PREFIXES
FOR EXAMPLE
THIS OR THAT?
ALL THE SAME
SUFFIXES
100

BI-

What is TWO?

100

A word that means 'full of poison'

What is POISONOUS?

100

AMBIGUOUS or BISEXUAL

Having more than one meaning or interpretation

What is AMBIGUOUS?

100

These suffixes both mean 'full of'.

What are -FUL and -OUS?

100

-IBLE/-ABLE

What is the POWER OR CAPACITY TO DO SOMETHING?

200

SUPER-

What is ABOVE or BEYOND?
200

A word that means 'related to two coasts'

What is BICOASTAL?

200

ABILITY or VALIDATE

The state or condition of being able

What is ABILITY?

200

All of these prefixes mean 'not'.

What are IL-, IM- and IN-?

200

-IST

What is AN EXPERT or SOMEONE WHO IS INVOLVED IN THE FIELD?

300
AMBI-

What is BOTH?

300

A word that means 'no longer loyal'

What is DISLOYAL?

300

COMPOSE OR REGRESS

To form by putting things together

What is COMPOSE?

300

Both of these prefixes indicate a reversal or negative form.

What are DE- and DIS-?

300

-FY

What is TO MAKE OR CAUSE TO BE?

400

MIS-

What is WRONGLY or INCORRECTLY?

400
A word that means 'someone who is an expert in hygiene'

What is a HYGIENIST?

400

RECONVENE or RESUME

To come back together

What is RECONVENE?

400

Both of these prefixes mean 'with or together'.

What are COM- and CON-?

400

-AL/-ATE

What is TO BE LIKE OR RELATED TO?

500

AUTO-

What is SELF or SAME?

500

A *word that means 'the condition of not being valid' or 'to make not valid'

What is ILLEGITIMATE or INVALIDATE?

500

NEGLIGIBLE or SUPERLATIVE

Able to be ignored or forgotten

What is NEGLIGIBLE?

500

Both of these suffixes mean 'being like or related to'.

What are -AL and -ATE?

500

-ION/-TION

What is an ACT[ion] or STATE OF BEING?

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