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Prefixes Drill Practice

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Anti-

Examples: antibiotic, anticlimax

a)

Against

b)

Not

c)

Small

d)

Opposite

2.

Auto-

Examples: autograph, autobiography

a)

Again

b)

Middle

c)

Self

d)

Far, distant

3.

Bi-

Examples: bicycle, binocular

a)

Above, beyond

b)

Before

c)

Three

d)

Two

4.

De-

Example: devalue, dehumidify

a)

Not

b)

Opposite

c)

Eight

d)

Under

5.

Dis-

Example, Detach, Deploy

a)

Not, opposite of

b)

Far

c)

Above

d)

Two

6.

En-, em-

Example: Empower, entangle

a)

Wrongly

b)

Not, opposite of

c)

Cause to

d)

Across

7.

Fore-

Example: Forecast, Foresee

a)

Self

b)

Many, much

c)

Middle

d)

Before, front of

8.

In-, Im-, il-, ir-

Example: Impossible, Innocent

a)

Four

b)

Not

c)

Above

d)

Before

9.

Inter-

Example: International, interject

a)

Again

b)

Many

c)

Between, among

d)

Half, partly, not fully

10.

Micro-

Example: Microscope, Microwave

a)

Small

b)

Cause to

c)

One

d)

Against

11.

Mid-

Example: Midway, Midday

a)

Far

b)

Three

c)

Wrongly

d)

Middle

12.

Mis-

Example: Misunderstand, Misconduct

a)

Over

b)

Not

c)

Wrongly

d)

Under, too little

13.

Multi-

Example: Multicolor, Multipurpose

a)

Opposite

b)

Many, much

c)

Eight

d)

Self

14.

Non-

Example: Nonsense, nondescript

a)

Not

b)

Small

c)

Middle

d)

Under, too little

15.

Oct-

Example: Octopus, Octagon

a)

Half, partly, not fully

b)

Many, much

c)

Eight

d)

3

16.

Over-

Example: Overall, Overworked

a)

Over, too much

b)

Far, distant

c)

Cause to

d)

Against

17.

Poly-

Example; polygon, polymer

a)

Above, beyond

b)

One

c)

Before

d)

Many, much

18.

Pre-

Example: Prevent, Preview

a)

Again

b)

Before

c)

Across

d)

Eight

19.

Quad-

Example: Quadrilateral, Quadrant

a)

Again

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

Under, too little

20.

Re-

Example: Rebuild, Recall

a)

Wrongly

b)

Small

c)

Middle

d)

Again

21.

Semi-

Example: Semicircle, Semiformal

a)

Half, partly, not fully

b)

Under

c)

Far, distant

d)

Across

22.

Sub-

Example: Submarine, Subconscious

a)

Not, opposite of

b)

One

c)

Under

d)

Far, distant

23.

Tele-

Example: telephone, television

a)

Two

b)

Cause to

c)

Against

d)

Far, distant

24.

Trans-

Example: Transfer, Transportation

a)

Across, change, through

b)

Over, to much

c)

Before, front of

d)

Not, opposite of

25.

Super-

Example: Superhuman, superficial

a)

Across

b)

Three

c)

Above, beyond

d)

Between, among

26.

Tri-

Example: Tripod, Triangle

a)

Eight

b)

Three

c)

One

d)

Four

27.

Un-

Example: Unable, Unhappy

a)

Under, too little

b)

Self

c)

Many, much

d)

Not, opposite of

28.

Uni-

Example: Unicycle, Unicorn

a)

One

b)

Far, distant

c)

Between, among

d)

Opposite

29.

Under-

Example: Underground, Undercurrent

a)

Not

b)

Before, front of

c)

Half, partly, not fully

d)

Under, too little