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SES | 5th Grade Prefixes 1-20

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which prefix means "before"?

a)

anti-

b)

ante-

c)

ex-

d)

de-

2.

What does the prefix "bene-" mean?

a)

bad

b)

good, well

c)

not

d)

before

3.

Choose the word that means "against bacteria."

a)

antibiotic

b)

benevolent

c)

exclaim

d)

foretell

4.

Which prefix would you add to "circle" to mean "around a circle"?

a)

co-

b)

circum-

c)

de-

d)

im-

5.

Select the prefix that means "not, opposite."

a)

il-

b)

bene-

c)

cor-

d)

en-

6.

Which prefix means "together, with"?

a)

ex-

b)

com-

c)

de-

d)

ante-

7.

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

a)

under, below

b)

over, above, excessive

c)

before

d)

same, alike

8.

Which prefix would you use to form a word meaning "cause to, make"?

a)

em-

b)

anti-

c)

de-

d)

homo-

9.

Match the prefix "fore-" with its meaning.

a)

after

b)

before

c)

together

d)

not

10.

Which word uses the prefix "con-" correctly?

a)

conjoin

b)

conwell

c)

conbad

d)

conbefore

11.

Analyze the word "benevolent." What does the prefix "bene-" tell you about the meaning of the word?

a)

It means the person is evil.

b)

It means the person is good or kind.

c)

It means the person is before others.

d)

It means the person is against something.

12.

Explain how the prefix "de-" changes the meaning of the word "activate."

a)

It makes the word mean "to do more."

b)

It makes the word mean "not active."

c)

It makes the word mean "before active."

d)

It makes the word mean "together active."

13.

If "im-" means "not," what does "impossible" mean?

a)

Not possible

b)

Possible

c)

Before possible

d)

Good possible

14.

Create a word using the prefix "circum-" and explain its meaning.

a)

Circumvent: to go around something

b)

Circumgood: to be good around

c)

Circumanti: to be against around

d)

Circumfore: before around

15.

How does the prefix "ex-" affect the meaning of the word "export"?

a)

It means to bring in.

b)

It means to send out.

c)

It means to do together.

d)

It means to do before.

16.

Which word best demonstrates the use of the prefix "homo-"?

a)

Homogeneous

b)

Homobene

c)

Homode

d)

Homofore

17.

If "co-" means "together, with," what does "cooperate" mean?

a)

To work alone

b)

To work together

c)

To work before

d)

To work against

18.

Analyze the word "enrich." What does the prefix "en-" do to the meaning of the word?

a)

It means to make rich.

b)

It means to be against rich.

c)

It means to be before rich.

d)

It means to be not rich.

19.

Explain how the prefix "anti-" changes the meaning of the word "social."

a)

It means very social.

b)

It means not social or against social.

c)

It means before social.

d)

It means together social.

20.

If "be-" means "to completely," what does "bewitch" mean?

a)

To be against witches

b)

To completely enchant or charm

c)

To be before witches

d)

To be good witches