Weekly SAT Vocab Quiz: Prefix Power (en-, equi-, ex-, fore-, hyper-, in-)
This week’s vocabulary set is all about prefixes—the building blocks that come before a word and give it power. We’re focusing on some high-frequency SAT prefixes:
- En- = to cause or put into (e.g., enable, encourage)
- Equi- = equal (e.g., equity, equidistant)
- Ex- = out of, from (e.g., exit, extract)
- Fore- = before (e.g., forecast, foreshadow)
- Hyper- = over, excessive (e.g., hyperactive, hypersensitive)
- In- = not or into (e.g., invisible, inject)
Knowing these roots will help you decode unfamiliar words on the test—even if you’ve never seen them before.
Your job:
- Match each word to its definition
- Identify how the prefix influences the meaning
- Apply your understanding with SAT-style multiple-choice questions
Let’s build that root-word recognition and level up your verbal instincts.
Section 1: Match Words with Definitions
Click on a word, then click on its matching definition
Matching Score: 0/8
To follow as a consequence or result
Engender
Clear and unambiguous; definite
Extraneous
Ensue
The ability to predict future needs
Hyperbole
To cause or give rise to
Inborn; existing from birth
Foresight
Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject
Interdependent
Unequivocal
Deliberate exaggeration for effect
Innate
Mutually reliant on each other
Section 2: Match Prefixes with Meanings
Connect each prefix to its correct definition
Prefix Score: 0/7
Prefixes
EN-
enable, encourage, endanger
UN-
unclear, unhappy, unfair
EX-
exclude, exhale, extract
FORE-
forecast, forearm, foresee
HYPER-
hyperactive, hyperlink, hypertension
IN-
indoor, inland, insight
INTER-
interact, international, interview
Meanings
between, among
make, cause to be
over, above, excessive
not, opposite of
before, in front of
out, away from
in, into, within
Section 3: SAT-Style Context Questions
Choose the word that best completes each passage
Multiple Choice Score: 0/7
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