Prefixes and Suffixes

What is the meaning of the word prefix?

• a group of letters before a root word that changes the meaning

• a group of letters after a root word that changes the meaning

• the first half of a word

• the last half of a word

If you take away the prefix in the word "DISAGREE," the root word is "AGREE."

• true

• false

If you can reread a book, what is the meaning of the prefix "re"?

• before

• again

• read

• stop

A suffix is a group of letters you add to the start of a word.

• true

• false

Which of the following is NOT an example of a type of morpheme?

• prefix

• suffix

• contraction

• root

Which prefix does NOT mean "not"?

• un-

• in-

• non-

• mis-

If you take away the prefix and the suffix, what is left of the word "unemployed"?

• unemploy

• employed

• employ

• unemployed

What prefix would you add to the word "view" to indicate that you see something before other people do?

• re-

• pre-

• post-

• poly-

What word in this sentence has a prefix?

Sally hustled quickly to math class; her teacher was going to let her redo an assignment for a higher grade.

• hustled

• grade

• redo

• assignment

What word in this sentence has a suffix?

The substitute was suspicious of the students who finished their quiz early.

• substitute

• suspicious

• students

• early