WorksheetsAffixes
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the root word in uncaring?
a)
un
b)
caring
c)
care
2.
What does the word "misplace" mean?
a)
full of place
b)
place again
c)
to put in the wrong place
d)
in a placed way
3.
bi- means?
Ex: A bicycle has ____ tires.
Ex: A bicycle has ____ tires.
a)
also
b)
three
c)
two
d)
above
4.
tri- means?
Ex: A triangle has ____ sides or points.
Ex: A triangle has ____ sides or points.
a)
three
b)
middle
c)
above
d)
two
5.
re- means?
a)
not
b)
before
c)
again/back
d)
opposite of
6.
un- means?
a)
before
b)
not/opposite
c)
full of
d)
again/back
7.
dis- means?
a)
two
b)
too little/below
c)
between
d)
not/opposite of
8.
Is "non-" a prefix or a suffix?
a)
prefix
b)
suffix
9.
pre- means?
Ex: She likes to preview a movie before it comes out.
Ex: She likes to preview a movie before it comes out.
a)
middle
b)
before
c)
between
d)
not
10.
super-
a)
not/opposite of
b)
bad or badly/wrong or wrongly
c)
distant/far
d)
greater
11.
mis- means?
a)
wrong or wrongly
b)
above/on top of
c)
not/opposite of
d)
many/much
12.
A prefix goes _________of a word.
a)
at the end
b)
at the beginning
c)
in the middle
13.
A suffix goes _______of a word.
a)
at the beginning
b)
in the middle
c)
at the end
14.
The prefix "un" means
ex. undo, untie
ex. undo, untie
a)
does not
b)
full of
c)
without
d)
not
15.
I had to retie my shoe because it wasn't tight enough.
The word "retie" means
The word "retie" means
a)
tie again
b)
untie
c)
without a tie
d)
does not tie
16.
The suffix -ful means
a)
without
b)
full of
c)
in a certain way
17.
Prefixes and suffixes are added to words to change their meaning
a)
True
b)
False
18.
What is the PREFIX in PREVIEW?
a)
view
b)
pre
c)
vi
d)
prev
19.
What is the MEANING of the word REHEAT?
a)
To heat before
b)
To heat again
c)
To not heat
d)
To heat first
20.
non
a)
not, without
b)
many
c)
eight
d)
one
21.
plural (more than one)
a)
-ed
b)
-ing
c)
-ly
d)
-es, -s
22.
What does the word "quickly" mean in the following sentence?
She was walking quickly down the hallway to get to her classroom.
She was walking quickly down the hallway to get to her classroom.
a)
in a quick way
b)
most quick
c)
quick again
d)
one who is quick
23.
What is the root word in the word "teacher"?
a)
dance
b)
teach
c)
prance
d)
none of the above
24.
sub-
a)
below, under
b)
above higher than
c)
beside, around
d)
through
25.
What does the prefix over mean?
a)
too much
b)
not enough
c)
wrong
d)
under
26.
What does the prefix uni- mean?
a)
together
b)
one
c)
two
27.
Sue showed kindness when she helped her friend. What is the meaning of the underlined word?
a)
the state of being kind
b)
not kind
c)
full of kindness
d)
study of kindness
28.
The teacher was very helpful. What is the meaning of the underlined word?
a)
without help
b)
full of help
c)
in need of help
d)
close to help
29.
What does disappear mean?
a)
not appear
b)
appear again
c)
appear before
d)
appear wrong
30.
What does retest mean?
a)
To test again
b)
To test before
c)
To not test
d)
To be tested
31.
What does redo mean?
a)
To not do
b)
To be able to do
c)
To do again
d)
To do before
32.
What does the prefix "re-" mean?
a)
wrong
b)
not
c)
again
d)
supporting
33.
Where do you find the prefix in a word?
a)
before the root/base word
b)
after the base/root word
34.
What do you do if you reread a book?
a)
don't read it
b)
read it again
c)
read it for the first time
d)
wrongly read it
35.
what does the suffix "est" mean?
a)
the most
b)
the least
c)
in between
d)
in a ___- way
36.
The suffix in friendly is ______.
a)
friend-
b)
-er
c)
-endly
d)
-ly
37.
What does the suffix "-less" mean?
Example: If a person is homeless, then he or she is ____ a home.
Example: If a person is homeless, then he or she is ____ a home.
a)
without
b)
full of
c)
greater than
d)
before
38.
Prefixes and suffixes are added to words to change their meaning.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
The base word for beautiful is
a)
beauty
b)
full
c)
beau
d)
ful
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