Powerful Prefixes

Question 1

il-

Answer 1

means “not”
use if the base word starts with L
e.g. not legal = illegal

Question 2

im-

Answer 2

means “not”
use if the base word starts with m or p
e.g. not mobile = immobile, not proper = improper

Question 3

ir-

Answer 3

means “not”
use if the base word starts with r.
e.g. not relevant = irrelevant

Question 4

in-

Answer 4

means “not”
use if the base word starts with any letter other than l, m, p, or r.
e.g. not adequate = inadequate

Question 5

anti-

Answer 5

means against or opposite to

anticlockwise, antibiotic

Question 6

auto-

Answer 6

means “self”

autobiography, automat

Question 7

dis-

Answer 7

means “not, or away”

dissimilar, disconnect

Question 8

inter-

Answer 8

means “between”

international, intermarry

Question 9

mis-

Answer 9

means “wrong”

misunderstand, misspell

Question 10

post-

Answer 10

means “after”

postnatal, postscript

Question 11

pre-

Answer 11

means before

prenatal, prehistoric

Question 12

pro-

Answer 12

means “for, or forward”

propose, pro-British

Question 13

re-

Answer 13

means “again, or back”

rewrite, reconsider

Question 14

sub-

Answer 14

means “under”

submarine, substandard

Question 15

super-

Answer 15

means “above”

supervisor, superhuman

Question 16

trans-

Answer 16

means “across”

transport, transplant

Question 17

un-

Answer 17

means “not, or in reverse”

unfinished, unarmed