Spelling/Vocabulary Prefix: mono mono = one

monochrome  adjective  Having one color; a painting, design, photo, or outfit that is only one color or shades of one color (artists)  The wall was a monochrome color, which means it had one color which was yellow.

monocle  Noun  Eyeglass for one eye: gentlemen in the past used these  The person had a monocle, or eyeglass for one eye.

monolingual  adjective  Speaking or writing only one language (communicate)  I was monolingual, which means I spoke only one language.

monolith  noun  Something made out of one single large (example 8 foot high) block or piece of stone; one single stone monument  The statue was made from a monolith, meaning one single piece of stone.

monologue  Noun  A long speech given by one person (talk show host or president’s speech)  David Letterman always gives a monologue at the beginning of his late night show.

monophobia  noun  An abnormal fear of being the only one there; fear of being alone (love to be in groups)  I had monophobia at the party, fear of being alone or the only one there.

monopoly  noun  Control of a product or service by one company  The new gas company had a monopoly of all the gas in town, which means it had control of all the gas in town.

monorail  noun  A track for subway or train cars that only has one rail (amusement parks ride)  The monorail had only one rail for the train.

monosyllabic  adjective  Having only one syllable: Examples: park, go, yes  The word “big” is monosyllabic because it has only one syllable.

monotone  noun  a speech in which every word has one tone of voice  The person giving the speech is monotone because he only has one tone for his voice.