Unit 2 Suffixes and Prefixes

Question 1

ab-

Answer 1

off, away, from

Question 2

beni-

Answer 2

for good

Question 3

bi-

Answer 3

two, double

Question 4

contra-

Answer 4

against, opposite

Question 5

de-

Answer 5

from, down, out

Question 6

dia-
(diaphragm)

Answer 6

between

Question 7

dis-

Answer 7

seperate, apart

Question 8

ex-

Answer 8

out, off, from beyond

Question 9

hypo-

Answer 9

below

Question 10

idio-

Answer 10

one’s own, peculiar

Question 11

im-

Answer 11

not

Question 12

ipsi-

Answer 12

same (side)

Question 13

mal-
mali-

Answer 13

badly

Question 14

non-
un-

Answer 14

not

Question 15

pro-

Answer 15

in front of, in favor of

Question 16

radio-

Answer 16

xrays or other radiation

Question 17

re-

Answer 17

again

Question 18

sub-

Answer 18

an underlayer; support

Question 19

sym-
syn-
sys-

Answer 19

with, together

Question 20

un-
uni-

Answer 20

one

Question 21

-able

Answer 21

capable of

Question 22

-ance
(run)

Answer 22

to give

Question 23

-ant
(stagnant)

Answer 23

state of being

Question 24

-ed

Answer 24

word ending creating past tense

Question 25

-ent
(omniscient)

Answer 25

state of being

Question 26

-gen

Answer 26

arising from

Question 27

-ical
-ile
-or/y
(you use the word comical because it ___ to comedy)

Answer 27

pertaining to

Question 28

-ing

Answer 28

verb ending that makes the continuous tense (ongoing process)

Question 29

-ion

Answer 29

word ending that turns verb to a noun

Question 30

-ior

Answer 30

having a state

Question 31

-ity

Answer 31

turns a noun into a state of being

Question 32

-ive
-tive

Answer 32

to go

Question 33

-ized

Answer 33

turns noun into a verb

Question 34

-olus

Answer 34

diminuitive suffix

Question 35

-tion

Answer 35

word ending that turns a verb into a noun

Question 36

ana-

Answer 36

up, throughout, again