Lesson 3 Prefixes

Question 1

ab-, a-, abs-

Answer 1

away, from

ex. abduct, abnormal, avert, abstract
* this prefix is never assimilatd, so do not confuse it with a followe dby a double consonant, which is from ad-)

Question 2

ad-, ac-, etc.

Answer 2

to, toward, at, very much, near

ex. adopt, admire, access, aggression, attract, allocate, ascend

Question 3

ambi-

Answer 3

both, around

ex. ambidextrous

Question 4

ante-

Answer 4

before, in front of

ex. anteroom, antecedent

Question 5

circum-

Answer 5

around

ex. circumference, circumscribe

Question 6

con-, com-, co-, etc.

Answer 6

with, together, very

ex. connect, conduct, compose, compress, collect, correspond, co-operate

Question 7

contra-, contro-, [counter-]

Answer 7

against

ex. contradict, controversy, counteract

Question 8

de-

Answer 8

down, off, removal, thoroughly, negation

ex. descend, dejected

Question 9

dis-, di-, dif-

Answer 9

apart, in different directions, not

ex. dispute, disable, divert, divorce, differ