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Prefixes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the prefix "anti" mean as in antifreeze?

a)

against

b)

between

c)

over

d)

before

2.

What does the prefix "ambi" mean as in ambidextrous or amphibian?

a)

against

b)

star

c)

both

d)

many

3.

What does the prefix mono- mean as in monocle, monopoly, and monologue?

a)

many

b)

two

c)

one

d)

few

4.

What does the prefix trans- mean in transport, transgender, transform, and transcontinental?

a)

after

b)

too, much, extra

c)

many

d)

across, over, change

5.

What does the prefix multi- mean as in multiplayer, multicolored, multiform?

a)

across

b)

two

c)

one

d)

many

6.

Which word means has a prefix that means "beyond"?

a)

submarine

b)

preview

c)

extraordinary

d)

miscalculate

7.

Which word has the prefix that means "bad or wrongly"?

a)

intersection

b)

uninhabitated

c)

discover

d)

misplace

8.

Which word has a prefix that means "against or opposite"?

a)

antitrust

b)

prehistoric

c)

uninvited

d)

decompose

9.

Which prefix means "after"?

a)

post-

b)

pre-

c)

hemi-

d)

anti-

10.

What prefix means "one" ?

a)

semi- hemi or demi-

b)

mono- or uni-

c)

bi-

d)

tri-

11.

Which word has a prefix that means "not"?

a)

ambidextrous

b)

dishonest

c)

dictation

d)

ultramodern

12.

What does the prefix "re-" mean?

a)

over

b)

under

c)

back or again

d)

not

13.

Which prefix means "self" ?

a)

anti-

b)

sub-

c)

mut-

d)

auto-

14.

Which word has a prefix that means "speak"?

a)

dictionary

b)

monopoly

c)

misunderstood

d)

transport

15.

Which prefix means "too much"?

a)

hemi-

b)

non-

c)

sub-

d)

over-

16.

Which prefix means "good"?

a)

mal-

b)

bene-

c)

bi-

d)

mis-

17.

What does the prefix "inter" mean in the words interstate, international, interrupt?

a)

after

b)

by hand

c)

inside

d)

between

18.

Which word has a prefix that means "after"?

a)

nonsense

b)

microscope

c)

prehistoric

d)

postscript

19.

Which word his a prefix that means "three"?

a)

terrain

b)

quadruplet

c)

bilingual

d)

tripod

20.

Which two prefixes mean "beyond" ?

a)

ultra- and extra-

b)

de- and dis-

c)

anti- and extra-

d)

sub- and ultra-