Word Meanings and Affixes Review

He was afraid he would sound foolish.

In which word does the -ish mean the same as is does in foolish?

• catfish

• selfish

• dishes

• wishful

He was a quiet beautiful bird.

What does the suffix -ful mean in the word beautiful?

• filled with beauty

• has little beauty

• too much beauty

• lacking beauty

Brea and Elizabeth are having a dispute over which radio station to play at work. It would be so much simpler if they both liked the same kind of music.

A dispute is a ...

• musical instrument

• choice of music

• discovery

• disagreement

Which words have a prefix that means "again"?

• reheat

• reach

• reorder

• recreate

My teacher will evaluate our tests when we hand them in.

Evaluate means...

• divide

• assign

• grade

• explain

What is the base word of wagged?

• wagg

• ed

• agge

• wag

Luis imagined a handsome fox with rusty fur.

The -y in rusty is the same as the -y in ...

• happy

• snowy

• sky

• granny

My teacher brought new books for our classroom library. She wanted to broaden the choices for us.

Broaden means ...

• expand

• shrink

• lower

• read

The prefix in unpredictable means...

• able

• not

• full

• again

I was drowsy at school because I didn't sleep well last night.

Drowsy means...

• sleepy

• confused

• excited

• awake