Exploring Prefixes and Suffixes Quiz

What does the prefix "a-" mean in the word "asleep"?

• Not

• In, on, or at

• Before

• After

What does the word wooden mean

• made of wood

• the most wood

• like wood

What does the suffix "-est" indicate in the word "smallest"?

• Past tense

• Most or highest degree

• Belonging to

• Action

What does the suffix 'ish' mean? 'greenish'

• the most

• "somewhat" or "like"?

• made of

What is the function of the suffix "-ly" in the word "happily"?

• Changes a noun to a verb

• Changes an adjective to an adverb

• Shows comparison

• Makes a word negative

Which word means "in a quick manner"?

• Quickest

• Quickish

• Quickly

• Quicken

What is the main idea of a passage?

• The most important point the author is making

• The last sentence of the passage

• The definition of a word

• The title of the passage

If someone describes a color as "bluish," what do they mean?

• The color is completely blue

• The color is somewhat like blue

• The color is not blue at all

• The color is the bluest

Choose the word that correctly uses the suffix "-est" in this sentence: "Of all the runners, she was the _____."

• Fasten

• Fastest

• Fastly

• Fastish

Which of the following sentences uses a word with the suffix "-ly" correctly?

• She ran quickish to the store.

• She ran quickly to the store.

• She ran quicken to the store.

• She ran quickest to the store.