Important Prefixes 1

Question 1

re-

Answer 1

again (rebuild, renew, rewrite)

Question 2

pre-

Answer 2

before (pretest, prewrite, predict)

Question 3

dis-

Answer 3

reverses the meaning of the verb (disappear, disconnect, disrespect)

Question 4

over-

Answer 4

too much (oversleep, overeat, overreach)

Question 5

un-

Answer 5

reverses the meaning of the verb (undo, unfasten, undress)

Question 6

mis-

Answer 6

badly or wrongly (misunderstand, mislead, mistake)

Question 7

out-

Answer 7

more or better than others (outperform, outsmart, outweigh)

Question 8

be-

Answer 8

to make or cause (befriend, belittle, bewitch)

Question 9

co-

Answer 9

together (coexist, cooperate, coowners)

Question 10

de-

Answer 10

do the opposite of (devalue, deselect, decompose)

Question 11

fore-

Answer 11

earlier, before (foresee, foreclose, forecast)

Question 12

inter-

Answer 12

between (interact, interface, intermingle)

Question 13

sub-

Answer 13

under, below (submarine, subway, subdivide)

Question 14

trans-

Answer 14

across, over (transform, transplant, transportation)

Question 15

under-

Answer 15

not enough (underperform, undersell, underdeveloped)