Prefixes

Question 1

What does the latin prefix “ab” mean?

Answer 1

from; away from.

Examples:Abnormal and Absent.

Question 2

What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?

Answer 2

Not, no.

Example: Asocial and anarchy

Question 3

What does the Latin prefix “A” mean?

Answer 3

Away from.

Examples: Against,alone

Question 4

What does the Latin prefix “Ad” mean?

Answer 4

Toward

Examples:Advent, Adductor

Question 5

What does the Latin prefix “Alter” mean?

Answer 5

Another.

Examples: Alternation and Alternative

Question 6

What does the Greek prefix “Amphi” mean?

Answer 6

Around, Booth

Examples: Amphibian, and Amphitheater

Question 7

What does the Greek prefix “Ana” mean?

Answer 7

Up.

Examples:Anabolic and Analyze

Question 8

What does the Latin prefix “Ante” mean?

Answer 8

Before.

Examples:Anteroom and Anterior

Question 9

What does the Greek prefix “Anti” mean?

Answer 9

Against.

Examples: antiabortion and antiauthoritarian

Question 10

What does the Latin prefix “Circum” mean?

Answer 10

Around

Examples:circumference and circumstance

Question 11

What does the Latin prefix “Co” mean?

Answer 11

With,Together

Examples:Cooperate and Coexist.

Question 12

What does the Latin prefix “Con” mean?

Answer 12

With, Together

Examples:Connect and Contain

Question 13

What does the Latin prefix “Contra” mean?

Answer 13

Against

Examples:Contradict and Contrast

Question 14

What does the Latin prefix “De” mean?

Answer 14

Down, Down from

Examples:Descend and Destroy

Question 15

What does the Greek prefix “Dia” mean?

Answer 15

Through

Examples: Diagram and Diameter.

Question 16

What does the Latin prefix “Dis” mean?

Answer 16

Apart, Away from.

Examples:Dismiss and Disconnect

Question 17

What does the Greek prefix “Dys” mean?

Answer 17

Bad

Examples: Dysfunction and Dyslexia.

Question 18

What does the Latin prefix “E” mean?

Answer 18

Out of.

Examples:Eject and Easy

Question 19

What does the Greek prefix “Ec” mean?

Answer 19

Outside.

Examples: Ecosystem and Eclipse

Question 20

What does the Greek prefix “Em” mean?

Answer 20

In, Within.

Examples: Embed and Emerge

Question 21

What does the Greek prefix “En” mean?

Answer 21

In,Within

Examples: Energy and Engulf.

Question 22

What does the Greek prefix “Epi” mean?

Answer 22

Upon

Examples:Epidemic and Epilogue.

Question 23

What does the Latin prefix “Ex” mean?

Answer 23

Out of, Away from.

Examples:Exterior and Exclude.

Question 24

What does the Greek prefix “Hyper” mean?

Answer 24

Over.

Examples:Hyperbole and Hyperventelate.

Question 25

What does the Latin prefix “In” mean?

Answer 25

In,Into,On,Against,Not

Examples:Invite and Insert .

Question 26

What does the Latin prefix “Intro” mean?

Answer 26

Inside

Examples:Introduce and Introvert.

Question 27

What does the Latin prefix “Ob” mean?

Answer 27

Against.

Example: Obtuse and Obtain.

Question 28

What does the Latin prefix “Omni” mean?

Answer 28

Every, All

Example:Omnivore and Omniscient

Question 29

What does the Latin prefix “Per” mean?

Answer 29

Through

Example:Persuade and Persecute.

Question 30

What does the Greek prefix “Peri” mean?

Answer 30

Around

Example: Perimeter and Peripheral

Question 31

What does the Latin prefix “Post” mean?

Answer 31

After

Example: Posted and Postpone.

Question 32

What does the Latin prefix “Pre” mean?

Answer 32

Before

Example: Prefix and Previous

Question 33

What does the Latin prefix “Re” mean?

Answer 33

Back, Again

Example: Rewrite and Remake

Question 34

What does the Latin prefix “Retro” mean?

Answer 34

Backwards

Examples:Retrospect(think back) and Retroactive.

Question 35

What does the Latin prefix “Sub” mean?

Answer 35

Beneath

Examples:Subway and Submirge

Question 36

What does the Latin prefix “Super,Sur” mean?

Answer 36

Above

Examples:Superior and Superhero

Question 37

What does the Greek prefix “Sym” mean?

Answer 37

With, Together

Examples: Symbol and Sympathy.

Question 38

What does the Greek prefix “Syn” mean?

Answer 38

With, Together

Examples:Synonym and Synnagog

Question 39

What does the Latin prefix “Trans” mean?

Answer 39

Across

Examples: Transform and Transport

Question 40

What does the Greek prefix “Tele” mean?

Answer 40

Distant

Example: Telephone and Telescope