Exploring Prefixes and Their Antonyms

What does adding 'un-' to 'clean' form?

• unclean

• cleaner

• cleanest

• cleanness

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the meaning of the word 'dislike'?

• like a lot

• none of the above

• not like

• similar to like

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which prefix means 'not'?

• sub-

• re-

• pre-

• un-

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the opposite of 'possible' using a prefix?

• impossible

• dispossible

• nonpossible

• unpossible

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What prefix would you add to 'legal' to indicate 'not legal'?

• il-

• in-

• im-

• ir-

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which prefix can be added to 'regular' to form its opposite?

• ir-

• dis-

• in-

• un-

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Which word is formed by adding 'mis-' to 'understand'?

• understanding

• understandable

• misunderstand

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

When is a hyphen used with prefixes?

• never

• only with 'un-'

• always

• in some cases

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the prefix 'non-' imply?

• under

• after

• not

• before

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Which of the following is an example of a word with a prefix?

• happily

• happiness

• unhappy

• happy

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B