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1st Nine Weeks Roots and Prefixes

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the prefix "aero-" mean?

a)

water

b)

air

c)

star

d)

heat

2.

Which prefix means "against; opposite; reverse"?

a)

bene-

b)

bi-

c)

anti-

d)

sub-

3.

What is the meaning of the root "bio"?

a)

book

b)

life

c)

time

d)

earth

4.

Which root means "earth"?

a)

geo

b)

micro

c)

aqua

d)

photo

5.

What does the prefix "retro-" mean?

a)

before

b)

after

c)

backward

d)

under

6.

Which root means "to hear"?

a)

aster

b)

aud

c)

fin

d)

ped

7.

What is the meaning of the prefix "sub-"?

a)

half; partly

b)

under; beneath

c)

wrong; bad

d)

two

8.

Which prefix means "good"?

a)

contra-

b)

mal-

c)

bene-

d)

semi-

9.

What does the root "chrono" mean?

a)

time

b)

night

c)

light

d)

heat

10.

Which root means "small"?

a)

gen

b)

micro

c)

noc

d)

ped

11.

Which prefix would you add to the word "legal" to mean "not legal"?

a)

il-

b)

in-

c)

ir-

d)

im-

12.

Create a word using the prefix "pre-" and the root word "view."

a)

preview

b)

prelook

c)

presee

d)

presight

13.

What does the prefix "dis" mean in the word "disagree"?

a)

among

b)

not

c)

before

d)

under

14.

Create a new word by adding a prefix to "mature" that means "before mature".

a)

immature

b)

remature

c)

premature

d)

matureless

15.

What does the prefix "un-" mean in the word "unhappy"?

a)

Not

b)

Under

c)

Between

d)

With

16.

What does the prefix "sub-" mean in the word "submarine"?

a)

above

b)

below

c)

between

d)

beyond

17.

If you add the prefix "auto-" to the root word "pilot," what does the new word "autopilot" imply?

a)

A pilot trained in multiple vehicles

b)

A self-operating pilot system

c)

A pilot who works alone

d)

A pilot who is automated

18.

Create a new word by adding a prefix to "appear" that means "to appear again".

a)

unappear

b)

reappear

c)

disappear

d)

appearful

19.

Identify the prefix in the word "independent".

a)

in

b)

dependent

c)

de

d)

pen

20.

What does the prefix "ex-" mean in the word "exhale"?

a)

In

b)

Out

c)

Between

d)

Before

21.

Identify the prefix in the word "disagree".

a)

agree

b)

dis

c)

re

d)

ee

22.

Identify the prefix in the word "postpone".

a)

post

b)

pone

c)

ne

d)

none

23.

Identify the prefix in the word "antibiotic".

a)

bio

b)

tic

c)

anti

d)

biotic

24.

What does the prefix "auto-" mean in the word "autobiography"?

a)

Self

b)

Before

c)

Under

d)

Between

25.

What does the prefix "micro-" mean in the word "microscope"?

a)

Large

b)

Small

c)

Before

d)

Between

26.

Create a new word by adding a prefix to "cycle" that means "to cycle again".

a)

recycle

b)

unicycle

c)

precycle

d)

cycleful

27.

Identify the prefix in the word "submarine".

a)

marine

b)

sub

c)

mar

d)

ine

28.

Create a new word by adding a prefix to "legal" that means "not legal".

a)

illegal

b)

legalful

c)

prelegal

d)

relegal

29.

What does the prefix "pre-" mean in the word "preview"?

a)

Before

b)

After

c)

Under

d)

Between

30.

Create a new word by adding a prefix to "trust" that means "not able to be trusted".

a)

mistrust

b)

trustless

c)

untrust

d)

pretrust

31.

In order to bake a cake, you must first prepare the batter. The prefix pre- means

a)

after

b)

before

c)

until

d)

move

32.

The man was e (a)   ed from the car.

33.

not even; not straight; not following a regular pattern

a)

uneven

b)

undone

c)

unsafe

d)

uncover

34.

bi

a)

over

b)

like

c)

single

d)

two

35.

Half of a circle is known as a (a)   circle