Prefixes Quiz: Master Meanings and Definitions

Study Notes

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"