Prefixes in English

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What does the word disagree mean?

• agree

• mis agree

• don't agree

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What does the word preview mean?

• view before

• view after

• view again

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What does the word misprint mean?

• before print

• print again

• print wrongly

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what will happen if I cancel the prefix in word (mistreat)

• It will become noun

• It will become verb

• It will become adjective

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What does the prefix re- mean?

• wrong

• not

• again

• hundred

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What does the word rewrite mean?

• to write before

• to write again

• to write later

• to write a lot

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What does the prefix mis- mean?

• wrong, badly

• also

• a lady

• over

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What does the word misunderstanding mean?

• to stand on something under it

• to go under something

• to understand well

• to wrongly understand

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What does the prefix super- mean?

• greater

• less than

• hero

• also

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What does it mean to be a superhero?

• You wear a fancy cape

• You don't have any power

• You are a hero greater than others

• You drive a cool car that goes really fast

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What does the prefix sub- mean?

• over

• under

• across

• next to

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What does the word submarine mean?

• A sandwich nobody likes

• a vessel that goes on top of the water

• a vessel that flies in the air

• a vessel that goes under the water

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Which prefix doesn't mean "not?"

• ill

• im

• in

• or

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What does unopened mean?

• not opened

• opened

• half open or half shut

• without a pen

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What does the prefix bi- mean?

• 1

• 4

• 3

• 2

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What does bicycle mean?

• a bike with one wheel

• a bike with 2 wheels

• a bike with 3 wheels

• a bike with 4 wheels

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What does the prefix tri- mean?

• one

• two

• three

• four

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What do triangles and tricycles have in common?

• They both have 3 of something.

• They both are tricky to spell.

• They both have only 5 of something.

• They both mean trouble.

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The prefix cent- means

• 1

• 100

• 10

• 1000

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A century is how many years?

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 1000

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What is the meaning of the word pregame?

• after the game
• before the game
• during the game
• cancelling a game

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A prefix is a word part attached to:

• the beginning of a root word
• the middle of a root word
• the end of a root word
• the end of the alphabet

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What is the meaning of the word reappear?

• a magician
• without appearing
• to appear again
• to not come to school

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What is the meaning of the word nonsense?

• does not make sense
• something that makes sense
• a smart person
• a person who has a good sense of smell

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Choose the word that contains a prefix.

• small
• ball
• misfit
• clean

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If you add the prefix ‘un’ to the word wrap, what is the correct spelling of the new word? 

•  unwrapp 
• unrap 
• unwrap

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What do you do if you reread a book? 

•  don't read it
•  read it again 
•  read it for the first time 

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Fill in the blank with the correct prefix: They were arguing because of a ____________. (communication)

• Miscommunication
• Uncommunication
• Recommunication
• Precommunication

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This means two:

• bi
• de
• trans
• across

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The prefix dis- means

• too little

• not/opposite of

• before

• four

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The prefix over- means

• too much/above

• under

• far, distant

• reduce down.break apart

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The prefix mis- means

• eight

• reduce down/break apart

• three

• bad, badly, or wrong

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The prefix de- means

• not/opposite of

• two

• break apart/reduce down

• three

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The prefix under- means

• too little/below

• too much/above

• before

• after

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The prefix tri- means

• three

• two

• four

• eight

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The prefix quad- means

• three

• four

• five

• six

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The prefix oct- means

• three

• four

• six

• eight

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Which word has the CORRECT use of the prefix oct?

• October

• octopus

• octopia

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What does the prefix non- and im- mean?

• eight

• too little/below

• not

• bad, badly, wrong

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What does the prefix tele- mean?

• far, distant

• near

• watch

• sound

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What does redo mean?

• do again

• do wrong

• do after

• do before

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What does misheard mean?

• heard correctly

• heard again

• heard incorrectly

• heard before

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What does repaint mean?

• paint before

• paint wrong

• paint again

• don't paint

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What does misread mean?

• read incorrectly

• read again

• read before

• read after

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What does refill mean?

• fill after

• fill before

• not fill

• fill again

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What does premix mean?

• mix after

• mix again

• never mix

• mix before

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What does misprint mean?

• Print incorrectly

• print again

• print before

• print after

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What does precook mean?

• cook before

• cook after

• cook again

• cook incorrectly

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What does restart mean?

• start again

• start incorrectly

• start before

• start incorrectly

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What does the prefix un- mean?

• yes
• maybe
• not
• again

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Which word means to pay back or pay again?

• unpay

• repay

• mispay

• prepay

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Which word means not wise?

• unwise

• imwise

• miswise

• wise guy

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What is the PREFIX in PRECUT?

