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Prefixes

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My shoe is (not tied).

a)

retied

b)

untied

c)

distied

2.

Sue (does not agree) with Amy.

a)

unagrees

b)

disagrees

c)

reagrees

3.

My homework is (not finished).

a)

refinished

b)

disfinished

c)

unfinished

4.

Tommy (does not like) peas and broccoli.

a)

relikes

b)

unlikes

c)

dislikes

5.

Josephine was (not polite) to the waitress at the restaurant.

a)

impolite

b)

unpolite

c)

dispolite

6.

Josephine was (not polite) to the waitress at the restaurant.

a)

impolite

b)

unpolite

c)

dispolite

7.

What does the prefix anti- mean?

a)

for

b)

against

c)

not

d)

before

8.
What is the meaning of the word pregame?
a)
after the game
b)
before the game
c)
during the game
d)
cancelling a game
9.
A prefix is a word part attached to:
a)
the beginning of a root word
b)
the middle of a root word
c)
the end of a root word
d)
the end of the alphabet
10.
What is the meaning of the word reappear?
a)
a magician
b)
without appearing
c)
to appear again
d)
to not come to school
11.
What is the meaning of the word nonsense?
a)
does not make sense
b)
something that makes sense
c)
a smart person
d)
a person who has a good sense of smell
12.
Choose the word that contains a prefix.
a)
small
b)
ball
c)
misfit
d)
clean
13.
What is the meaning of the word pregame?
a)
after the game
b)
before the game
c)
during the game
d)
cancelling a game
14.
A prefix is a word part attached to:
a)
the beginning of a root word
b)
the middle of a root word
c)
the end of a root word
d)
the end of the alphabet
15.
What is the meaning of the word reappear?
a)
a magician
b)
without appearing
c)
to appear again
d)
to not come to school
16.
What is the meaning of the word nonsense?
a)
does not make sense
b)
something that makes sense
c)
a smart person
d)
a person who has a good sense of smell
17.
Choose the word that contains a prefix.
a)
small
b)
ball
c)
misfit
d)
clean
18.
If you add the prefix ‘un’ to the word wrap, what is the correct spelling of the new word? 
a)
 unwrapp 
b)
unrap 
c)
unwrap
19.
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 
20.
Fill in the blank with the correct prefix: They were arguing because of a ____________. (communication)
a)
Miscommunication
b)
Uncommunication
c)
Recommunication
d)
Precommunication
21.
This means two:
a)
bi
b)
de
c)
trans
d)
across
22.

The prefix dis- means

a)

too little

b)

not/opposite of

c)

before

d)

four

23.

The prefix over- means

a)

too much/above

b)

under

c)

far, distant

d)

reduce down.break apart

24.

The prefix mis- means

a)

eight

b)

reduce down/break apart

c)

three

d)

bad, badly, or wrong

25.

The prefix de- means

a)

not/opposite of

b)

two

c)

break apart/reduce down

d)

three

26.

The prefix under- means

a)

too little/below

b)

too much/above

c)

before

d)

after

27.

The prefix tri- means

a)

three

b)

two

c)

four

d)

eight

28.

The prefix quad- means

a)

three

b)

four

c)

five

d)

six

29.

The prefix oct- means

a)

three

b)

four

c)

six

d)

eight

30.

Which word has the CORRECT use of the prefix oct?

a)

October

b)

octopus

c)

octopia

31.

What does the prefix non- and im- mean?

a)

eight

b)

too little/below

c)

not

d)

bad, badly, wrong

32.

What does the prefix tele- mean?

a)

far, distant

b)

near

c)

watch

d)

sound

33.
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 
34.
Fill in the blank with the correct prefix: They were arguing because of a ____________. (communication)
a)
Miscommunication
b)
Uncommunication
c)
Recommunication
d)
Precommunication
35.

Which word has the CORRECT use of the prefix oct?

a)

October

b)

octopus

c)

octopia

36.

What does the prefix anti- mean?

a)

for

b)

against

c)

not

d)

before

37.
What does the prefix mid- mean?
a)
again
b)
under
c)
middle
d)
opposite of
38.
If you disappear
a)
you are no longer there
b)
you appeared in a wrong way
c)
you appeared again
d)
you appear quickly
39.
What does unbelievable mean?
The magic tricks he performed were unbelievable.
a)
believable
b)
amazing
c)
not believable
d)
ordinary
40.
Which word means to use again and again?
a)
refold
b)
recycle
c)
rethrow
d)
retie
41.

What does misheard mean?

a)

heard correctly

b)

heard again

c)

heard incorrectly

d)

heard before

42.

Which word means to pay back or pay again?

a)

unpay

b)

repay

c)

mispay

d)

prepay

43.

Which word means to plan before?

a)

replan

b)

unplan

c)

preplan

d)

misplan