Spooktacular Prefixes
Add this prefix meaning "not" to "dead" to describe a creature like a zombie or vampire that isn't quite living.
What is un- (undead)?
This suffix meaning "full of" turns "fright" into a description for a terrifying haunted maze.
What is -ful (frightful)?
A mythical, terrifying creature with a single horn on its forehead uses this prefix meaning "one."
What is uni- (unicorn / monocle)?
Adding both the prefix un- and suffix -able to the root "speak" creates this word for something too gruesome to talk about.
hat is unspeakable?
This prefix meaning "not" turns a mortal human into an "___mortal" vampire.
What is im- (immortal)?
Meaning "wrongly" or "badly," this prefix turns "fortune" into a word for a dark, tragic event.
What is mis- (misfortune)?
Add this suffix meaning "without" to "soul" to describe a hollow, roaming specter.
What is -less (soulless)?
Meaning "two," this prefix describes a terrifying creature with two distinct heads.
What is bi- (bicephalous / bipedal)?
To describe the state of being a monster whose heart has completely stopped, add this suffix meaning "quality of being" to "inactive."
What is -ity (inactivity)?
Meaning "against," this prefix combines with "dote" for a potion that cures a deadly witch's poison.
What is anti- (antidote)?
Meaning "between" or "among," this prefix joins with "dimensional" to describe a monster crossing over from another realm.
What is inter- (interdimensional)?
This adverb-forming suffix turns "ghastly" into a word describing how a ghoul grins at its victims.
What is -ly (ghastly / wickedly)?
This prefix meaning "three" forms the name of a three-pronged spear carried by sea monsters or demons.
What is tri- (trident)?
Add this prefix meaning "before" to "natural" to describe eerie occurrences that defy science.
What is pre- (or super- for supernatural)?
Add this prefix meaning "opposite of" to "appear" to describe a phantom vanishing into thin air.
What is dis- (disappear)?
Add this prefix meaning "again" to "incarnate" to describe a ghost returning in a new form.
What is re- (reincarnate)?
Meaning "state or quality of being," this suffix turns "eerie" into a word for the creepy atmosphere of a graveyard.
Answer: What is -ness (eeriness)?
Meaning "four," this prefix appears in the name of a four-legged beast roaming the woods at night.
What is quadr- (quadruped)?
Adding this suffix meaning "capable of being" turns the root "fright" into "frightenable."
What is -able?
This negative prefix turns "logical" into the kind of reasoning a mad scientist uses in their lab.
What is il- (illogical)?
Derived from Greek, this prefix meaning "distant" or "far off" combines with "kinesis" for the eerie power to move objects across the room with your mind.
What is tele- (telekinesis)?
This suffix means "one who practices," seen in the word for a potion-brewing master of dark arts, an "alchem___."
What is -ist (alchemist)?
This prefix meaning "many" describes a shape-shifting monster with dozens of faces or forms.
What is poly- (polymorph / polyhedral)?
tarting with the root "animate," adding a prefix meaning "again" gives you this term for bringing a skeleton back to life.
What is re- (reanimate)?
Derived from Latin, this prefix meaning "against" or "contrary" appears in "___diction," a curse spoken to defy a blessing.
What is contra- (contradiction)?