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Upper Primary School English Quiz - Vocabulary 18 - Prefixes 2 (Questions)

Take a look at the following list of words:

ANTIBODY
BIOSPHERE
ENDOTHERM
METAPHYSICS
NEONATAL
OMNIPOTENT
TRIANGLE
XENOPHOBIC

Do you notice anything? Maybe you guessed it. These are all words that have been formed by adding a prefix. The prefixes used in the list are anti, bio, endo, meta, neo, omni, tri and xeno. These prefixes have been added to regular words to get new words with new meanings.

[readmore]If you check up the meanings of the words you will realise that the prefixes themselves lend a meaning to the new word. For instance, the prefix bio refers to life or living matter and biosphere is the part of the Earth occupied by living things. Similarly, the prefix neo means new or recent and neonatal pertains to a new born child. Generally, the prefixes maintain their meanings when they are attached to different root words and modify the meaning of the root word.

Prefixes are generally not words by themselves but lend a lot of meaning when they are added to other root words. While there are no definite rules to follow for the use of prefixes it is useful to know what the prefixes stand for.

Prefixes help to create new words and a knowledge of them will increase your vocabulary. Using prefixes will give you access to new words and the opportunity to make your language more versatile and inventive. In our earlier quizzes you have been exposed to a variety of prefixes and learnt their usage and because of them learnt many new words. In the quiz that follows you will learn more prefixes and therefore many more new words.
1. "He suffers from ---. He always thinks he is ill." - Choose the appropriate prefixed word to fill up the blank.
[ ] Hypochondria
[ ] Lowchondria
[ ] Hypoillness
[ ] Hypoailment
2. "Prime Minister Modi requires --- effort to lift the economy from the depths it has fallen into." - Choose the appropriate prefixed word to fill up the blank.
[ ] Overhuman
[ ] Ultrahuman
[ ] Extrahuman
[ ] Superhuman
3. "Bengaluru is a --- of modern India." - Choose the appropriate prefixed word to fill up the blank.
[ ] Microcity
[ ] Microcosm
[ ] Microtown
[ ] Micrometropolis
4. "The outermost layer of the skin is called the ---." - Choose the appropriate prefixed word to fill up the blank
[ ] Outerskin
[ ] Episkin
[ ] Epidermis
[ ] Superskin
5. "The labeling on the bottle of medicine was clear about the --- for my allergic condition." - Choose the appropriate prefixed word to fill up the blank.
[ ] Macroindication
[ ] Superindication
[ ] Contrareaction
[ ] Contraindication
6. "The --- Anamika ruined the discussions that were going on smoothly." - Choose the appropriate prefixed word to fill up the blank.
[ ] Malcontent
[ ] Badcontent
[ ] Illcontent
[ ] Vicecontent
7. "Aamir Khan's movie 'Taare Zameen Par' was on the subject of ---, a condition where a child cannot read words." - Choose the appropriate prefixed word to fill up the blank.
[ ] Dysword
[ ] Dysjoint
[ ] Dyslexia
[ ] Dyspeak
8. "Ms Sonia Gandhi was considered an --- authority in the Manmohan Singh Government." - Choose the appropriate prefixed word to fill up the blank.
[ ] Overconstitutional
[ ] Extraconstitutional
[ ] Ultraconstitutional
[ ] Superconstitutional
9. "Jaiprakash Associates is an --- company concentrating on expressways." - Choose the appropriate prefixed word to fill up the blank.
[ ] Illstructure
[ ] Unstructure
[ ] Malstructure
[ ] Infrastructure
10. "Nagpur city is --- from both Bengaluru and New-Delhi." - Choose the appropriate prefixed word to fill up the blank.
[ ] Equidistant
[ ] Equaldistant
[ ] Samedistant
[ ] Equifar
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Upper Primary School English Quiz - Vocabulary 18 - Prefixes 2 (Answers)
1. "He suffers from ---. He always thinks he is ill." - Choose the appropriate prefixed word to fill up the blank.
[x] Hypochondria
[ ] Lowchondria
[ ] Hypoillness
[ ] Hypoailment
