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Hyper and Super Prefixes

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does hyperbole mean?

a)

unknown statement

b)

statement of exaggeration

c)

high temperature

d)

beyond the law

2.

What does hypercritical mean?

a)

very common

b)

the best

c)

excessively critical

d)

extreme tension

3.

What does hypertension mean?

a)

extreme tension; high blood pressure

b)

low blood pressure

c)

lay one item on top of another

d)

highest order

4.

What does hyperthermia mean?

a)

low temperature

b)

cold temperature

c)

normal temperature

d)

high temperature

5.

What does superimpose mean?

a)

lay one item on top of another

b)

replace an item

c)

delete an item

d)

oversee

6.

What does superlative mean?

a)

the weakest link

b)

the median

c)

of the highest order; greatest; best

d)

mediocre

7.

What does supernatural mean?

a)

beyond the laws of nature

b)

normal

c)

natural

d)

human

8.

What does supervise mean?

a)

follow

b)

mismanage

c)

neglect

d)

oversee

9.

What does surcharge mean?

a)

oversee

b)

additional charge or tax

c)

undercharge

d)

penalize

10.

What does surplus mean?

a)

deficiency

b)

shortage

c)

necessary

d)

more than what is needed

11.

Which prefix(es) mean "above, over, more"?

a)

hyper

b)

super

c)

sub

d)

ject

12.

A person with very high blood pressure is suffering from:

a)

hyperbole

b)

hypercritical

c)

hypertension

d)

hyperthermia

13.

Jackson had an extremely high fever. Another way of saying this is that he had:

a)

hyperbole

b)

hypercritical

c)

hypertension

d)

hyperthermia

14.

The ______ band leader noticed every single mistake the musicians made.

a)

hyperbole

b)

hypercritical

c)

hypertension

d)

hyperthermia

15.

Using your knowledge of the root "HYPER," the word hypersensitive most likely means:

a)

overly sensitive

b)

not very sensitive

16.

"You can superimpose text on top of a video on TikTok."

a)

This sentence makes sense.

b)

This sentence does not make sense.

17.

"Jake, who was a superlative actor, won many awards at the ceremony."

a)

This sentence makes sense.

b)

This sentence does not make sense.

18.

If you are the oldest sibling, you may be asked to ________ your younger siblings while your parents aren't home.

a)

supervise

b)

supernatural

c)

surcharge

d)

surplus

19.

Some cities and states add a ______ on top of the normal price of an item as sales tax.

a)

supervise

b)

supernatural

c)

surcharge

d)

surplus

20.

Some people think LeBron James has _______ talent, but the truth is that he has had to work very hard to become a great basketball player.

a)

supervise

b)

supernatural

c)

surcharge

d)

surplus

21.

The office had a _____ of money at the end of the year, so they had to decide whether to spend it on chairs or a new copier.

a)

supervise

b)

supernatural

c)

surcharge

d)

surplus

22.

Using your knowledge of the prefix "SUPER," what does superficial most likely mean?

a)

only on the upper, surface level

b)

on a deeper level

23.

"I jumped so high that I touched the moon" is an example of...

a)

hyperbole

b)

hypercritical

c)

hypertension

d)

hyperthermia