• cut

• pre

• cu

• prec

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What is the PREFIX in RECYCLE?

• recy

• re

• cycle

• cle

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What is the MEANING of the word RETOLD?

• To tell before

• To tell again

• To not tell

• To tell first

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Which word means to plan before?

• replan

• unplan

• preplan

• misplan

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Pre means:

• again

• before

• after

• during

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in/un means

• again

• before

• not

• remove

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mis

• wrong

• right

• again

• below

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dis

• middle

• again

• before

• not

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What does unbelievable mean?
The magic tricks he performed were unbelievable.

• believable
• amazing
• not believable
• ordinary

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What does unnoticed mean?
His good deed did not go unnoticed.

• not reasonable
• not safe
• not hidden
• not noticed

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What does the prefix un- mean?

• yes
• maybe
• not
• again

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Which word means not reliable?

• unreliable
• unresponsible
• unrespect
• understand

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Which word does not have the prefix -un?

• under
• unopened
• unlock
• uneven

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What does the word reread mean?
She reread the sentence because she didn't understand it.

• not understand
• read again
• not read
• read fast

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Which word means to appear again?

• reply
• resee
• reappear
• rewatch

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What does the prefix re- mean?

• not
• yes
• again
• sometimes

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Which word means to use again and again?

• refold
• recycle
• rethrow
• retie

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What does the word rebuild mean?
His Lego tower fell over so he had to rebuild it.

• build again
• not build
• stop building
• put the Legos away

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A root word is also known as a __________________.

• big word

• base word

• single word

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What is the meaning of the prefix un-

• wrong

• again

• not (the opposite of)

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What is the meaning of the prefix dis-

• wrong

• again

• not

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What is the meaning of the prefix mis-

• not

• wrong

• again

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What is the meaning of the prefix re-

• not

• wrong

• again

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What is the meaning of the prefix pre-

• before

• wrong

• again

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What is the root word (base word) found in the word washable

• able

• wash

• wish

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What is the root word (base word) found in the word fearful?

• fear

• ful

• fearf

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What is the root word (base word) found in the word uncooked?

• un

• uncooked

• cooked

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What is the root word (base word) found in the word rename?

• re

• name

• crename

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Before Ava started Smith Elementary, she went to a ___________in her neighborhood.

• misschool

• unschool

• preschool

• nonschool

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Jack did not study last night, so he was __________of the correct answers on the quiz.

• presure

• dissure

• resure

• unsure

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The magician made the rabbit _________inside the hat, and they could not see it.

• preappear

• disappear

• nonappear

• midappear

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The house can be found __________between Slide Road and Quaker Avenue.

• nonway

• preway

• midway

• disway

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The family had to ___________their house after the tornado destroyed it.

• rebuild

• misbuild

• unbuild

• nonbuild

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The ____________story told facts about butterflies and had real photographs.

• refiction

• prefiction

• disfiction

• nonfiction

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The park ranger made a mistake and _________the hikers on the wrong path.

• nonlead

• relead

• mislead

• prelead

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Mrs. Smith wanted to ___________all her students to bring back their homework on Friday.

• precourage

• uncourage

• encourage

• miscourage

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Matt was __________that mom served spaghetti for dinner because it was his least favorite meal.

• unhappy

• rehappy

• nonhappy

• mishappy

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They will __________all their school lunches before they go to bed at night.

• mispare

• repare

• unpare

• prepare

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Before Ava started Smith Elementary, she went to a ___________in her neighborhood.

• misschool

• unschool

• preschool

• nonschool

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Jack did not study last night, so he was __________of the correct answers on the quiz.

• presure

• dissure

• resure

• unsure

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The magician made the rabbit _________inside the hat, and they could not see it.

• preappear

• disappear

• nonappear

• midappear

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The house can be found __________between Slide Road and Quaker Avenue.

• nonway

• preway

• midway

• disway

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The family had to ___________their house after the tornado destroyed it.

• rebuild

• misbuild

• unbuild

• nonbuild

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The ____________story told facts about butterflies and had real photographs.

• refiction

• prefiction

• disfiction

• nonfiction

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The park ranger made a mistake and _________the hikers on the wrong path.

• nonlead

• relead

• mislead

• prelead

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Mrs. Smith wanted to ___________all her students to bring back their homework on Friday.

• precourage

• uncourage

• encourage

• miscourage

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Matt was __________that mom served spaghetti for dinner because it was his least favorite meal.

• unhappy

• rehappy

• nonhappy

• mishappy

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They will __________all their school lunches before they go to bed at night.

• mispare

• repare

• unpare

• prepare