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Neg. Prefix Test

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of a syllable added to the beginning of a word?

a)

Prefix

b)

Suffix

c)

Affix

d)

Root word

2.

Dis- means:

a)

This

b)

No/Not

c)

Can

3.

Mis- means:

a)

Mister

b)

Wrongly

c)

Able

4.

Un- means:

a)

Unity

b)

Yes

c)

Not

5.
The magician helped the rabbit disappear.
If appear means "be seen," disappear means ...
a)
be seen again
b)
be seen before
c)
to not be seen
d)
to see after
6.
What is the MEANING of DISLIKE?
a)
To not like
b)
To like before
c)
To like again
d)
The opposite of hate
7.
The base word in unhappy is?
a)
un
b)
happy
c)
y
8.
Which word means not reliable?
a)
unreliable
b)
unresponsible
c)
unrespect
d)
understand
9.
What is the base word in the word
unforgettable?
a)
un
b)
able
c)
forget
d)
none of these
10.

What does this prefix mean?

mis

a)

Bad or wrong

b)

not at all

c)

always

11.

to be rude is to be ___ polite

a)

Un

b)

Im

c)

Dis

12.
I believe this information is ____accurate. This cannot be true.
a)
Mis
b)
In
c)
Il
d)
Ir
13.

Which prefix means: reduce, remove, down

a)

in-, il-, im-, ir-

b)

mis-

c)

dis-

d)

de-

14.

The prefix RE- means "again," so if you REBUILD something, you:

a)

build it for the first time

b)

tear it down

c)

build it again

d)

fix it up

15.

Knowing the meaning of the prefix MIS- helps you know that MISDIRECT means:

a)

to direct wrongly

b)

the most direct

c)

someone who directs

d)

to direct before

16.

The prefix UN- means "not." The word ABRIDGE means "to shorten." So the word UNABRIDGED most likely means:

a)

a shorter version of the story

b)

a full version of the story

c)

a new version of the story

d)

an old version of the story

17.

Add a prefix to make the antonym of behave: ____behave

a)

Mis

b)

Anti

c)

Dis

d)

In

18.

Add a prefix to the base word to make the antonym of advantage: _____advantage

a)

De

b)

Dis

c)

Anti

d)

Un

19.

Add a Prefix


8. equal

a)

re

b)

un

c)

dis

20.

Add a Prefix


10. write

a)

re

b)

un

c)

dis

21.

Make an error in counting.

a)

Miscalculate

b)

Mispronounced

22.

Give someone false or inaccurate information.

a)

Misinformed

b)

Misbehave

23.

What happens when a prefix is added to a root word?

a)

The prefix changes the meaning of the word.

b)

Nothing happens.

24.

What is the root word of dishonest?

a)

dis

b)

est

c)

honest

d)

dish

25.

I am dissatisfied with my new car, so I am going to get a different one. What does dissatisfied mean?

a)

satisfied again

b)

satisfied wrongly

c)

satisfied before

d)

not satisfied

26.

Which words use "dis" in the same way it is used in dislike? Choose ALL the correct answers.

a)

disappear

b)

distant

c)

disk

d)

disappoint

e)

disobey

27.
What is the root word in the word: unopen?
a)
un
b)
unopen
c)
open
d)
none of the above
28.

Which sentence would make the most sense with the word, "unsafe."

a)

It would be _________ to go outside without telling an adult.

b)

We were _________ to visit the zoo on our vacation.

c)

I tried to ________ the dog's bed, but he wanted to sleep on his blanket.

d)

The paper was __________, so it didn't have a straight cut.

29.
not true
a)
indirect
b)
independent
c)
incorrect
d)
insane
30.
not having everything that should be there; not finished
a)
intelligent
b)
incomplete
c)
inspire
d)
inspect