Name Those Prefixes
Prefix Examples
Name That Meaning
Identify that Group
Name it
100

What do the prefixes dis- and de- mean?

opposite or against

100

What is the prefix in the word retake?

Re-

100

What does pre- mean?

before

100

Categorize the following prefixes:  "a-", "anti-", "il-", "im-", "in-", "ir-", "mal-",  "mis-", "non-", "un-".

What is the family (definition)?

no or not

100

Which prefix is one more than "bi-"?

tri

200

Which prefixes mean "one"? Name at least one.

mono-, uni-

200

What is the prefix in the word 'circumference'?

Spell it.

circum-

200

What does the prefix "mis-" mean?

wrong

200

Categorize the following prefixes: "hyper-", "hypo-", "macro-", "micro-", "mega-", "mini-", "ultra-", "over-", "under-", "arch-". What is the family (definition)?

size or intensity

200

Which prefix means eight?

octa/octo-

300

Omnivore means

Eats both plants and animals

300

Add a prefix to the word happy to make it mean not happy.

unhappy

300

What does the prefix "anti-" mean?

against

300

What shared meaning/use does this group of prefixes have: "auto-", "bi-", "mono-", "multi-", "poly-", "tri-", "uni-"

 numbers.

300

Prefix meaning "two".

bi-

400

What prefix means before?  

ante- or pre-

400

What does the word 'postgraduate' mean?

after graduation

400

What does the prefix "inter-" mean?

between

400

Categorize the following prefixes: "ante-", "fore-", "post-", "pre-", "pro-", "proto-", "retro-". What is the family (definition)?

 time.

400

Which prefix means 1/1000"

milli-

500

Name 2 prefixes that mean "not"?

in-, non-, un-, a-, 

500

Add a prefix to the word possible to make it mean not possible.

Answer: impossible

500

What does the prefix "omni-" mean?

all

500

Categorize the following prefixes:  "ab-", "circum-", "com-", "de-", "dis-", "ex-", "inter-", "per-", "re-".

placement or location

500

Name the prefixes meaning "extra/over" and "under/not enough". 

Hyper- and hypo-

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