Prefixes IV Review

super- means...

• above, beyond
• half, partial
• against, opposite
• too little

anti- means...

• against, opposite
• between, among
• down from, without
• before, in front of

semi- means...

• half, partial
• middle, halfway
• against, opposite
• too little

mid- means...

• middle, halfway
• across, through
• down from, without
• before, in front of

under- means...

• too little
• middle, halfway
• against, opposite
• above, beyond

If semi- means half, which of the following people is most likely to be semiconscious?

• anyone who is still in bed when the alarm clock starts blaring
• a heavy sleeper in the middle of the night
• an 8 year old who just finished drinking her first espresso
• a dog who thinks an intruder is breaking into the house

If super- means above or beyond, which of the following would be the WORST example of a superlative?

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If you wanted to point at the sun during midday, which direction would you need point?

• straight up
• directly to the left
• down and slightly to the right
• at yourself, because you're SO BRIGHT

Choose the word that best completes this sentence: Since they are at opposite sides from one another on the color wheel, yellow is the _______ of purple.

• antithesis
• cousin
• antihero
• opponent

Choose the word that does the BEST job of completing this sentence: They _____________ how much work it would take to clean the entire house; by the end of the day they were exhausted and only half finished.

• underestimated
• understood
• undermined
• undetermined