Affixes Lesson

Affixes (Prefixes and Suffixes)

​Compiled by Muizzu Nurhadi

Multiple Choice

What are affixes?

• root words

• prefixes and suffixes

• suffixes

• prefixes

• root words and prefixes

Multiple Choice

A prefix goes _________of a word.

• at the end
• at the beginning
• in the middle

Multiple Choice

What is a prefix?

• a letter or group of letters attached to the end of a word

• a root word

• a letter or group of letters attached at the beginning of a word

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a prefix?

• -ing

• -tion

• dis-

Multiple Choice

A suffix goes _______of a word.

• at the beginning
• in the middle
• at the end 

Multiple Choice

What is a suffix?

• a letter or group of letters at the beginning of a word

• a letter or group of letters at the end of a word

• a root word

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a suffix?

• -ing

• bi-

• re-

• un-

Multiple Choice

What is the root word of UNUSUALLY

• un-

• -ly

• usual

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a suffix?

• ly

• ful

• ness

• mis

Multiple Choice

Which prefix would go before the root word behave?

• re

• mis

• dis

• non

Multiple Choice

"Patrick could not recall ever being so far away from home." What does the word "recall" mean?

• remember

• again

• move

• sleep

Multiple Choice

I was sleepy, but I was able to regain my strength. What does "regain" mean?

• gain without

• not gain

• gain again

• someone who gains

Multiple Choice

The doctor returned to check on his patient. The prefix re- means:

• away
• again
• aging
• not

Multiple Select

What is the meaning of "bi" in the word bicycle?

• three

• four

• two

Multiple Choice

What is the appropriate prefix?

___kind / not kind

• im-

• un-

• re-

• mis-

Multiple Choice

Those things are "dirty". What is another word which means dirty?

• disclean

• unclean

• imclean

• beclean

Multiple Choice

True or false?

Golden has a prefix.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

"Tele" in the word telephone is a _______.

• prefix

• suffix

• root word

Multiple Choice

What is the root word of "unhelpful"?

• un

• helpful

• ful

• help

Multiple Choice

What do you think the meaning of unhealthy is?

• very healthy

• healthy

• not healthy

• none of these