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Position and Sequence

This quiz covers five prefixes that locate something in time or space: ante-, post-, pre-/pro-, sub-, and super-/sur-. Questions build from basic meaning to familiar words in context, then finish with SAT-level vocabulary. After completing this quiz, you will be able to determine whether an unfamiliar word implies something before, after, above, or below something else.

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The prefix ante- appears in anteroom — a room entered before the main one. What does ante- mean?
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The prefix post- appears in postpone and postscript. What does post- mean?
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The prefix pre- means "before," as in precaution. A related prefix, pro-, shifts the meaning to "forward," as in progress. What does pre- most likely mean?
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The prefix sub- appears in submarine. The root -marine relates to the sea. How does sub- shape the meaning of submarine?
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The prefix super- means "over" or "above," as in supervisor. In words drawn from French, it takes the form sur-, as in surface. What does super-/sur- mean?
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The prefix pro- appears in propel. The root -pel comes from a Latin word meaning "to drive" or "to push." Which of the following best describes what pro- contributes to propel?
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The word antecedent contains the prefix ante-. The root -ced- means "to go." How does ante- shape the meaning of antecedent?
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The prefix post- appears in posterity. The root relates to "those who follow." What does posterity most likely mean?
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The prefix sub- appears in subliminal. The root -limen comes from a Latin word meaning "threshold." What does subliminal most likely mean?
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The prefix super- appears in supersede. The root -sede comes from a Latin word meaning "to sit." What does supersede most likely mean?
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