Y4 Spelling Rule Quiz

Explain what a prefix is.

Which prefix turns 'known' into an antonym?

• mis

• dis

• un

• anti

Explain what an antonym is.

Ate and eight, prey and pray, and rain, reign and rein are all examples of

• synonyms

• homophones

• antonyms

• suffixes

A biography is written about someone else's life. An _________ is written by yourself about your own life.

• antibiography

• amibiography

• autobiography

Mountain, danger and courage are all nouns. What suffix could be added to each word to turn it into an adjective?

• ing

• er

• ous

• ly

Match the following prefixes to their root words

• patient

• un

• legible

• im

• like

• il

• clear

• in

• complete

• dis

Explain what a suffix is.

Confuse, decide and explode are all verbs. Which suffix turns each word into a noun?

• sion

• tion

• tian

Explain what a synonym is.