The word is 'hypochondria' and it has the prefix 'hypo' meaning 'less than normal'. 'Hypochondria' is unnecessary anxiety about one's health. The other three options are not recognised words
2. "Prime Minister Modi requires --- effort to lift the economy from the depths it has fallen into." - Choose the appropriate prefixed word to fill up the blank.
[ ] Overhuman
[ ] Ultrahuman
[ ] Extrahuman
[x] Superhuman
The word is 'superhuman' and it has the prefix 'super' meaning 'beyond normal'. 'Superhuman' means 'being possessed of power beyond normal'. The other three options are not recognised words
3. "Bengaluru is a --- of modern India." - Choose the appropriate prefixed word to fill up the blank.
[ ] Microcity
[x] Microcosm
[ ] Microtown
[ ] Micrometropolis
The word is 'microcosm' and it has the prefix 'micro' meaning 'minute' or 'tiny'. 'Microcosm' means 'a small place which has the same characteristics as something larger'. The other three options are not recognised words
4. "The outermost layer of the skin is called the ---." - Choose the appropriate prefixed word to fill up the blank
[ ] Outerskin
[ ] Episkin
[x] Epidermis
[ ] Superskin
The word is 'epidermis' and it has the prefix 'epi' meaning 'on', 'over' or 'upon'. The 'epidermis' is the thin protective outer layer of the skin. The other three options are not recognised words
5. "The labeling on the bottle of medicine was clear about the --- for my allergic condition." - Choose the appropriate prefixed word to fill up the blank.
[ ] Macroindication
[ ] Superindication
[ ] Contrareaction
[x] Contraindication
The word is 'contraindication' and it has the prefix 'contra' meaning 'against' or 'opposite'. 'Contraindication' indicates that it is inadvisable to have a medical procedure or to take a medicine as it may cause an adverse reaction. The other three options are not recognised words
6. "The --- Anamika ruined the discussions that were going on smoothly." - Choose the appropriate prefixed word to fill up the blank.
[x] Malcontent
[ ] Badcontent
[ ] Illcontent
[ ] Vicecontent
The word is 'malcontent' and it has the prefix 'mal' meaning 'bad' or 'wrong'. 'Malcontent' means 'dissatisfied' or 'discontented'. The other three options are not recognised words
7. "Aamir Khan's movie 'Taare Zameen Par' was on the subject of ---, a condition where a child cannot read words." - Choose the appropriate prefixed word to fill up the blank.
[ ] Dysword
[ ] Dysjoint
[x] Dyslexia
[ ] Dyspeak
The word is 'dyslexia' and it has the prefix 'dys' meaning 'bad' or 'abnormal'. 'Dyslexia' is a condition where a person lacks the ability to easily recognise written words. The other three options are not recognised words
8. "Ms Sonia Gandhi was considered an --- authority in the Manmohan Singh Government." - Choose the appropriate prefixed word to fill up the blank.
[ ] Overconstitutional
[x] Extraconstitutional
[ ] Ultraconstitutional
[ ] Superconstitutional
The word is 'extraconstitutional' and it has the prefix 'extra' meaning outside or beyond. 'Extraconstitutional' means 'beyond the constitutional provisions'. The other three options are not recognised words
9. "Jaiprakash Associates is an --- company concentrating on expressways." - Choose the appropriate prefixed word to fill up the blank.
[ ] Illstructure
[ ] Unstructure
[ ] Malstructure
[x] Infrastructure
The word is 'infrastructure' and it has the prefix 'infra' meaning 'below' or 'beneath'. 'Infrastructure' means 'the basic structure of any framework, particularly of a country, such as roads, railways, electricity networks etc'. The other three options are not recognised words
10. "Nagpur city is --- from both Bengaluru and New-Delhi." - Choose the appropriate prefixed word to fill up the blank.
[x] Equidistant
[ ] Equaldistant
[ ] Samedistant
[ ] Equifar
The word is 'equidistant' and it has the prefix 'equi' meaning 'equally' or 'equal'. 'Equidistant' means 'an equal distance from two points'. The other three options are not recognised words
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