Question

What is the prefix of the underlined word in the sentence below:

The scientist was trying to find the smallest organism under the microscope.
a. micro
c. scope
b. mic
d. no prefix

Answer 1

I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option A. The prefix used in the sentence would be micro-. A prefix is a word or letters being added or placed before another word. From the word microscope, scope is the root word and micro- is added to denote that the scope here is seen in a microscopic scale.