Prefix Co-, Com-, Contra-, and Counter- Quiz

Match the following vocabulary word with its correct definition.

• to express the opposite

• contradict

• place where people live together

• compatible

• group of people who discuss a topic

• contrarian

• able to live together and get along

• committee

• person who thinks different than others

• community

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.6

Match the following vocabulary word with its correct definition.

• go against your gut feeling

• coexist

• put together to look at similarities

• compare

• to look into how things are different

• counterintuitive

• live together without problems

• contrast

• feel sad with others who are sad

• commiserate

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.4

Match the following vocabulary word with its correct definition.

• to put two things together

• cohesive

• opposite of real; fake

• counterfeit

• sticking together

• contrary

• anything that is against the law to have

• combine

• completely different

• contraband

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CCSS.L.7.6

Match the following vocabulary words with their correct definitions.

• opposite way the clock hands move

• counterclockwise

• weight used to balance another weight

• communication

• an example opposite of the other claim

• coincidence

• talking with someone discussing together

• counterbalance

• events happening together like they were

• counterexample

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CCSS.L.7.6

Chan thought he bought a Monet painting. He was very upset when he discovered it was a ​ (a)  

• Counterfeit
• contrarian
• compatible

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

He designed a machine to ​ (a)   the weight of the steel beams.

• counterbalance
• committee
• cohesive
• contrary

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CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.L.7.4A

The whales and dolphins ​ (a)   in the ocean.

• coexist
• contradict
• compare

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

What do the prefixes co- and com- mean?​ (a)  

• against
• together
• apart
• opposite

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4B

What do the prefixes contra- and counter- mean?​ (a)  

• opposite
• together
• same
• one

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CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.7.6

Finish the analogy: compare: contrast:: ​ (a)   : different

• same
• unique
• outside
• venn diagram