Prefixes and Suffixes

Question 1

counter-

Answer 1

against (the baseword)
“counteract”

Question 2

L. semi- / Gr. hemi-

Answer 2

L8 = partly
“semisweet”
L10 = half
“semicircle” “hemisphere”

Question 3

L. multi- / Gr. poly-

Answer 3

L8 = multi = more than one
“multifamily”
L10 = many
“multiply” “polygon”

Question 4

para-

Answer 4

L7 = similar to / assistant to
“paramedic”

Question 5

-ette

Answer 5

L9 = small (French)
“towlette”

Question 6

-ess

Answer 6

L9 = female (French)
“lioness”

Spelling Rule: if baseword ends with vowel-R, change to R then add -ess (waiter –> waitress)

Question 7

L. uni- / Gr. mono-

Answer 7

one
“universe”
“monopoly”

Question 8

L. bi- / Gr. di-

Answer 8

two
“bicycle”
“digraph”

Question 8

L. quad- / Gr. tetra-

Answer 8

four
“quadriceps”
“tetrahedron”

Question 9

L. quin- / Gr. penta-

Answer 9

five
“quintuplets”
“pentagon”

Question 10

L. sex- / Gr. hexa-

Answer 10

six
“sextuplets”
“hexagon”

Question 10

L. sept- / Gr. hepta-

Answer 10

seven
“septuplets”
“heptagon”

Question 10

L. oct- / Gr. octo-

Answer 10

eight
“octuplets”
“octopus”

Note: sometimes octo- becomes octa- as in “octagon”

Question 11

L. nov- / Gr. enne-

Answer 11

nine
“November”
“ennead”

Question 12

L. dec-, deci- / Gr. deca-

Answer 12

ten
“December” “decimal”
“decathlon”

Note: ‘deci’ means 10 individual pieces

Question 13

L. cent-, centi- / Gr. hecto-

Answer 13

a hundred
“century” “centipede”
“hectometer”

Note: ‘centi’ means 100 individual pieces

Question 14

L. mill-, milli- / Gr. kilo-

Answer 14

a thousand
“millennium” “millimeter”
“kilogram”

Note: ‘milli’ means 1,000 individual pieces

Question 15

Gr. mega-

Answer 15

a million or really big
“megabyte” “megamall”

Question 16

dis-

Answer 16

not
“disagree”

Question 17

in-

Answer 17

into/not
“infrequent”

Question 18

im-

Answer 18

into/not
(use when baseword starts with m, p, b)
“impractical”

Question 19

ir-

Answer 19

into/not
(use when baseword starts with r)
“irresponsible”

Question 20

non-

Answer 20

not
“nonfat”

Question 21

mis-

Answer 21

wrong
“misspell”

Question 22

sub-

Answer 22

smaller or below
“subway”

Question 23

re-

Answer 23

again
“refill”

Question 24

inter-

Answer 24

between
“intersection”

Question 25

mid

Answer 25

middle
“midweek”

Question 26

over

Answer 26

over the top or too much
“overflow”

Question 27

up

Answer 27

direction or move behind the baseword
“upkeep”

Question 28

trans

Answer 28

across
“transatlantic”

Question 29

co-

Answer 29

with
“cohost”

Question 30

micro-

Answer 30

very small
“microscope”

Question 31

macro-

Answer 31

big
“macroeconomics”

Question 32

anti-

Answer 32

stop or against
“antiwar”

Question 33

self- (with hyphen)

Answer 33

self
“self-esteem”

Question 34

auto-

Answer 34

self
“autopilot”