The suffix that denotes the process of recording a picture is?

• A. -graph
• B. -graphy
• C. -gram
• D. -ography

Answer: (B)

Suffix meaning is being tested here: the one that denotes the process of recording. The word for the process of recording pictures is photography, which uses the suffix -graphy. That suffix specifically conveys the act or process of recording or writing, which fits the idea of capturing images. The other suffixes have different roles: -graph often refers to a tool or instrument that records or writes; -gram indicates something that is written or a record that results; -ography denotes a field of study or a descriptive process, not the act of recording itself. So the suffix that best expresses the act of recording a picture is -graphy.