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Stems #1
Riverside middle school Mrs. Burns Stems
| Question | Answe |
|---|---|
| ante(antecedent, antedate) | before |
| anti (anticlimax, antibody) | against |
| bi(bicycle, binary, bipolar, binocular) | two |
| circum (circumnavigate) | around |
| com(combination, comfort, complete) | together |
| con(contract, confine, contact) | together |
| de(decent, denounce, deduct, demolish) | down |
| dis(distort, dispute, dismiss) | away |
| equil (equinox, equation) | equal |
| extra (extraterrestrial, extraordinary, extrovert) | beyond |
| inter(interstate, interlude, interject) | between |
| intra (intracellular, intrastate) | within |
| intro (introduce, introvert) | into |
| mal(malicious, malady -- Malfoy) | bad |
| mis (mistake) | bad |
| non(nonstop, nonprofit, none) | not |
| post(postscript, posterity, postgraduate) | after |
| pre(preposition, premonition, premature, predict) | before |
| semi (semisweet, semiweekly, semiannually) | half |
| sub(submarine, subtract, substandard) | under |
| super(supervise, superb, supernatural) | over |
| syn (synonym, synthetic, syndrome, syntax) | together |
| sym(sympathy, symbol, symmetry, symphony) | together |
| tri(tricycle, triangle, triceps) | three |
| un (unfit, undone, untied) | not |