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Prefixes

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the meaning of the following?
Anti-
a)
before
b)
against
c)
opposite
2.

Which prefix means "life"?

a)

bio

b)

un

c)

dis

d)

bene

3.
Where would you find a prefix?
a)
at the beginning of a word
b)
at the end of a word
c)
in the middle of a word
4.
inter-
a)
between
b)
two
c)
with
d)
against
5.
mis-
a)
wrongly
b)
two
c)
against
d)
with
6.
The prefix meaning against is:
a)
di-
b)
anti-
c)
mal-
d)
mis-
7.
anti-
a)
against
b)
with
c)
new
d)
among
8.
The prefix of the word "disappear" is?
a)
ear
b)
dis
c)
app
d)
pear
9.
The word unhappy means?
a)
very happy
b)
not happy
c)
really happy
d)
sad
10.
What do you do if you reread a book? 
a)
don't read it
b)
read it again
c)
read it for the first time
11.
not polite, rude, not courteous
a)
disrespectful
b)
disadvantage
c)
disobedient
d)
disagreement
12.
What is the root in "reread"
a)
re
b)
read
c)
rere
d)
ead
13.
What is the meaning of the prefix re-?
a)
again
b)
too much
c)
not
d)
before
14.
What is the prefix in the word overact?
a)
re
b)
act
c)
o
d)
over
15.
What is the meaning of anti?
a)
silent
b)
stars
c)
one
d)
against
16.
What do the prefixes dis and de mean?
a)
cannot
b)
strange
c)
opposite
d)
spread
17.
What does inactive mean?
a)
divide
b)
look
c)
not moving
d)
opposite
18.
What is the meaning of non and un?
a)
report
b)
not
c)
wire
d)
always
19.

Sub as in submarine means...

a)

above

b)

below

c)

not

d)

self

20.

Which word(s) contain(s) the prefix that means NOT?

a)

disengaged

b)

unhappy

c)

both unhappy and disengaged

d)

neither unhappy nor disengaged

21.

If someone reheats the oven, he or she heats it...

a)

self

b)

again

c)

below

d)

good

22.

A pretest is a test...

a)

after the actual test

b)

that doesn't matter

c)

before the actual test

d)

that is invaluable

23.

Which does NOT fit?

a)

disinterested

b)

unsure

c)

malevolent

24.
What does "de" mean?
a)
Against
b)
Not
c)
Wrongly
d)
Before
25.
What does "dis" mean?
a)
Not; opposite of
b)
Over
c)
Between
d)
Above
26.
What does "inter" mean?
a)
Against
b)
Under
c)
Not
d)
Between
27.
What does "mis" mean?
a)
Again
b)
Not
c)
Under
d)
Wrongly
28.
What does "over" mean?
a)
Over
b)
Above
c)
Across
d)
Under
29.
What does "pre" mean?
a)
Cause to
b)
Not
c)
Before
d)
Again
30.
What does "semi" mean?
a)
Middle
b)
Half
c)
Before
d)
Not
31.
What does "under" mean?
a)
Under
b)
Above
c)
Before
d)
Not
32.
What does "un" mean?
a)
Under
b)
Against
c)
Not
d)
Wrongly
33.
What is the MEANING of UNTIE?
a)
To tie again
b)
To tie for the first time
c)
The opposite of tie
d)
The same as tie
34.
What is the PREFIX in PREVIEW?
a)
view
b)
pre
c)
vi
d)
prev
35.

Select ALL of the root words that could have the suffix re- added to it.

a)

play

b)

do

c)

agree

d)

read

e)

day

36.

Which word means that I did not understand something correctly?

a)

ununderstood

b)

reunderstood

c)

misunderstood

d)

preunderstood

37.

Which word means that I do not agree with something?

a)

misagree

b)

unagree

c)

disagree

d)

reagree