Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes

Question 1

a-

Answer 1

without; amoral, amorphous, asexual

Question 2

ambi-

Answer 2

on both sides; ambidextrous, ambivalent

Question 3

ante-

Answer 3

before or in front; antecedent, antedate

Question 4

anti-

Answer 4

against; antipathy, antisocial

Question 5

aqu/aqua-

Answer 5

water; aquatic, aqueous, aquarium, aqueduct

Question 6

bene-

Answer 6

good; benefit, benediction, benevolent

Question 7

bi-

Answer 7

two; bifurcate, biannual, bisect

Question 8

bio-

Answer 8

life; biology, biography, biome

Question 9

cede/ceed

Answer 9

go or yield; precede, exceed, recede

Question 10

circum-

Answer 10

around; circumscribe, circumnavigate, circumvent

Question 11

contra-

Answer 11

against or opposite; contradiction, contraception, controversy

Question 12

cycl

Answer 12

circle; bicycle, cyclical

Question 13

de-

Answer 13

remove; deescalate, defenestrate, decelerate

Question 14

di-, dis-

Answer 14

apart or away; digress, disappear, diverge

Question 15

dict

Answer 15

speak or say; edict, dictation, dictator, prediction, contradiction

Question 16

dox

Answer 16

belief; orthodox, paradox, heterodox

Question 17

du-, duo-

Answer 17

two; dual, duology, duochrome

Question 18

em-, en-

Answer 18

into, in; embrace, enclose, encircle

Question 19

esce

Answer 19

becoming; coalesce, adolescence, obsolescent, tumescent

Question 20

ex-

Answer 20

out or way; exit, exhale, extirpate, exile

Question 21

extra-, extro-

Answer 21

beyond or outside; extraordinary, extraterrestrial

Question 22

fid/e

Answer 22

faith; bonafide, fidelity, confide

Question 23

fore

Answer 23

before, previously, earlier; forestall, before, forebear, forebode, forecast

Question 24

gram

Answer 24

writing, letters; diagram, grammar, epigram, telegram

Question 25

graph

Answer 25

writing, recording; stenography, autograph, graphics

Question 26

hetero-

Answer 26

different; heterosexual, heterozygous, heterogeneous, heterodox

Question 27

homo-

Answer 27

same; homogenous, homosexual, homologous

Question 28

hyper-

Answer 28

excessive; hyperactive, hyperbole

Question 29

hypo-

Answer 29

under, below; hypothermia, hypocrite, hypoglycemic

Question 30

inter-

Answer 30

between; intercede, interlude

Question 31

intra-/intro-

Answer 31

inside, within; introvert, intramural, intravenous

Question 32

junct

Answer 32

joining; juncture, conjunction, disjunct

Question 33

-less

Answer 33

without; listless, aimless, heartless

Question 34

-logy

Answer 34

the study of; biology, geology, psychology

Question 35

mal, male

Answer 35

bad, evil; malediction, malice

Question 36

mis-

Answer 36

bad or incorrect; misprint, misbehave, misstep

Question 37

-ness

Answer 37

state of being; likeness, greatness

Question 38

non-

Answer 38

not, without; nonfiction, nonresident

Question 39

ob-

Answer 39

against or before; obdurate, obfuscate

Question 40

omni-

Answer 40

all, everything; omnipotent, omniscient, omnivorous

Question 41

pedi, pede

Answer 41

foot; pedestrian, pedicure

Question 42

phil

Answer 42

love or affinity; bibliophile, philanthropy

Question 43

pre-

Answer 43

before or earlier; pretest, preamble

Question 44

pro-

Answer 44

before or forward; proceed, prologue

Question 45

re-

Answer 45

again, backwards; reaction, rebound, reuse

Question 46

sub-

Answer 46

under or lower; submarine, subprime

Question 47

temp

Answer 47

time; temporal, contemporary, temporarily

Question 48

tort

Answer 48

twist; tortuous, contortion

Question 49

trans-

Answer 49

across or beyond; transnational, transit

Question 50

un-

Answer 50

not or opposite; unimpressive, unwanted, unwarranted

Question 51

epi-

Answer 51

on, at, upon, above; epidermis, epitome