10 Questions
The prefix ______ means 'without' or 'away from'.
a-
The prefix ______ denotes 'self'.
auto-
The prefix ______ means 'before' or 'in front of'.
ante-
The prefix ______ indicates 'under' or 'below'.
hypo-
The prefix ______ means 'all' or 'entire'.
pan-
The prefix _______ means 'against' or 'opposite'.
anti
The prefix _______ means 'difficult' or 'painful'.
dys
The prefix _______ means 'large' or 'big'.
macro
The prefix _______ means 'false' or 'pretended'.
pseudo
The prefix _______ means 'new' or 'recent'.
neo
Study Notes
Prefixes in English
- a- means without or away from
- an- means without
- ante- means before or in front of
- anti- means against
- auto- means self
- brady- means slow
- contra- means against
- de- means without
- dys- means difficult, painful, or abnormal
- endo- means within or inner
- epi- means upon or over
- eso- means inward
- eu- means normal, good
- ex- means external or outward
- exo- means outward
- extra- means outside of
- hetero- means different
- homo- means same
- hydro- means water
- hyper- means over or above
- hypo- means under or below
- in- means not or inward
- inter- means among or between
- intra- means within or inside
- macro- means large
- micro- means small
- myo- means to shut
- neo- means new
- pan- means all
- para- means beside, near, or abnormal
- per- means through
- peri- means around
- post- means after
- pre- means before or in front of
- pro- means before
- pseudo- means false
Prefixes in English
- a- means without or away from
- an- means without
- ante- means before or in front of
- anti- means against
- auto- means self
- brady- means slow
- contra- means against
- de- means without
- dys- means difficult, painful, or abnormal
- endo- means within or inner
- epi- means upon or over
- eso- means inward
- eu- means normal, good
- ex- means external or outward
- exo- means outward
- extra- means outside of
- hetero- means different
- homo- means same
- hydro- means water
- hyper- means over or above
- hypo- means under or below
- in- means not or inward
- inter- means among or between
- intra- means within or inside
- macro- means large
- micro- means small
- myo- means to shut
- neo- means new
- pan- means all
- para- means beside, near, or abnormal
- per- means through
- peri- means around
- post- means after
- pre- means before or in front of
- pro- means before
- pseudo- means false
This quiz covers common prefixes in English, their meanings, and examples of words that use them. Learn to recognize and understand words with prefixes like 'a-', 'anti-', 'endo-', and more!
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