Prefixes/Suffixes and Their Meanings Practice

If a medicine is labeled as an "antiviral," what does the prefix "anti-" suggest about the medicine's function?

• It works against viruses

• It works before viruses appear

• It works wrongly with viruses

• It works above viruses

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Which prefix would you add to the word "activate" to mean "to make inactive or remove activation"?

• de-

• pre-

• sub-

• super-

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Which prefix would you add to the word "large" to create a word that means "cause to become large"?

• en-, em-

• re-

• over-

• mid-

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

Which prefix would you add to the word "correct" to form a word that means "in or into correct"?

• in-, im-

• sub-

• over-

• trans-

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

Which word uses the prefix "in-, im-, il-, ir-" to mean "not"?

• impossible

• illegal

• irregular

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

Which prefix would you use to describe communication that happens between two countries?

• inter-

• super-

• pre-

• re-

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Which word would you use to describe something that is not active?

• nonactive

• beforeactive

• aboveactive

• acrossactive

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

If a meeting is scheduled to start at 9:00 AM and you are asked to arrive at the pre-meeting, when should you arrive?

• before 9:00 AM

• after 9:00 AM

• exactly at 9:00 AM

• not attend at all

If a superhero is someone with abilities "superhuman," what does the prefix "super-" suggest about their abilities?

• above

• not

• wrongly

• before

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Which prefix would you use to describe a bridge that goes across a river?

• trans-

• mid-

• re-

• fore-

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B