Prefixes

Question 1

a- (an- before vowel/h)

Answer 1

not, without, lacking, deficient

Question 2

anti- (ant- before vowel/h)

Answer 2

against, opposed to, preventing

Question 3

di-

Answer 3

two, twice, double

Question 4

dys-

Answer 4

difficult, painful, defective, abnormal

Question 5

ec- (ex- before vowel)

Answer 5

out of, away from

Question 6

ecto- (ect- before vowel)

Answer 6

outside of

Question 7

en- (em- before b,m,p)

Answer 7

in, into, within

Question 8

endo-, ento- (end-, ent- before vowel)

Answer 8

within

Question 9

epi- (ep- before vowel/h)

Answer 9

upon, above, over

Question 10

exo-

Answer 10

outside, from/toward the outside

Question 11

hemi-

Answer 11

half, partial

Question 12

hyper-

Answer 12

over, above, excessive, beyond normal

Question 13

hypo- (hyp- before vowel/h)

Answer 13

under, deficient

Question 14

mono- (mon- before vowel/h)

Answer 14

one, single

Question 15

peri-

Answer 15

around, surrounding

Question 16

syn- (sym- before b,p,m; n assimilates or is dropped before s)

Answer 16

together, with, joined

Question 17

amphi-, ampho-

Answer 17

on both sides, around, both

Question 18

ana-

Answer 18

up, back, against

Question 19

apo-

Answer 19

away from

Question 20

cata- (cat- before vowel/h)

Answer 20

downward, disordered

Question 21

dia- (di- before vowel)

Answer 21

through, across, apart

Question 22

eso-

Answer 22

within, inner, inward

Question 23

eu-

Answer 23

good, normal, healthy

Question 24

heter-, hetero-

Answer 24

different, other, relationship to another

Question 25

homo-, homeo-

Answer 25

same, likeness

Question 26

meta- (met- before vowel/h)

Answer 26

change, transformation, after, behind

Question 27

para- (par- before vowel)

Answer 27

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Question 28

pro-

Answer 28

before

Question 29

pros-, prosth-

Answer 29

in place of