Greek Lesson 6 Prefixes

Question 1

hyper-

Answer 1

over, excessive

ex. hypercritical, hypersonic, hypertension

Question 2

hypo-, hyp-

Answer 2

below, less than normal

ex. hypodermic, hypothesis, hyphen

Question 3

meta-, met-

Answer 3

after, changed, beyond, different

ex. paralysis parasite, parenthesis, parody

Question 4

para-, par-

Answer 4

beside, disordered, wrong, skewed

ex. paralysis, parasite, parenthesis, parody

Question 5

peri-

Answer 5

around, near

ex. perimeter, periscope

Question 6

pro-

Answer 6

before, in front of

ex. program, grologue

Question 7

pros-

Answer 7

toward, in addition to

ex. proselyte, prosthetic

Question 8

syn-, sym-, syl-, sy-

Answer 8

with, together

ex. syndicate, synonym, synthetic, sympathy, symphony, syllable

Question 9

palin-

Answer 9

backwards, again