Important Prefixes 2

Question 1

anti-

Answer 1

against (antidote, antithesis, anti-establishment)

Question 2

bi-

Answer 2

two (bilingual, bicycle, biannual)

Question 3

counter-

Answer 3

against (counterclockwise, counter-proposal, counterintelligence)

Question 4

ex-

Answer 4

former (ex-boyfriend, ex-department chair, ex-chairman)

Question 5

in-

Answer 5

1. the converse of, the opposite of (inattentive, inaccurate, incompatible)
2. inside (inpatient, inhouse)

Question 6

en-

Answer 6

to cause to be (enlarge, enforce, enable)

Question 7

mal-

Answer 7

bad (malfunction, malnourished, maladapted)

Question 8

mis-

Answer 8

wrong (misconduct, mismanaged, misinformed)

Question 9

mono-

Answer 9

one (monosyllable, monopoly, monorail)

Question 10

poly-

Answer 10

many (polysyllabic, polygon, poly-carbonate)

Question 11

semi-

Answer 11

half (semicircle, semidarkness, semi-coherent)

Question 12

super-

Answer 12

more than, above (supernatural, supernova, superconductor)

Question 13

tele-

Answer 13

distant, from far away (television, telephone, telescope)

Question 14

ultra-

Answer 14

beyond (ultrasound, ultrasonic, ultraviolet light)