Understanding Prefixes and Suffixes

What does the prefix "un-" mean in the word "unhappy"?

• Very happy

• Not happy

• More happy

• Happier than before

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following words contains the prefix "pre-", meaning "before"?

• Preschool

• Replay

• Unkind

• Hopeful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The prefix "mis-" in "misunderstand" most likely means:

• Correctly

• Again

• Badly or wrongly

• Before

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the prefix "re-" mean in the word "redo"?

• Before

• Again

• Without

• Opposite

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 "not"?

• Disagree

• Replay

• Teacher

• Hopeless

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The word "bicycle" contains the prefix "bi-", which means:

• Three

• Two

• One

• Four

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

If "semi-" means half or partly, what does "semicircle" mean?

• A full circle

• A half circle

• A tiny circle

• A square

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does the suffix "-less" mean in the word "fearless"?

• Full of fear

• Having some fear

• Without fear

• More fearful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Which word has a suffix that means "one who" or "a person who does something"?

• Teacher

• Playful

• Darkness

• Quickly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the suffix "-ful" mean in "hopeful"?

• Full of

• Without

• Before

• Again

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A