WorksheetsSES | 5th Grade Prefixes 1-20
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which prefix means "before"?
anti-
ante-
ex-
de-
What does the prefix "bene-" mean?
bad
good, well
not
before
Choose the word that means "against bacteria."
antibiotic
benevolent
exclaim
foretell
Which prefix would you add to "circle" to mean "around a circle"?
co-
circum-
de-
im-
Select the prefix that means "not, opposite."
il-
bene-
cor-
en-
Which prefix means "together, with"?
ex-
com-
de-
ante-
What is the meaning of the prefix "hyper-"?
under, below
over, above, excessive
before
same, alike
Which prefix would you use to form a word meaning "cause to, make"?
em-
anti-
de-
homo-
Match the prefix "fore-" with its meaning.
after
before
together
not
Which word uses the prefix "con-" correctly?
conjoin
conwell
conbad
conbefore
Analyze the word "benevolent." What does the prefix "bene-" tell you about the meaning of the word?
It means the person is evil.
It means the person is good or kind.
It means the person is before others.
It means the person is against something.
Explain how the prefix "de-" changes the meaning of the word "activate."
It makes the word mean "to do more."
It makes the word mean "not active."
It makes the word mean "before active."
It makes the word mean "together active."
If "im-" means "not," what does "impossible" mean?
Not possible
Possible
Before possible
Good possible
Create a word using the prefix "circum-" and explain its meaning.
Circumvent: to go around something
Circumgood: to be good around
Circumanti: to be against around
Circumfore: before around
How does the prefix "ex-" affect the meaning of the word "export"?
It means to bring in.
It means to send out.
It means to do together.
It means to do before.
Which word best demonstrates the use of the prefix "homo-"?
Homogeneous
Homobene
Homode
Homofore
If "co-" means "together, with," what does "cooperate" mean?
To work alone
To work together
To work before
To work against
Analyze the word "enrich." What does the prefix "en-" do to the meaning of the word?
It means to make rich.
It means to be against rich.
It means to be before rich.
It means to be not rich.
Explain how the prefix "anti-" changes the meaning of the word "social."
It means very social.
It means not social or against social.
It means before social.
It means together social.
If "be-" means "to completely," what does "bewitch" mean?
To be against witches
To completely enchant or charm
To be before witches
To be good witches
