Prefix Meaning
Common Latin Prefixes
What does the word mean?
Word Strategies
Grab Bag
100
The prefix meaning before
What is ante-
100
What does con- mean?
What is together
100
What does around mean?
What is in or to many places throughout
100
True or False: All words are made up of roots, prefixes, and/or suffixes?
What is true
100
I come at the beginning of a root word.
What is prefix
200
The prefix meaning around
What is circum-
200
What does equ- mean
What is equal
200
What does equal mean?
What is being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.
200
True or False: A word that has the opposite meaning of another word is called a synonym?
What is false
200
This comes at the end of a root word.
What is suffix
300
The prefix meaning against
What is anti-
300
What does circum- mean?
What is around
300
What does before mean?
What is previous to or in front of
300
True or False: Words can have more than one meaning.
What is true
300
Most prefixes and suffixes come from these words.
What is Latin and Greek
400
The prefix meaning two
What is bi-
400
What does anti- mean?
What is against
400
What does biweekly mean?
What is twice a week
400
Fill in the blanks: When you add a ______ or a ______ to a root word you change the meaning of the word.
What is a prefix and a suffix?
400
Both of these words mean together
What is con- and com-
500
The prefix meaning down
What is de-
500
What does bi- mean?
What is two
500
What does antisocial mean?
What is shunning contact with others
500
Two words that are spelled differently but sound the same when pronounced are called?
What is homophone?
500
Give a word example with the STEM dis-
What is disgrace, disembark, disconnect, distrust, disengage, disoriented, dislocate, etc