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Prefix List 1 Practice (with Secondary Sara)

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Prefix meaning "from, out"

a)

epi

b)

hypo

c)

ex, e

d)

hyper

2.

Prefix meaning "together, with"

a)

intra

b)

equi

c)

a, ac, ad

d)

com, con

3.

Meaning of prefix "anti"

a)

against, opposite of

b)

within, inside

c)

from, out

d)

together, with

4.

The word ADHERE includes the prefix "AD." This prefix means...

Example sentence: "The poster wouldn't ADHERE to the wall because the tape was no longer sticky."

a)

two, twice

b)

to, toward, near

c)

under, below

d)

abnormal, bad

5.

The word INADEQUATE includes the prefix "IN." This prefix means...

Example sentence: "I felt very like a very INADEQUATE ballerina next to the professional dancer from the New York City Ballet."

a)

between, among, across

b)

around, about

c)

from, out

d)

not

6.

If someone is HYPOGLYCEMIC, their blood sugar level would be... (based on the prefix "hypo")

a)

low

b)

high

c)

usual

d)

12

7.

A compound with TWO oxygen atoms per molecule

a)

DIOXIDE

b)

MONOXIDE

c)

BIOLOGY

d)

ATOMS

8.

Word meaning "to hold out" (based on prefix "ex")

a)

Extend

b)

Exhale

c)

Exercise

d)

Ex Convict

9.

Which prefix would you add to the word "disciplinary" to create a word meaning "involving two or more academic, scientific, or artistic disciplines"?

a)

ANTIdisciplinary

b)

DYSdisciplinary

c)

INTRAdisciplinary

d)

INTERdisciplinary

10.

This word means "to remove or reduce the security classification of"

a)

dethrone

b)

declassify

c)

hypothermia

d)

equidistant

11.

Which prefix would you add to the word "duct" to create a word meaning "to lead away"?

a)

ABduct

b)

ADduct

c)

DYSduct

d)

INduct

12.

Word meaning "an agreement or covenant between two or more parties"

a)

atypical

b)

evade

c)

compact

d)

circumnavigate

13.

This word means "a final section that brings to an end and summarizes or comments on the action or characters of a story." The word includes the prefix "EPI," meaning "after" in this case.

Which word matches the information given?

a)

epigraph

b)

epicenter

c)

epilogue

d)

epic

14.

The word "disjointed" means "not clear and orderly." The prefix "dis" means:

a)

together, with

b)

within, inside

c)

too much, excessive, beyond

d)

apart, away, not

15.

An interlude is "a musical composition inserted between the parts of a longer one, a drama, or a religious service." The prefix INTER means:

a)

between, among, across

b)

to reduce

c)

two, twice

d)

reduce, away, down, remove

16.

Which prefix would you add to the word "mature" to form a word that means "not mature?"

a)

DEmature

b)

IMmature

c)

DYSmature

d)

DImature

17.

Word meaning "a 200th anniversary or its celebration"

a)

community

b)

circumference

c)

bicentennial

d)

biannual

18.

Prefix that means "around, about (circle)"

(a)  

19.

To create a word meaning "not sane," which prefix would you add to the base word "sane"?

a)

INsane

b)

DEsane

c)

CONsane

d)

Asane

20.

The prefix "a, ac, ad" means

a)

abnormal, bad

b)

within, inside

c)

to, toward, near

d)

against, opposite of

21.

This prefix means "reduce, away, down, remove"

a)

DE

b)

ABS

c)

CON

d)

A

22.

Prefix meaning equal, equally

(a)