
sides) |
| -metry |
science or process of
measuring |
geometry |
| -sect |
cut or divide |
bisect (cutting or dividing into
2 equal parts) |
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