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Prefix Un-, Non-, Re-

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the prefix re- mean?

a)

back or again

b)

without

c)

not or opposite of

2.

What is the word for "away from others"?

a)

revive

b)

relay

c)

remote

3.

Fill in the blank: I had to use some bug _________ on my camping trip to avoid getting bitten by mosquitos!

a)

rehearse

b)

repellant

c)

remote

4.

What is the word for "making something loose"?

a)

repellant

b)

remote

c)

relax

5.

Fill in the blank: The students needed to _________ for the play before the performance.

a)

remote

b)

repellant

c)

rehearse

6.

What is the word for "writing something again"?

a)

rebuild

b)

revive

c)

rewrite

7.

Fill in the blank: I showed my teacher ________ by not talking while she was giving directions.

a)

refresh

b)

respect

c)

remote

8.

My sister and I were having a problem sharing a room. My friend Abby said she could ___________ because she shared a room with her sister also.

a)

remove

b)

relax

c)

revive

d)

relate

9.

Peg has to stay in the hospital so that she can _______________ from polio.

a)

remove

b)

rebuild

c)

recuperate

d)

remote

10.

I watered the plant to __________ it, so that it could continue to live.

a)

revive

b)

refine

c)

rehearse

d)

respect

11.

Which word is often printed on products telling you that it's not harmful?

a)

nondairy

b)

nonhuman

c)

nontoxic

d)

nonsense

12.

Which word describes anything that is not of the human species?

a)

nonhuman

b)

nonprofit

c)

nontoxic

d)

nonfat

13.

Which word describes a product that does not contain any fat?

a)

nonprofit

b)

nondairy

c)

nonfat

d)

nonverbal

14.

Which word is written on products that do not use any dairy ingredients?

a)

nondairy

b)

nonfiction

c)

nonprofit

d)

nonverbal

15.

Which word describes books that are factual and true?

a)

nontoxic

b)

nonverbal

c)

nonprofit

d)

nonfiction

16.

Which word describes a charity that earns money for purposes other than itself?

a)

nonverbal

b)

nonprofit

c)

nontoxic

d)

nonhuman

17.

Which prefix means not?

a)

de-

b)

post-

c)

non-

d)

in-

18.

What is nonfiction?

a)

Writing that is fake.

b)

Writing that is based on facts, real events.

c)

Fantasy

d)

Writing that is based on false events.

19.

What is nonsense?

a)

Spoken or written words that have no meaning.

b)

Something that makes sense.

c)

Spoken or written words that have meaning.

d)

Get up in the middle of the night to play a game.

20.
Apes have been taught to use sign language to communicate.  What kind of communication is that?
a)
nonfiction
b)
nonsense
c)
nontoxic
d)
nonverbal
21.
If you were on a diet, what kind of ice cream might you choose?
a)
nondairy
b)
nontoxic
c)
nonfat
d)
nonprofit
22.
While digging in his yard, Chris found small animal bones.  What kind of bones were they?
a)
nonhuman
b)
nontoxic
c)
nondairy
d)
nonprofit
23.
If someone does not believe you they might say your story is _____.
a)
nonhuman
b)
nonsense
c)
nonfiction
d)
nontoxic
24.

Each year, thousands of families donate money to different organizations to help others. What kind of organization are they?

a)

nonfat

b)

nonhuman

c)

nonverbal

d)

nonprofit

25.
Use context clues and your knowledge of what the prefix non means for the following question.   A vampire is a nonliving creature that is commonly used in horror stories. What does nonliving mean?
a)
made up
b)
not living
c)
real
d)
alive
26.

If something is unavoidable, what does that mean?

a)

It means that something cannot be ignored.

b)

It means that something makes you upset.

c)

It means that something is being removed.

d)

It means that you are looking forward to something.

27.

If you are uncertain about a decision, what does that mean?

a)

It means that you are sure about the choice you want to make.

b)

It means that you are not sure about the choice you want to make.

c)

It means that you refuse to make a choice.

d)

It means that you do not have a choice to make.

28.

The movie's ending was so unusual that it left everyone talking about it for days.

What does this tell you about the movie's ending?

a)

The ending of the movie was scary.

b)

The ending of the movie was strange.

c)

The ending of the movie was happy.

d)

The ending of the movie was boring.

29.

To unbind something means to...

a)

To untie something

b)

To remove something

c)

To lose something

d)

To tie something up

30.

The city experienced a period of unrest as citizens protested against the new laws they believed were unfair.

How did the citizens of the city feel?

a)

The citizens felt worried.

b)

The citizens felt sad.

c)

The citizens felt indifferent.

d)

The citizens felt joyful.

31.

Which sentence might refer to unearth?

a)

The teacher asked the students to unearth the questions to their math test.

b)

She decided to unearth her old journals from high school and read them again.

c)

My grandma had to unearth her old flowers in the garden that had died in the snow.

d)

The chef's special ingredient was meant to unearth the hidden flavors in the dish.

32.

The prefix un means...

a)

Not or the opposite of

b)

To show or display something

c)

The process of

d)

To dislike

33.

If you are ________ to run fast, you should not try out for the track team.

a)

Unable

b)

Unfair

c)

Unhappy

d)

Unusual

34.

My dad had to _________ the trailer from his truck after work when he got home.

a)

Unhitch

b)

Unwrap

c)

Unbind

d)

Unearth

35.

My brother, Theo, was unbeatable playing musical chairs at my party. It made my friends upset because they wanted to win the prize.

What does this mean?

a)

Theo lost every round of musical chairs

b)

Theo won every round of musical chairs

c)

Theo hates playing musical chairs

d)

Theo's favorite game is musical chairs