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What prefixes mean

6th grade (Year 7 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.6.4.B · England: KS3 English (vocabulary), 11+ English

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  1. Question 1

    Which word contains a prefix that means "together"?

    • A. rebuild
    • B. deactivate
    • C. transplant
    • D. cooperate
  2. Question 2

    These words share a prefix that means "out". Type it. exhale, exit, exclude

    Answer

  3. Question 3

    What does the prefix "mis" mean? (as in mislead, misspell, misplace)

    • A. many
    • B. out
    • C. again
    • D. wrongly
  4. Question 4

    Which word contains a prefix that means "above, beyond"?

    • A. superstar
    • B. semicircle
    • C. postwar
    • D. transplant
  5. Question 5

    These words share a prefix that means "together". Type it. coauthor, cooperate, coexist

    Answer

  6. Question 6

    What does the prefix "pre" mean? (as in precaution, prehistoric, preview)

    • A. again
    • B. before
    • C. between
    • D. together
  7. Question 7

    Which word contains a prefix that means "remove or reverse"?

    • A. deactivate
    • B. replay
    • C. multicoloured
    • D. antifreeze
  8. Question 8

    These words share a prefix that means "against". Type it. antifreeze, antiseptic, antivirus

    Answer

  9. Question 9

    What does the prefix "ex" mean? (as in exclude, exhale, exit)

    • A. remove or reverse
    • B. out
    • C. many
    • D. before
  10. Question 10

    Which word contains a prefix that means "after"?

    • A. postwar
    • B. multicoloured
    • C. decode
    • D. misunderstand
  11. Question 11

    These words share a prefix that means "across". Type it. transplant, transparent, transatlantic

    Answer

  12. Question 12

    What does the prefix "anti" mean? (as in antivirus, antifreeze, antiseptic)

    • A. against
    • B. remove or reverse
    • C. wrongly
    • D. between
  13. Question 13

    Which word contains a prefix that means "wrongly"?

    • A. supersonic
    • B. defrost
    • C. mislead
    • D. semicircle
  14. Question 14

    These words share a prefix that means "between". Type it. interval, international, interact

    Answer

  15. Question 15

    What does the prefix "de" mean? (as in decode, defrost, deactivate)

    • A. against
    • B. above, beyond
    • C. remove or reverse
    • D. wrongly
  16. Question 16

    Which word contains a prefix that means "again"?

    • A. submerge
    • B. multitask
    • C. replay
    • D. supersonic

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Answer key: What prefixes mean

  1. 1. D. cooperate

  2. 2. ex

  3. 3. D. wrongly

  4. 4. A. superstar

  5. 5. co

  6. 6. B. before

  7. 7. A. deactivate

  8. 8. anti

  9. 9. B. out

  10. 10. A. postwar

  11. 11. trans

  12. 12. A. against

  13. 13. C. mislead

  14. 14. inter

  15. 15. C. remove or reverse

  16. 16. C. replay