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Prefixes

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The prefix circum- means...

a)

again

b)

around

c)

abound

d)

answer

2.

Hyper- or ultra- means...

a)

excited

b)

under, beneath

c)

beyond

d)

upon, on top of

3.

The prefix mal-, means

a)

bald

b)

bad

c)

blade

d)

poor, ill

4.

What is the meaning of the following prefix:

auto-

a)

self

b)

against

c)

two

d)

life

5.

What is the meaning of the following prefix:

bio-

a)

many

b)

science

c)

green

d)

life

6.

What is the meaning of the following prefix:

mono-

a)

three

b)

one

c)

sick

d)

after

7.

What is the meaning of the following prefix:

post-

a)

before

b)

behind

c)

after

d)

to do again

8.

What is the meaning of the following prefix:

re-

a)

never complete

b)

back

c)

under

d)

Again

9.

What is the meaning of the following prefix:

sub-

a)

above

b)

below

c)

under

d)

before

10.

What is the meaning of the following prefix:

dis-

a)

Insult

b)

to do again

c)

down

d)

Apart

11.

What does "de-" mean?

a)

Against

b)

Down

c)

Wrongly

d)

Before

12.

What does "in-" mean, as in "inside?"

a)

In

b)

Between

c)

Not

d)

Over

13.

What does "pre-" mean?

a)

Cause to

b)

Not

c)

Before

d)

Again

14.

What does "Super-" mean?

a)

Above

b)

Against

c)

Across

d)

Again

15.

What does "trans-" mean?

a)

Across

b)

Not

c)

Between

d)

Wrongly

16.

What do "In-, Im-, Il-, Ir-" mean?

a)

Over

b)

Before

c)

Not

d)

In

17.

Define omni-

a)

All

b)

None

c)

Across

d)

over

18.

Define "chron-"

a)

all

b)

Time

c)

out

d)

hand

19.

Define "man-"

a)

Person

b)

Foot

c)

Hand

d)

Do

20.

Define "ped-"

a)

Hand

b)

Down

c)

Foot

d)

Up

21.

Define "matri-"

a)

point

b)

Father

c)

many

d)

Mother

22.

Define "patri-"

a)

Father

b)

Mother

c)

Foot

d)

Pat

23.

Define "micro-"

a)

Large

b)

Small

c)

Look

d)

Medium

24.

Define "macro-"

a)

Tiny

b)

Small

c)

Big

d)

Cake

25.

Define "poly-"

a)

One

b)

port

c)

Many

d)

cracker

26.

Define "ex-" or "e-":

a)

Out

b)

rupture

c)

Against

d)

Explode

27.

Define "bene-":

a)

Bad

b)

Terrible

c)

Good

d)

Boring

28.

Define "geo-"

a)

Shape

b)

Math

c)

Tree

d)

Earth

29.

Define "hydra-"

a)

hope

b)

earth

c)

Water

d)

hair

30.

Define "med-"

a)

Medicine

b)

More

c)

Think/plan

d)

Hand

31.

Define "Pro-"

a)

professional

b)

expert

c)

forward

d)

move

32.

Define "con":

a)

with

b)

again

c)

against

d)

forward