WtW Derivational Suffixes Unit 1

Match the following suffixes to their meaning:

• means "without"

• -er / -ier

  "fancier" or "trickier"

• means "most"

• -less

  "painless"

• means "more"

• -est / -iest

  "fanciest" or "trickiest"

• means "like"

• -y

  "swampy"

Which of these prefixes can mean "not"

​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

• un- (uninspired)
• in- (insincere)
• dis- (dishonest)
• post- (postseason)
• pre- (preseason)
• fore- (forecast)

Match the following sentences with a word that matches it.

• Paul Revere swiftly rode on his horse to give the colonists notice before the British came.

• forewarning

• Now that you have learned all these prefixes, I will give you a test about them.

• posttest

• After you organized everything, mom came along and did this to it.

• predetermine

• All the decisions were made before we got involved in the project.

• rearrange

Match the following adverbs to their definitions:

• brightly

• in the manner of being full of energy

• excitedly

• in the manner of being happy.

• merrily

• in the manner of being quiet

• silently

• in the manner of being full of light

Bella may not be ​ (a)   but she has a certain ​ (b)   .

• flawless
• sweetness
• research
• return

Match the following prefixes with their meaning:

• reconsider

• pre-

  as in

  "preposition"

• after

• mis-

  as in

  "misfortune"

• badly, wrongly

• after-

  as in

  "afternoon"

• before

• re-

  as in again

Match the following prefixes to their examples:

• dishonest

• dis-

  as in

  "not"

• replay

• fore-

  as in

  "foretell"

• return

• re-

  as in

  "back"

• apart

• dis-

  as in

  "disband"

• before

• re-

  as in

  "again"

The politician was known to be ​ (a)   , but this time he was actually telling the truth!

• dishonest
• disconnected
• reconsider

It is human nature to ​​ (a)   your opinion about something when you learn more facts on the matter.

• reconsider
• afterthought
• forefathers
• preposition

Having a dog at Westlawn was never an ​ (a)   , Dr. Holden knew how important animals are to our emotional well-being.

• afterthought
• aftertaste
• afternoon
• react