Module 3: Prefixes

Question 1

a-

Answer 1

Absence; lack [for a noun’
Lacking; without [for an adjective]
a- becomes an- when the following letter is a vowel or “h”
a- becomes ar- when the following letter is “r”

Question 2

ante-; pre-; pro-

Answer 2

before

Question 3

anti-

Answer 3

against

Question 4

de-

Answer 4

from; down from; away

Question 5

dia-

Answer 5

through

Question 6

dys-

Answer 6

indicates a negative; many possible words could be used depending on the context. E.g. faulty; difficult [for a noun], with difficulty; badly [for an adjective or verb.

Question 7

ecto-

Answer 7

outside

Question 8

en-; endo-; ento-; intra

Answer 8

within; inner

Question 9

epi-

Answer 9

on; upon; toward

Question 10

eso-; eiso-;

Answer 10

into

Question 11

eu

Answer 11

Indicates a positive; many possible words could be used, deending on the context. E.g. normal; healthy; good [for a noun], normally; properly; well [for an adjective or verb.]

Question 12

ex-; exo-

Answer 12

out; out of; outside

Question 13

hyper-

Answer 13

above; excessive; excess of; greater than normal

Question 14

hypo-; sub-

Answer 14

below; under [locative], less than normal; deficiency of [qualitative]

Question 15

infra-

Answer 15

below; under

Question 16

inter-

Answer 16

between

Question 17

meta-

Answer 17

beyond; after; change

Question 18

neo-

Answer 18

new

Question 19

non-*

Answer 19

not [see mod. 8]

Question 20

para-

Answer 20

beside; beyond

Question 21

peri-; circum-

Answer 21

around

Question 22

post-

Answer 22

after; behind; posterior

Question 23

super-; supra-

Answer 23

above; beyond; superior

Question 24

syn-; con-

Answer 24

joined; fused; simultaneous; in association; together; with

Question 25

trans-

Answer 25

across; through