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3rd Grade Prefix Practice

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word reread mean?

a)

read again

b)

don't read

c)

miss read

d)

read before

2.

What does the word preview mean?

a)

view again

b)

don't view

c)

miss view

d)

view before

3.

What does untied mean?

a)

tied again

b)

not tied

c)

miss tied

d)

tied before

4.

What does the word misprint mean?

a)

print again

b)

not printed

c)

printed wrong

d)

print before

5.

What does the word disagree mean?

a)

agree again

b)

don't agree

c)

miss agree

d)

agree before

6.

What does the prefix re- mean?

a)

wrong

b)

not

c)

again

d)

hundred

7.

What does the word rewrite mean?

a)

to write before

b)

to write again

c)

to write later

d)

to write a lot

8.

What does the prefix mis- mean?

a)

wrong, badly

b)

also

c)

a lady

d)

over

9.

What does the word misunderstanding mean?

a)

to stand on something under it

b)

to go under something

c)

to understand well

d)

to wrongly understand

10.

Which prefix means "not?" Choose ALL that are correct.

a)

ill

b)

im

c)

in

d)

or

11.

What does unopened mean?

a)

not opened

b)

opened

c)

half open or half shut

d)

without a pen

12.
What is the meaning of the word pregame?
a)
after the game
b)
before the game
c)
during the game
d)
cancelling a game
13.
A prefix is a word part attached to:
a)

the beginning of a root or base word

b)

the middle of a root or base word

c)

the end of a root or base word

d)
the end of the alphabet
14.
What is the meaning of the word reappear?
a)
a magician
b)
without appearing
c)
to appear again
d)
to not come to school
15.
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
16.
Choose the word that contains a prefix.
a)
small
b)
ball
c)
misfit
d)
clean
17.
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
18.
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 
19.
Fill in the blank with the correct prefix: They were arguing because of a ____________. (communication)
a)
Miscommunication
b)
Uncommunication
c)
Recommunication
d)
Precommunication
20.

The prefix dis- means

a)

too little

b)

not/opposite of

c)

before

d)

four

21.

The prefix mis- means

a)

eight

b)

reduce down/break apart

c)

three

d)

bad, badly, or wrong

22.

The prefix quad- means

a)

three

b)

four

c)

five

d)

six

23.

What does the prefix non- and im- mean?

a)

eight

b)

too little/below

c)

not

d)

bad, badly, wrong

24.

A root word is also known as a __________________.

a)

big word

b)

base word

c)

single word

25.

What is the meaning of the prefix un-

a)

wrong

b)

again

c)

not (the opposite of)

26.

What is the meaning of the prefix dis-

a)

wrong

b)

again

c)

not

27.

What is the meaning of the prefix mis-

a)

not

b)

wrong

c)

again

28.

What is the meaning of the prefix re-

a)

not

b)

wrong

c)

again

29.

What is the meaning of the prefix pre-

a)

before

b)

wrong

c)

again

30.

What is the root word (base word) found in the word washable?

a)

able

b)

wash

c)

wish

31.

What is the root word (base word) found in the word fearful?

a)

fear

b)

ful

c)

fearf

32.

What is the root word (base word) found in the word uncooked?

a)

un

b)

uncooked

c)

cooked

d)

cook

33.

What is the root word (base word) found in the word rename?

a)

re

b)

name

c)

crename

34.

The two brothers disagreed. One brother said that cheetahs are the fastest animal, and the other said lions are fastest.

a)

agreed again

b)

agreed before

c)

did not agree

35.

What is a prefix?

a)

A group of letters placed at the end of the root word to change the meaning

b)

A group of letters placed at the beginning of a root wood to change its meaning

c)

a root word

d)

a word that means the opposite of

36.

The prefix un- means

a)

not or the opposite of

b)

in the middle

c)

do again

d)

do before

e)

not or wrong

37.
What does unbelievable mean?
The magic tricks he performed were unbelievable.
a)
believable
b)
amazing
c)
not believable
d)
ordinary
38.
What does unnoticed mean?
His good deed did not go unnoticed.
a)
not reasonable
b)
not safe
c)
not hidden
d)
not noticed
39.

The prefix pre means

a)

down

b)

not

c)

before

d)

again

40.

What is the prefix in the word rewrite? 

a)
re
b)
view
c)
r
d)
rev
41.
What does the word unkind mean?
a)
helpful
b)
nice
c)
not kind 
d)
hungry
42.

My shoe is (not tied).

a)

retied

b)

untied

c)

distied

43.

What does redo mean?

a)

do again

b)

do wrong

c)

do after

d)

do before

44.

What does misheard mean?

a)

heard correctly

b)

heard again

c)

heard incorrectly

d)

heard before

45.

What does repaint mean?

a)

paint before

b)

paint wrong

c)

paint again

d)

don't paint

46.

A prefix is found where in a word?

a)

the middle

b)

the end

c)

the beginning

47.

Jack did not study last night, so he was __________of the correct answers on the quiz.

a)

presure

b)

dissure

c)

resure

d)

unsure

48.

Which word means not happy?

a)

dishappy

b)

inhappy

c)

unhappy

d)

imhappy

49.

If tidy means clean, what does untidy mean?

a)

clean clearly

b)

not clean

c)

clean it again

d)

clean with your friend

50.

Identify the root word in unhappy.

a)

un

b)

happy

c)

unhappy

d)

none of the above

51.

What does retest mean?

a)

To test again

b)

To test before

c)

To not test

d)

To be tested

52.
irregular
a)
regular
b)
not regular
53.
The prefix in the word impolite is:
a)
in
b)
im
c)
il
d)
ir
54.
The prefix in the word incorrect is:
a)
in
b)
im
c)
il
d)
ir
55.

The prefix in the word irreplaceable is:

a)
in
b)
im
c)
il
d)
ir
56.
The students were upset at the _________ of missing recess.
a)
imperfect
b)
injustice
c)
illegal
d)
incorrect
57.
Stealing is _____________.
a)
impossible
b)
injustice
c)
illegal
d)
irreplacable
58.
She was _____________ and did not complete her homework.
a)

irresponsible

b)
injustice
c)
irregular
d)
illegal
59.

Match the following

a)

empower

1.

to give power

b)

misspell

2.

to spell incorrectly

c)

enlarge

3.

to make bigger

d)

misplace

4.

to be put in the wrong place

e)

endanger

5.

to put in danger

60.

What does en- or em- mean when it's added to a word?

a)

exactly the same

b)

the opposite; not

c)

to provide with; to cause to be; in

d)

to make bigger

61.
to put one's faith into: believe in. . .  
a)
entrust
b)
enlighten
c)
engulf
d)
enable
62.
to place within harm
a)
engulf
b)
encircle
c)
endanger
d)
enclose
63.

Match the following

a)

dis-

1.

not, opposite, or apart

b)

ex-

2.

out or away

c)

en-,em-

3.

put into

64.

Match the following

a)

fore-

1.

before, in front of

b)

in-

2.

not, opposite of

c)

mal-

3.

bad

d)

mid-

4.

middle

65.

What word means in the middle of the week?

a)

midday

b)

midnight

c)

midweek

d)

midafternoon