SAT Prefixes And Suffixes Quiz

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1. "Pre-" as in "precede"

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"precede" is to come before in time

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This is a 25-question quiz that is not based on the SAT Reasoning test. It is designed to test your knowledge of key SAT prefixes and suffixes to... see morehelp you prepare for the exam. Read the questions carefully and answer. So, let's try out the quiz. All the best!
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2. "dys-" as in "dysfunctional"

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"dysfunctional" means not normally functional (badly functional)

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3. "poly-" as in "polygamy"

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"polygamy" means practice of having many wives or partners

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4. "magni-" as in "magnify"

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"magnify" means "to increase scale"

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5. "iso-" as in "isolation"

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"isolation" means to be single and apart from others. Note that "iso-" also means "the same"

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6. "mono-" as in "monotheism"

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"monotheism" means a religion with one deity or god

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7. "ampli-" as in "amplitude"

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"amplitude" is the size or scale of a particular event (amplitude of sound waves, for example)

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8. "circ-" as in "circumnavigation"

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"circumnavigation" is traveling around in a circle

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9. Which suffix can you not add to the word love to make a new word?

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Loveful isn't a proper word. Lovely and lover are proper words

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10. "-ous" as in "porous"

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"porous" means full of pores

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11. "-tude" as in "platitude"

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"platitude" means something in the state of being unoriginal

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12. "a-" as in "atypical"

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"atypical" means not typical

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13. "-ile" as in "infantile"

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"infantile" means infant-like

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14. "arch-" as in "archrival"

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"archrival" is the first or highest (supreme) rival

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15. Which suffix can you add to the word sincere to make a new word?

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‘ly’ as it makes the word sincerely. The other two suffixes do not
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16. "-ary" as in "corollary"

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"corollary" is a statement immediately relating to (as a logical consequence of) another statement

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17. "-fy" as in "petrify"

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"petrify" means to become preserved (or terrified)

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18. "-ble" as in "miscible"

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"miscible" means able to be mixed

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19. "-gen-" as in "octogenarian"

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"octogenarian" is a person who is 8 * 10 or around 80 years old (in age)

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20. "-ign" as in "benign"

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"benign" means having quality of benevolence or goodness

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21. "-opoly" as in "monopoly"

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"monopoly" means one having a controlling interest in a business market

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22. "-ant" as in "sycophant"

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"sycophant" is a type of person who agrees with another (yes-man)

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23. "pro-" as in "progenitor"

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"progenitor" is a person who is an ancestor

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24. "ambi-" as in "ambivalent"

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"ambivalent" means considering both options or indecisive

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25. "mor-" as in "morose"

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"morose" means dour, gloomy, or relating to death

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"Pre-" as in "precede"
"dys-" as in "dysfunctional"
"poly-" as in "polygamy"
"magni-" as in "magnify"
"iso-" as in "isolation"
"mono-" as in "monotheism"
"ampli-" as in "amplitude"
"circ-" as in "circumnavigation"
Which suffix can you not add to the word love to make a new word?
"-ous" as in "porous"
"-tude" as in "platitude"
"a-" as in "atypical"
"-ile" as in "infantile"
"arch-" as in "archrival"
Which suffix can you add to the word sincere to make a new word?
"-ary" as in "corollary"
"-fy" as in "petrify"
"-ble" as in "miscible"
"-gen-" as in "octogenarian"
"-ign" as in "benign"
"-opoly" as in "monopoly"
"-ant" as in "sycophant"
"pro-" as in "progenitor"
"ambi-" as in "ambivalent"
"mor-" as in "morose"
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