Morphology: Prefixes and Their Meanings

1. The prefix "anti-" means:

• across
• against
• middle
• again

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

2. "de-" is a prefix meaning:

• opposite
• in
• middle
• before

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

3. What does the prefix "dis-" mean?

• across
• in
• not; opposite of
• above

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

4. The prefix "en-, em-" means:

• before
• cause to
• middle
• across

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

5. "fore-" as a prefix means:

• again
• in
• middle
• before; front of

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

6. The prefix "in-, im-" (first definition) means:

• across
• in
• against
• middle

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

7. "in-, im-, il-, ir-" (second definition) means:

• not
• again
• middle
• before

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

8. What is the meaning of "inter-"?

• across
• above
• between; among
• again

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.3.4B

9. "mid-" means:

• before
• across
• middle
• in

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

10. The prefix "mis-" means:

• again
• wrongly
• across
• before

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A