Vocabulary Prefixes and Suffixes 3

Question 1

The prefix 'super-' as in 'superhuman' or 'superior' means:

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Above or beyond

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Below or under

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Between or among

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Against or opposing

Question 2

What does the suffix '-ness' form, as in 'kindness' or 'darkness'?

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A noun expressing a state or quality

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A verb expressing action

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An adjective describing quality

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An adverb modifying a verb

Question 3

The prefix 'micro-' as in 'microscope' or 'microchip' means:

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Very small or tiny

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Very large or great

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Between or middle

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Many or much

Question 4

What does the suffix '-ous' mean, as in 'dangerous' or 'courageous'?

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Having the quality of or full of

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Without or lacking

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One who performs

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The process or act of

Question 5

The prefix 'bio-' as in 'biology' or 'biography' relates to:

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Life or living things

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Sound or hearing

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Light or vision

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Water or liquid

Question 6

The suffix '-ize' (or '-ise') as in 'modernize' or 'organize' typically:

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Forms verbs meaning to make or become

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Forms nouns naming a state

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Forms adjectives describing quality

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Forms adverbs modifying adjectives

Question 7

What does the prefix 'mono-' mean, as in 'monotone' or 'monologue'?

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One or single

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Many or multiple

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Two or double

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None or absent