Number Prefixes and Quantity

Number Prefixes and Quantity

PREFIX

A PREFIX is a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to form a new word. Like a suffix, a prefix may change the meaning of the word.

Prefix // Meaning

UNI - one

BI - two

TRI - three

QUAD - four

OCTO - eight

SEMI - half

MULTI - more than one

Multiple Choice

A mother you gave birth to four children at the same time gave birth to qu________s.

• quadruplets

• quintuplets

• sextuplets

• appelets

How many prefixes can you find?

I am a quadruplet. I am also a biped. I sometimes ride on a unicycle. Every Saturday, I wear a multicoloured T-shirt and play in a trio. Every Sunday, I eat a triple-scoop ice-cream.

Multiple Choice

So, how many prefixes did you find?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

Multiple Choice

The sailors are proud of their -----------. They do not want to wear any other clothes.

• Uniform

• Dualcycle

• Form

• Bicycle

Multiple Choice

The sailors stood in a ------------ round their captain.

• Car

• Semicircle

• Multicircle

• Mulitracial

Multiple Choice

Malaysia is a ---------- country. Many races live together in peace.

• Car

• Semicircle

• Multicircle

• Mulitracial

Multiple Choice

The building has three sides and about 10 floors, therefore it is:

• A multiracial octogon

• A multistorey triangle

• A semi-circular parallelogram

• A pyramid

Multiple Choice

This is a ---------- race as it is held twice a year.

• annual

• diannual

• triannual

• biannual