ENGLISH PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES 1 | Advanced

Match the (prefix/suffix) with its definition. Choose from the following list:
muta, pre, aud, post, psych, ize, dox, fid, urb, anti, contra, tele, ocul, ous, extra, hypo, soph, vit, cur, phon

1. = hear✓

2. = faith✓

3. = city✓

4. = mind✓

5. = before✓

6. = belief✓

7. = make✓

8. = change✓

9. = against✓

10. = after✓

11. = eye✓

12. = outside or beyond✓

13. = distant✓

14. = full of✓

15. = life✓

16. = under✓

17. = against✓

18. = wise✓

19. = sound✓

20. = run✓

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Did you know? Most prefixes in English come from either Greek or Latin. Some popular Greek prefixes include mono-, anti-, phon-, micro-, and thermo-, while Latin is responsible for popular prefixes such as ab-, contra-, post-, re-, and trans-. Learning prefixes and suffixes can make it easier for you to understand (and learn) new, more complicated words.

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