Roots and Affixes Quiz 1 (5th Grade)

A suffix is found at the _____________ of a word.

• beginning

• middle

• end

• origin

A prefix is found at the _____________ of a word.

• beginning

• middle

• end

• origin

The prefix co- means _________________.

• happy

• water

• together

• man

The Greek root geo means ____________________.

• center

• look

• speak

• earth

The Latin root aqua means _________________.

• water

• turns a word into a noun

• earth

• carry

The suffix - ous turns the base word into a _______________,

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• pronoun

What does the Latin root dict mean?

• look

• speak

• hear

• measure

The prefix extra- means ______________________,

• into

• half

• beyond

• between

If you add the suffix -age to the end of a root or base word, what part of speech will the new word be?

• adjective

• adverb

• verb

• noun

Why is the Latin root appropriate for the word tricycle?

• It is appropriate because a tricycle is meant to be ridden by a human.

• It is appropriate because a tricycle a wheel is beyond a bicycle.

• It is appropriate because a tricycle has three wheels.

• It is appropriate because a tricycle is between a unicycle and a bicycle.