Other Common Prefixes
- be-: thoroughly, make
- Examples: befriend, belittle, bedeck
- fore-: before, in front of
- Examples: forecast, forehead, forewarn
- tele-: distant
- Examples: telescope, television, telecommunication
- vice-: in place of
- Examples: vice-president, viceroy, vice-principal
- pan-: all, entire
- Examples: panorama, pandemic, pantheon
Additional Prefixes in This Category
- ambi-: both, around
- Examples: ambidextrous, ambivalent, ambiance
- amphi-: both, around
- Examples: amphibian, amphitheater
- peri-: around
- Examples: perimeter, periscope, peripheral
- poly-: many
- Examples: polygon, polyglot, polytheism
- multi-: many
- Examples: multilingual, multifaceted, multicolored
- auto-: self
- Examples: autobiography, automobile, automatic
- semi-: half, partly
- Examples: semicircle, semifinal, semiconscious
- macro-: large
- Examples: macroscopic, macroeconomics
- micro-: small
- Examples: microscope, microchip, microorganism
- geo-: earth
- Examples: geography, geology, geothermal
Prefix Vocabulary Practice
Understanding Prefixes in Context
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32. We need to ______ our team due to budget cuts (Down-size – reduce in size / verkleinern).
downsize
a) downgrade (herabstufen)
b) downsize (verkleinern)
33. The manager decided to ______ the task to the marketing team (Dele-gate – assign work / delegieren).
delegate
a) deduct (abziehen)
b) delegate (delegieren)
34. We're planning to ______ our software to the latest version (Up-grade – improve quality / aufrüsten).
upgrade
a) upgrade (aufrüsten)
b) upsize (vergrößern)
35. The company decided to ______ the software to a cheaper version (Down-grade – reduce quality / herabstufen).
downgrade
a) downgrade (herabstufen)
b) decrease (abnehmen)
36. It's time to ______ our marketing strategy for the next quarter (Re-evaluate – assess again / neu bewerten).
reevaluate
a) reevaluate (neu bewerten)
b) reorganize (umstrukturieren)
37. Would you like to ______ fries with that burger? (Up-sell – sell more / zusätzlich verkaufen).
up-sell
a) upsize (vergrößern)
b) up-sell (zusätzlich verkaufen)
38. There has been a ______ in profits this quarter (De-crease – reduce / Abnahme).
decrease
a) decrease (Abnahme)
b) deduct (abziehen)
39. Let's ______ the package to your office tomorrow (De-liver – bring something / liefern).
deliver
a) deliver (liefern)
b) delegate (delegieren)
40. The new marketing campaign aims to ______ our brand image (Up-lift – raise higher / aufwerten).
uplift
a) uplift (aufwerten)
b) upgrade (aufrüsten)
41. The CEO announced plans to ______ resources to focus on high-priority projects (Re-allocate – distribute again / neu verteilen).
reallocate
a) reallocate (neu verteilen)
b) reorganize (umstrukturieren)
42. Due to easing restrictions, we plan to ______ our stores next week (Re-open – open again / wieder eröffnen).
reopen
a) reopen (wieder eröffnen)
b) rebuild (wiederaufbauen)