Affixes Practice

Select the correct definition for the suffix -able/-ible

• a state or quality

• capable of being

• characterized by

• like, to the extent of

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Select the correct suffix to add to the root word: continue

Flowers need ______ sunlight to grow.

• -ous

• -ly

• -ness

• -ent

Select the correct suffix to add to the root word: sick

Her _____ got so bad, she had to go to the hospital.

• -ful

• -ous

• -ness

• -ly

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Select the correct suffix to add to the root word: enjoy

Running is something I do for ______.

• -less

• -ous

• -ful

• -ment

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Select the correct suffix to add to the root word: worth

I'm ______ without my coffee in the morning.

• -less

• -ful

• -ment

• -able

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Select the correct suffix to add to the root word: friend

Talking others makes you seem ______.

• -ment

• -less

• -ly

• -ness

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which word contains a prefix that means "two or "twice"?

• Tricycle

• Bible

• Birthday

• Bilingual

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which word contains a prefix that means "not/without"?

• illogical

• illusion

• iceberg

• insect

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which words contains a prefix that means "before"?

• pretty

• preschool

• antebellum

• antisocial

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Which word contains a prefix that means "after"?

• Preview

• Postal

• Prepay

• Postgraduate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A