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Worksheetsprefixes and suffixes
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the meaning of the word prefix?
a)
a word within a word
b)
a group of letters put
before a root word which changes its meaning
c)
a
group of letters put at the end of a root word which changes its meaning
2.
What does the word unhurt mean?
a)
hurt badly
b)
hurt
c)
not hurt
3.
If you take away the prefix from disagree, the root word is agree.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
If you add the prefix ‘un’ to the word wrap, what is the correct spelling of the new word?
a)
unwrapp
b)
unrap
c)
unwrap
5.
What do you do if you reread a book?
a)
read it
b)
read it again
c)
read it for the first time
6.
A suffix is a group of letters that you add to the start of a root word
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Which of the following is a suffix?
a)
pre-
b)
un-
c)
-ed
8.
Which of the following is not a suffix?
a)
-ful
b)
-ing
c)
re-
9.
Which suffix can you add to the end of "slow" to make a new word?
a)
-ful
b)
-ly
c)
-able
10.
Which suffix can you add to the word "reason" to make a new word?
a)
-able
b)
-ful
c)
-ion
11.
Which of these is the correct spelling? We had a ...
a)
disagreement
b)
dissagreement
c)
A)
disagrement
12.
Which of these is the correct spelling? That dress is very...
a)
colourfull
b)
colorful
c)
coulorful
13.
The word pre-war means?
a)
before the war
b)
during the war
c)
after the war
14.
What does the word "tireless" mean?
a)
always feeling tired
b)
never feeling tired
c)
feeling less tired than
someone else
15.
If you wanted to say someone is not helpful, which word would you use?
a)
inhelpful
b)
unhelpful
c)
helpfulless
16.
If you wanted to compare two bags of shopping, what would you say?
a)
this one is lightest than
that one
b)
this one is lighted than
that one
c)
this one is lighter than
that one
17.
If you heard that a band had re-formed, what would this mean?
a)
formed again
b)
formed for the first time
c)
formed for the last time
18.
Which of these words means 'not sure'
a)
undone
b)
uncertain
c)
dissure
19.
If you take away the prefix and the suffix, what is left of the word 'unemployed'?
a)
unemploy
b)
employed
c)
employ
20.
Which suffix you can not add to the root word "box" to make a new word?
a)
-ful
b)
-ing
c)
-es
21.
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-
22.
What suffix would you add to the word 'air' to show that a room is very stuffy?
a)
-ed
b)
-ful
c)
-less
23.
What prefix would you add to the word 'view' to indicate that you see something before other people do?
a)
re-
b)
pre-
c)
dis-
24.
What suffix would you add to the word 'blame' to show you have done nothing wrong?
a)
-ness
b)
-less
c)
-ed
25.
Which two suffixes have the same meaning?
a)
-ful and -less
b)
-less and -ness
c)
-s and -es
26.
Which of these words can not be made into another word by adding the prefix 'sub'?
a)
way
b)
marine
c)
book
27.
Which of these prefixes means "below"?
a)
under-
b)
pre-
c)
over-
28.
What does the prefix do to the word 'cooked' in this
sentence?
The pies were precooked.
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.
29.
What does the prefix 'dis' do to the word appeared in this sentence?
The cat disappeared before her very eyes.
The cat disappeared before her very eyes.
a)
It tells you that the cat
appeared bigger than before.
b)
It tells you that the cat
vanished.
c)
It tells you that the act
appeared to be further away.
30.
What does the suffix 'ful' do to the word house in this sentence?
She had a houseful that weekend.
She had a houseful that weekend.
a)
It tells you that her house
was empty that weekend.
b)
It tells you that her house
was a mess that weekend.
c)
It tells you that she had
lots of people staying in her house that weekend.
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