Year 5 English Prefixes: in-, dis-, de-, re-, auto- and bi-: check-up and practice test questions
Part of the Year 5 English prefixes: in-, dis-, de-, re-, auto- and bi- chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Exercise 2Z Check-up
Method. Use in- before c.
- Choose the prefix. Before c, use in-.in + correct
- Write the answer. incorrect
Check. Incorrect. ✓
Method. Use il- before l.
- Choose the prefix. Before l, use il-.il + legal
- Write the answer. illegal
Check. Illegal. ✓
Method. Use im- before p.
- Choose the prefix. Before p, use im-.im + patient
- Write the answer. impatient
Check. Impatient. ✓
Method. Use ir- before r.
- Choose the prefix. Before r, use ir-.ir + regular
- Write the answer. irregular
Check. Irregular. ✓
Method. dis- gives the opposite.
- Add dis-. The opposite of like is dislike.dis + like
- Write the answer. dislike
Check. Dislike. ✓
Method. mis- means wrongly.
- Add mis-. mis- means wrongly.mis + place
- Write the answer. misplace
Check. Misplace. ✓
Method. de- means remove.
- Add de-. Frost is removed.de + frost
- Write the answer. defrost
Check. Defrost. ✓
Method. re- means again.
- Add re-. Write again.re + write
- Write the answer. rewrite
Check. Rewrite. ✓
Method. auto- means self.
- Find the prefix. auto- means self.auto-
- Write the answer. automatic
Check. Automatic. ✓
Method. bi- means two.
- Find the prefix. bi- means two.bi-
- Write the answer. a vehicle with two wheels
Check. Two wheels. ✓
Total 18 marks. Allow about 18 minutes.
Exercise 2X Practice test questions
Method. in- means not.
- Add in-. in- before a vowel gives inactive.in + active
- Write the answer. inactive
Check. Inactive. ✓
Method. mis- means wrongly.
- Add mis-. mis- means wrongly.mis + spell
- Write the answer. misspell
Check. Misspell. ✓
Method. de- means undo.
- Add de-. The code is undone.de + code
- Write the answer. decode
Check. Decode. ✓
Method. ir- means not before r.
- Add ir-. Before r, the prefix is ir-.ir + regular
- Write the answer. irregular
Check. Irregular. ✓
Method. Think about the word misread.
- Find the prefix. The word starts with mis-.mis-
- Explain the meaning. Misread means to read wrongly.read wrongly
- Write the answer. wrongly or badly
Check. mis- means wrongly. ✓
Method. dis- means reverse.
- Find the prefix. dis- means reverse.dis-
- Put the parts together. Connect means join, so disconnect means separate.separate
- Write the answer. to stop being joined, or to separate
Check. Disconnect means separate. ✓
Method. Find the prefix that means self.
- Find the prefix. auto- means self.auto-
- Find the word. A book written about your own life is an autobiography.autobiography
- Write the answer. autobiography; auto-
Check. Autobiography, with auto-. ✓
Method. Use the prefix bi-.
- Find the prefix. bi- means two.bi-
- Find the word. Bisect means to cut into two equal parts.bisect
- Write the answer. bisect; bi- means two
Check. Bisect, and bi- means two. ✓
Method. Compare the two prefixes.
- Look at disagree. dis- makes the opposite, so disagree means not agree.dis-
- Look at misunderstand. mis- means wrongly, so misunderstand means understand wrongly.mis-
- Write the answer. No, dis- means opposite and mis- means wrongly
Check. Ali is not right, because the prefixes have different meanings. ✓
Method. Look at the first letter of the root word.
- Look at the root. Possible starts with the letter p.possible
- Choose the prefix. Before p, the prefix is im-, so the word is impossible.im + possible
- Write the answer. impossible; the prefix is im- before p
Check. Impossible. ✓