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Common Prefixes

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The prefix un means_______.

Example: Unhappy

a)

not

b)

true

c)

self

d)

life

2.

What is the definition of the prefix mis?

Example: Misspell

a)

Self

b)

Under

c)

Many

d)

Wrong /wrongly /disagree

3.

What is the definition of the prefix trans?

Example: Transfer

a)

Minute

b)

Across / Change / Through

c)

reduce

d)

away

4.

TRUE or FALSE

The definition for the prefix tele is distant or far.

Example: Television

a)

True

b)

False

5.

TRUE or FALSE

The prefix auto means self.

Example: Autobiography

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The definition of the prefix re means _______.

Example: Rebuild

a)

opposite of

b)

not

c)

again

d)

away from

7.

The definition of the prefix dis means ______

Example: Disconnect

a)

apart

b)

opposite of

c)

not

d)

all the above.

8.

TRUE or FALSE

The prefix bio means life.

Example: Biography

a)

True

b)

Fals3

9.

The prefix multi means _____

a)

secondary.

b)

not.

c)

small.

d)

many or much.

10.

The definition of the prefix de means ___

a)

wrong.

b)

reduce down / away from.

c)

small.

d)

none of the above.

11.

The prefixes im and in both mean "not."

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Select the answer with the correct prefix added to the base/root word "way" to complete the sentence.

The ____ is a transit system underground.

a)

subway

b)

transway

c)

oneway

d)

None of the above.

13.

Select the answer with the correct prefix added to the base/root word "use" to complete the sentence.

If you _____your cell phone, you will break it.

a)

unuse

b)

inuse

c)

deuse

d)

misuse