Affixes and Base Words Practice

What is a prefix?

• A word part in the middle of the word.

• A word part at the beginning of the word.

• A word part at the end of the word.

• A base word or root word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Fill in the blank:

My mom wanted milk without fat.

She wanted ___fat milk.

• non-

• pre-

• re-

• un-

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Dinosaurs existed at the beginning of time.

These times were called ___historic.

• non-

• un-

• re-

• pre-

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Which is the root word for the word unwrap?

• wrap

• un

• nwrap

• rap

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which is the root word for the word deepest?

• dee

• deep

• est

• deepe

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

The doctor returned to check on his patient. The prefix re in the word returned means:

• away

• aging

• again

• not

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

A suffix goes _________of a word.

• at the end

• at the beginning

• in the middle

• beside the base word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

In order to bake a cake, you must first prepare the batter. The prefix pre- means

• after

• before

• until

• move

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Tri- means what?

• four

• pieces

• three

• two

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

How does an animal who is a biped move around?

• with its wings

• on its stomach

• on four legs

• on two feet