Prefixes and Suffixes ESL

Prefixes and Suffixes

By Issam Labeck

Prefixes

Prefixes are word parts added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning.

• Dishonest​

• Unkind​

• Nonfiction

• Misunderstand​

• Irregular

• Overconfident

• Devalue

• Restart

Suffixes

Suffixes are word parts added to the end of a word to form a new word or change the grammatical function of it.

• Dangerous

• Believable

• Foundation

• Equality

• Openness

• Childish

• Explorer

• Impressive

Multiple Choice

Identify the prefix in the word "Impossible"

• Impo

• Im

• ible

• Possible

Multiple Choice

Identify the suffix in the word "successful"

• ful

• suc

• ssful

• success

Multiple Choice

What does the prefix "mis" mean?

• against

• not

• wrongly

• again

Multiple Choice

What does the prefix "re" mean?

• again

• not

• against

• before

Multiple Choice

What does the prefix "dis" mean?

• again

• not/opposite of

• against

• before

Multiple Choice

What does the prefix "un" mean?

• Not

• after

• against

• wrongly

Multiple Choice

Their electricity was ___________ because they didn't pay the bill.

• misconnected

• reconnected

• disconnected

• unconnected

Multiple Choice

The student ____________ the instructions of the teacher and brought the wrong book.

• disunderstood

• ununderstood

• misunderstood

• reunderstood

Multiple Choice

He has _________ his strength and his lost confidence.

• regained

• disgained

• ungained

• overgained

Multiple Choice

It was _________ for a man to become a nurse

• nonusual

• unusual

• disusual

• reusual