Advanced prefixes
10th grade (Year 11 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.9-10.4.B · England: GCSE English Language (vocabulary), SAT Reading and Writing (Words in Context)
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Question 1
What does the prefix "equi" mean? (as in equivalent, equidistant, equilibrium)
- A. equal
- B. backwards
- C. together, with
- D. false
Question 2
Which word contains a prefix that means "under, below"?
- A. contrast
- B. hyperbole
- C. hypothermia
- D. circumstance
Question 3
These words share a prefix that means "false". Type it. pseudoscience, pseudonym
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Question 4
What does the prefix "pseudo" mean? (as in pseudonym, pseudoscience)
- A. false
- B. bad, difficult
- C. around
- D. outside
Question 5
Which word contains a prefix that means "against"?
- A. pseudonym
- B. ultramarathon
- C. retrograde
- D. contraband
Question 6
These words share a prefix that means "backwards". Type it. retrograde, retrospect, retrofit
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Question 7
What does the prefix "ante" mean? (as in anteroom, antecedent, antenatal)
- A. over, too much
- B. together, with
- C. outside
- D. before
Question 8
Which word contains a prefix that means "before"?
- A. antecedent
- B. dyslexia
- C. contrast
- D. pseudonym
Question 9
These words share a prefix that means "before". Type it. antecedent, antenatal, anteroom
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Question 10
What does the prefix "hyper" mean? (as in hypersensitive, hyperbole, hyperactive)
- A. over, too much
- B. within
- C. bad, difficult
- D. around
Question 11
Which word contains a prefix that means "before"?
- A. antecedent
- B. hyperbole
- C. ultrasound
- D. synonym
Question 12
These words share a prefix that means "before". Type it. antecedent, anteroom, antenatal
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Question 13
What does the prefix "extra" mean? (as in extracurricular, extraordinary, extraterrestrial)
- A. around
- B. outside
- C. false
- D. under, below
Question 14
Which word contains a prefix that means "together, with"?
- A. contradict
- B. retrospect
- C. pseudonym
- D. synonym
Question 15
These words share a prefix that means "false". Type it. pseudoscience, pseudonym
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Question 16
What does the prefix "pseudo" mean? (as in pseudonym, pseudoscience)
- A. outside
- B. false
- C. before
- D. within
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