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Which prefix means 'against' or 'in front of'?
Which prefix means 'against' or 'in front of'?
- ob
- pro (correct)
- sub
- pre
Which prefix means 'above' or 'greater'?
Which prefix means 'above' or 'greater'?
- re
- super (correct)
- sub
- un
Which prefix means 'not' when used at the beginning of a word?
Which prefix means 'not' when used at the beginning of a word?
- un (correct)
- dis
- non
- de
Which prefix means 'alone' or 'single'?
Which prefix means 'alone' or 'single'?
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Which prefix means 'everywhere' or 'all'?
Which prefix means 'everywhere' or 'all'?
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Study Notes
Prefixes and Their Meanings
- mis- means "wrong" or "mistake", as seen in "misunderstand"
- mono- means "alone" or "single", as seen in "monotone" or "monopoly"
- non- means "not", as seen in "nonsense"
- ob- means "in front of", "against", "toward", or "before", as seen in "obvious"
- omni- means "everywhere" or "all", as seen in "omnipresent"
- pre- means "past" or "beyond", as seen in "preternatural"
- pro- means "forward" or "to promote", as seen in "proceed" or "promote"
- re- means "again" or "back", as seen in "recall" or "recede"
- retro- means "backward", "behind", or "back", as seen in "retroactive"
- se- means "apart", as seen in "secede"
- sub- means "under", as seen in "subway"
- super- means "greater" or "beyond", as seen in "superstition" or "supernatural"
- trans- means "across" or "beyond", as seen in "transcend" or "transcontinental"
- un- or uni- means "one", as seen in "unilateral" or "unity"
- un- (pronounced "uhn") means "not", as seen in "unhappy" or "unethical"
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Test your knowledge on the meanings of different prefixes in English language. Match the prefixes to their corresponding meanings and examples.
