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WorksheetsReview of Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which word has the prefix that means away or not?
a)
Camouflage
b)
Conductor
c)
Dishonest
d)
Penguin
2.
Which word has the prefix that means away or not?
a)
Camouflage
b)
Conductor
c)
Dishonest
d)
Penguin
3.
Choose the base word that fits BEST with mis- to complete this sentence.Jan's puppy is adorable, but sometimes he mis-_____________________.
a)
behaves
b)
fortune
c)
prints
d)
speaks
4.
Choose the -ible word that BEST completes this sentence. Bringing an umbrella with you on a cloudy day is very ________________.
a)
credible
b)
edible
c)
sensible
d)
visible
5.
Choose the base word that fits -able to form the word that BEST fits in this sentence.Mr. Beechum needs a _________-able person to babysit his son.
a)
enjoy
b)
depend
c)
predict
d)
understand
6.
Which word has the prefix that means before?
a)
predator
b)
preschool
c)
reproduce
d)
substitute
7.
Choose the base word that fits with re- to form the word that BEST completes this sentence. The surgeon said it would take six weeks for the man to fully re-_________________________
a)
act
b)
count
c)
cover
d)
view
8.
Avery saw the bear cub trapped beneath the fallen tree. He quickly ran to the cub's rescue. As he approached the cub and the cub's unhappy mother, he did not show fear.Which word means the same as the phrase in red in the passage?
a)
fearful
b)
fearless
c)
feasible
d)
frighten
9.
All of these words contain the Greek root geo. Based on your knowledge of the definitions of these words, what does the root geo mean?geography, geometry, geology
a)
able
b)
earth
c)
measure
d)
study
10.
Jan was upset because she misplaced her homework. She looked everywhere but she could not find it. Which word or phrase means the same as the underlined word in the passage?
a)
put in a known place
b)
put in a wrong place
c)
put in the same place
d)
put in a bigger place
11.
I think that you misread the instructions because you did not complete the test correctly. Using your knowledge of the prefix mis and the context of this sentence, what does the word misread mean?
a)
to read another language
b)
to read with great enthusiasm
c)
to read incorrectly or wrongly
d)
to read without hope or interest
12.
Katie's basket was very useful. We used it to carry the linen, and we reused it when we were picking apples in the field.Which word has the same base as the words in red in the passage.
a)
reassure
b)
unusual
c)
usable
d)
usurp
13.
If you add the prefix ‘un’ to the word wrap, what is the correct spelling of the new word?
a)
unwrap
b)
unrap
c)
unrapp
d)
unwrapp
14.
Which suffix can you add to the word peace to make a new word?
a)
ing
b)
ful
c)
est
15.
Which of these is the correct spelling? We had a ….
a)
disagreement
b)
disagrement
c)
disagreementt
16.
Which of these is the correct spelling? That dress is very...
a)
colourful
b)
colorfull
c)
colorful
17.
If you add the suffix ‘ful’ to the word beauty, what is the correct spelling of the word?
a)
Beautyful
b)
Beautiful
c)
Beautyfull
d)
Beautifull
18.
What prefix would you add to the word ‘finished’ to show that there is still some work to be done?
a)
Un
b)
Dis
c)
Mis
19.
Which of these words can not be made into another word by adding the prefix ‘sub’?
a)
Way
b)
Marine
c)
Book
20.
What does the prefix do to the word ‘cooked’ in this sentence? The pies were precooked.
a)
It tells you you need to cook the pies.
b)
It tells you the pies need cooking again.
c)
It tells you the pies have already been cooked.
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