List 1

1. a, an—not, without
2. ab—from, away
3. acro—high
4. ambi—both, around
5. amphi—both
6. ante—before
7. anti—against
8. be—on, away
9. bene—well
10. bi—both, double, twice
11. by—side, close, near
12. cata—down, against
13. cerebro—brain
14. circum—around
15. co—together, with

List 2

1. counter—against
2. de—from, down
3. deca—ten
4. di—two
5. dia—through, between
6. dis, dif—apart, away, reverse
7. dys—badly, ill (dysentery)
8. em—in, into (embrace)
9. eu—well
10. ex—out
11. for—away, off
12. fore—before in time
13. hemi/demi/semi—half
14. hex—six
15. homo—man

List 3

1. hyper—over, above
2. hypo—under
3. il—not
4. in—into
5. infra—beneath
6. inter—between
7. intra—within
8. intro—into, inward
9. macro—large, excessive
10. mal—badly, poorly
11. meta—beyond, after, with
12. mis—incorrect, bad
13. miso—hate
14. mono—one
15. multi—many

List 4

1. neo—new
2. non—not
3. ob, of, op, oc—toward, against
4. oct—eight
5. paleo—ancient
6. para—beside, almost
7. penta—five
8. per—throughout, completely
9. poly—many
10. post—after
11. pre—before
12. pro—forward, in favor of
13. pseudo—false
14. quad—four
15. quint—five

List 5

1. re—back, again
2. retro—backward
3. se—aside
4. self—by oneself
5. sesqui—one and a half
6. sex—six
7. sub—under
8. super—above, over, more
9. trans—across, beyond
10. tri—three
11. ultra—beyond, exceedingly
12. un—not, release
13. under—beneath
14. uni—one
15. vice—in place of

Study Guide

(Same Words as one giant list)

1. a, an—not, without
2. ab—from, away
3. acro—high
4. ambi—both, around
5. amphi—both
6. ante—before
7. anti—against
8. be—on, away
9. bene—well
10. bi—both, double, twice
11. by—side, close, near
12. cata—down, against
13. cerebro—brain
14. circum—around
15. co—together, with
16. counter—against
17. de—from, down
18. deca—ten
19. di—two
20. dia—through, between
21. dis, dif—apart, away, reverse
22. dys—badly, ill (dysentery)
23. em—in, into (embrace)
24. eu—well
25. ex—out
26. for—away, off
27. fore—before in time
28. hemi/demi/semi—half
29. hex—six
30. homo—man
31. hyper—over, above
32. hypo—under
33. il—not
34. in—into
35. infra—beneath
36. inter—between
37. intra—within
38. intro—into, inward
39. macro—large, excessive
40. mal—badly, poorly
41. meta—beyond, after, with
42. mis—incorrect, bad
43. miso—hate
44. mono—one
45. multi—many
46. neo—new
47. non—not
48. ob, of, op, oc—toward, against
49. oct—eight
50. paleo—ancient
51. para—beside, almost
52. penta—five
53. per—throughout, completely
54. poly—many
55. post—after
56. pre—before
57. pro—forward, in favor of
58. pseudo—false
59. quad—four
60. quint—five
61. re—back, again
62. retro—backward
63. se—aside
64. self—by oneself
65. sesqui—one and a half
66. sex—six
67. sub—under
68. super—above, over, more
69. trans—across, beyond
70. tri—three
71. ultra—beyond, exceedingly
72. un—not, release
73. under—beneath
74. uni—one
75. vice—in place of

Study Guide

(Same words clustered into groups)

Degree to which it is complete

• mal
• neo
• per
• poly
• pseudo

Shape

• macro

Authenticity

• bene
• eu
• homo

Opposed to

• a,an
• anti
• counter
• mis
• miso

Time, age/epoch, temporal, chronological

• pre
• ante
• fore
• meta
• paleo
• post
• re
• retro

Words that mean direction

• de
• ob,of,op,oc

Location

• by
• cata
• ab
• ambi
• be
• ex
• for
• hypo
• infra
• inter
• intra
• intro
• para
• quad
• quint
• se
• self
• sub
• super
• ultra
• under

Manner of movement

• pro
• intro
• circum
• petro
• acro
• dia
• dis, dif
• em
• un
• hyper
• trans
• vice

Number

• bi
• deca
• di
• hemi/demi/semi
• hex
• mono
• oct
• penta
• sesqui
• sex
• tri
• uni

Body part

• Cerebro