Prefix Power
$100 Question: What prefix means “not” or “the opposite of”? Give me 2 answers with examples.
• un- (as in unhappy, undo)
• dis- (as in dislike, disconnect)
• in- (as in incomplete, inaccurate)
• im- (as in impossible, impolite)
$300 Question: What suffix turns a verb into a noun, meaning “an act of a person.” Give me two answers with examples.
er (teacher, farmer, runner, writer, singer, painter)
or (actor, doctor, mentor, inventor)
$100 question: What is a root word? Give one examples and explain the meaning.
Answer can be vary
$100 Question: What does “dis” mean?
not, or opposite of something
$100 Question: What word can be made by adding the prefix dis- to like?
Possible Answers can be vary
• dislike
• disagree
$200 Question: What prefix means “before”? Give me one answer and an example.
• pre- (as in preview, precaution)
• fore- (as in forecast, forewarn)
$100 Question: What suffix turns a verb into a noun, meaning “the act of something”?
Possible Answers:
• -tion (as in celebration, action)
• -ment (as in enjoyment, development)
$200 question: What is the root word in audience? Explain the meaning of the root word.
Answer: What is aud? (from Latin audire, meaning “to hear”)
$200 Question: What does biannual mean?
Something that happens twice a year.
$200 Question: What word can be made by adding the suffix -ful to beauty?
Possible Answers:
• beautiful
$300 Question: Which prefix means “against”? Give me one answer and an example.
anti- (as in antibiotic, antisocial)
contra- (as in contradict, contrary)
op- (opposite, opponents)
$400 Question: What suffix turns an adjective into an adverb, meaning “in a way”?
Possible Answers:
• -ly (as in quickly, happily)
• -wise (as in clockwise, lengthwise)
$300 Question: What is the root word in transportation? Explain the meaning of the root word.
Answer: port (from Latin portare, meaning “to carry”)
$300 Question: What does “mis” mean?
Wrong or incorrect
$300 Question:
Prefix: wrong
Root word: behave
Give me a new word.
Misbehave
$400 Question: What prefix means “again” or “back”? Give me one answer and an example.
Possible Answers:
• re- (as in replay, revisit)
• back- (as in backfire, backward)
$200 Question: What suffix turns an adjective into a noun, meaning “state or quality”?
Possible Answers:
• -ness (as in happiness, sadness)
• -ity (as in creativity, activity)
$400 Question: What is the root word in irreplaceable? Explain the meaning of the root word.
Answer: Replace (to replace something, put back)
$500 Question:
We use "er" in faster, stronger, and taller. Explain the meaning of "er" in this case.
example 1: A cheetah is faster than a rabbit.
example 2: This building is taller than that one!
$400 Question:
Remove the prefix 'dis' from 'disappear' and add the suffix, '-ance' to the noun. What is the word and meaning of the word?
Appearance (someone something looks or seems)
-ance express the state, quality and result of an action.