Prefixes

Understanding prefixes is one of the fastest ways to boost your SAT verbal score—and your overall vocabulary power. This tag brings together every quiz, lesson, and strategy guide focused specifically on common English prefixes, the building blocks at the beginning of words that shape their meaning. By learning how to break down unfamiliar words into their parts, you’ll be able to decode tricky vocabulary on the SAT with confidence, even if you’ve never seen the word before.