Prefixes

Question 1

Latin prefix “a”

Answer 1

Away from

Examples: against, alone

Question 2

Latin prefix “ab”

Answer 2

From, away from

Examples: abnormal, absent

Question 3

Greek prefix “a”

Answer 3

Not, no

Examples: asocial, anarchy

Question 4

Latin prefix “ad”

Answer 4

Toward

Examples: advance, admit

Question 5

Latin prefix “alter”

Answer 5

Another

Examples: alternate, altercation

Question 6

Greek prefix “amphi”

Answer 6

Around, both

Examples: amphibious, amphitheater

Question 7

Greek prefix “ana”

Answer 7

Up

Examples: anatomy, anabaptist

Question 8

Latin prefix “ante”

Answer 8

Before

Examples: antechamber, antebellum

Question 9

Greek prefix “anti”

Answer 9

Against

Examples: antibiotic, antichrist

Question 10

Latin prefix “circum”

Answer 10

Around

Examples: circumstances, circumference

Question 11

Latin prefix “co”

Answer 11

With, together

Examples: cooperate, coexist

Question 12

Latin prefix “con”

Answer 12

With, together

Examples: conference, content

Question 13

Latin prefix “contra”

Answer 13

Against

Examples: contradiction, contraband

Question 14

Latin prefix “de”

Answer 14

Down, down from

Examples: derive, depth

Question 15

Greek prefix “dia”

Answer 15

Through

Examples: diameter, diagonal

Question 16

Latin prefix “dis”

Answer 16

Apart, away from

Examples: distance, distract

Question 17

Greek prefix “dys”

Answer 17

Bad

Examples: dysentery, dystrophy

Question 18

Latin prefix “e”

Answer 18

Out of

Examples: evict, escape

Question 19

Greek prefix “ec”

Answer 19

Outside

Examples: eccentric, echoe

Question 20

Greek prefix “em”

Answer 20

In, within

Examples: emotion, eminent

Question 21

Greek prefix “en”

Answer 21

In, within

Examples: entrance, envelope

Question 22

Greek prefix “epi”

Answer 22

Upon

Examples: epidemic, epilogue

Question 23

Latin prefix “ex”

Answer 23

Out of, away from

Episode: exit, execute

Question 24

Greek prefix “hyper”

Answer 24

Over

Examples: hyperactive, hyperbola

Question 25

Latin prefix “in”

Answer 25

In, into, on, against, not

Examples: independent, inactive

Question 26

Latin prefix “intro”

Answer 26

Inside

Examples: introduction, introductory

Question 27

Latin prefix “ob”

Answer 27

Against

Examples: objectify, obstacle

Question 28

Latin prefix “omni”

Answer 28

Every, all

Examples: omnipresent, omnivore

Question 29

Latin prefix “per”

Answer 29

Through

Examples: persist, perpetual

Question 30

Greek prefix “peri”

Answer 30

Around

Examples: perimeter, peripheral

Question 31

Latin prefix “post”

Answer 31

After

Examples: postage, post-apocalyptic

Question 32

Latin prefix “pre”

Answer 32

Before

Examples: previous, prevent

Question 33

Latin prefix “re”

Answer 33

Back, again

Examples: retreat, repeat

Question 34

Latin prefix “retro”

Answer 34

Backwards

Example: retrospective, retroactive

Question 35

Latin prefix “sub”

Answer 35

Beneath

Example: submarine, subsequent

Question 36

Latin prefix “super, sur”

Answer 36

Above

Examples: superimposed, surpass

Question 37

Greek prefix “sym”

Answer 37

With, together

Examples: symmetry, symbol

Question 38

Greek prefix “syn”

Answer 38

With, together

Examples: syndicate, syntax

Question 39

Latin prefix “trans”

Answer 39

Across

Examples: transit, transfer

Question 40

Greek prefix “tele”

Answer 40

Distant

Examples: telephone, telepathic