Affixes: Prefixes and Suffixes I

Fill in the blank: 
My mom wanted milk without fat. 
She wanted ___fat milk. 

• non-
• pre-
• re-
• un- 

Fill in the blank: 
Dinosaurs existed at the beginning of time. 
These times were called ___historic. 

• non-
• pre-
• un-
• re-

Which is the root word for the word unwrap?

• wrap

• un

• nwrap

• rap

A prefix goes _________of a word.

• at the end
• at the beginning
• in the middle

A suffix goes _______of a word.

• at the beginning
• in the middle
• at the end 

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

• after
• before
• until
• move

The doctor returned to check on his patient. The prefix re- means:

• away
• again
• aging
• not

The word described comes from the root scrib that means write. Which words come from the same root as described?

• Detail

• Inscribe

• Scribble

• Design

• Prescribe

Read the following sentence: "We're unplugging, disconnecting, whatever you want to call it." In which word does the prefix dis- have the same meaning as it does in the word disconnecting?

• Distance

• Disappear

• Dishes

• Discussion

The suffix -est means "the most" and the suffix -er can mean "more." Which word means someone who has lived longer than me?

• Old

• Older

• Oldest

• Ancient