Word Parts Quiz

What is the meaning of the word prefix?

• a word within a word

• a group of letters put before a base word which changes its meaning

• a group of letters put at the end of a root word which changes its meaning

Can be added to the end of a baseword to change the meaning of the word

• root word

• suffix

• baseword

three / four letter word part which comes from a Latin or Greek word

• baseword

• suffix

• prefix

• root word

Can be either a prefix or a suffix

• root word

• baseword

• affix

• elephant

What is a baseword?

• can be either a prefix or suffix

• complete word which can have a prefix or suffix added to it to form a new word

• can be added to the front of a suffix

• comes from Greek or Latin language

Root which means "hand"

• man, manu

• spec

• ped or pod

• cent

root which means to "look or see"

• man, manu

• spec

• tele

• ped, pod

Root which means "foot or feet"

• man, manu

• spec

• mil

• ped, pod

Which of these suffixes can be added to the baseword, "complete?"

• er

• ion

• able

• fied

Which prefix can be added onto the baseword, "trust?"

• re

• under

• dis

• pre