Common Prefixes

Question 1

a-

Answer 1

without, not, no

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

from, away from

Question 3

ad-

Answer 3

toward, increase

Question 4

alb-

Answer 4

white

Question 5

ambi-

Answer 5

both, both sides

Question 6

an-

Answer 6

without, not

Question 7

ante-

Answer 7

before, in front

Question 8

anti-

Answer 8

against

Question 9

auto-

Answer 9

self

Question 10

bi-

Answer 10

two, double

Question 11

bio-

Answer 11

life

Question 12

brady-

Answer 12

slow

Question 13

circum-

Answer 13

around

Question 14

con-

Answer 14

together, with

Question 15

contra-

Answer 15

against

Question 16

de-

Answer 16

down, from

Question 17

dis-

Answer 17

free of, to undo

Question 18

dys-

Answer 18

bad, difficult, painful, disordered

Question 19

ecto-

Answer 19

outside

Question 20

endo-

Answer 20

within, inner

Question 21

epi-

Answer 21

upon, over

Question 22

eu-

Answer 22

good, normal

Question 23

ex-

Answer 23

out, away from, outside

Question 24

extra-

Answer 24

outside, beyond

Question 25

hemi-

Answer 25

half

Question 26

homeo-

Answer 26

likeness, same

Question 27

homo-

Answer 27

same

Question 28

hydro-

Answer 28

water

Question 29

hyper-

Answer 29

excessive

Question 30

hypo-

Answer 30

under, below, beneath, less than normal

Question 31

idio-

Answer 31

individual

Question 32

in-

Answer 32

in, inside, within, not

Question 33

infra-

Answer 33

beneath, below, under

Question 34

inter-

Answer 34

between

Question 35

intra-

Answer 35

within

Question 36

juxta-

Answer 36

near, beside

Question 37

meta-

Answer 37

beyond, after

Question 38

milli-

Answer 38

one-thousandth

Question 39

mono-

Answer 39

one

Question 40

multi-

Answer 40

many

Question 41

non-

Answer 41

not

Question 42

pan-

Answer 42

all

Question 43

para-

Answer 43

near, beside, beyond, two like parts

Question 44

per-

Answer 44

though

Question 45

peri-

Answer 45

around

Question 46

poly-

Answer 46

many, much, excessive

Question 47

post-

Answer 47

after, behind

Question 48

pre-

Answer 48

before, in front

Question 49

primi-

Answer 49

first

Question 50

pseudo-

Answer 50

false

Question 51

retro-

Answer 51

backward, behind

Question 52

semi-

Answer 52

half

Question 53

sub-

Answer 53

under, below

Question 54

supra-

Answer 54

above, over

Question 55

sym-

Answer 55

joined, together

Question 56

tachy-

Answer 56

rapid

Question 57

trans-

Answer 57

across, through

Question 58

tri-

Answer 58

three

Question 59

uni-

Answer 59

one

Question 60

xanth/o-

Answer 60

yellow

Question 61

Prefix

Answer 61

A word element added at the beginning of a word that changes (or alters) the meaning of the word.

Question 62

Word Root

Answer 62

The basic foundation of a word, to which component parts are added.

Question 63

Combining Form

Answer 63

Is created when a word root is combined with a vowel - used to join the word parts appropriately when creating words.

Question 64

Suffix

Answer 64

A word element added at the end of a word root that changes (or alters) the meaning of the word.

Question 65

hetero-

Answer 65

different

Question 66

ultra-

Answer 66

beyond, excess