Latin Prefix

What does the word "invisible" mean when the prefix "in-" is added to "visible"?

• Can be seen

• Cannot be seen

• Very visible

• Partially visible

What is the new word formed when the prefix "in-" is added to "direct"?

• Indirect

• Indirectly

• Directly

• Indirection

The shirt was so _______ that Jim decided to buy two. (expensive, inexpensive)

The exciting movie was filled with lots of noise and _______. (action, inaction)

• action

• inaction

• actions

• inactions

Tim’s apology was _______: he said he was sorry only because he had to. (sincere, insincere)

• sincere

• insincere

• sincerely

• insincerely

What is the opposite of "elegant" when using the prefix "in-"?

• Inelegant

• Inelegance

• Elegantly

• Inelegantly

Which prefix can be added to "dependent" to mean "not dependent"?

• in-

• un-

• dis-

• non-

What does the prefix "in-" do to the meaning of the word it is added to?

• It makes the word positive

• It makes the word negative

• It makes the word stronger

• It makes the word weaker

Marcy knows her stuff: her answers in class are always _________.

• correct

• incorrect

• active

• inactive

The animal shelter’s mission is to provide _______ treatment for all animals.

• humane

• inhumane

• decipherable

• indecipherable