WorksheetsDefining Affixes
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The prefix NON- as in nonsense means
a)
filled with
b)
without
c)
common
2.
The prefix PRE- as in precooked means
a)
before
b)
after
c)
during
3.
The suffix -NESS as in eagerness means
a)
that the word is a noun
b)
that the word is an adjective
c)
that the word is a verb
4.
The suffix -OR as in instructor means
a)
a person who does
b)
a time when
c)
a place for
5.
The suffix -LESS as in humorless means
a)
able to have
b)
without
c)
full of
6.
The prefix UN- as in unskilled means
a)
not or without
b)
against
c)
before
7.
The suffix -FUL as in skillful means
a)
without
b)
again
c)
filled with
8.
the suffix -EN as in brighten means
a)
able to be
b)
not
c)
to make
9.
The suffix -TEEN as in sixteen means
a)
plus one
b)
plus ten
c)
plus one hundred
10.
The prefix TRI- as in triangle means
a)
below
b)
three
c)
without
11.
The prefix ANTI- as in antiwar means
a)
against
b)
in favor of
c)
after
12.
The suffix -LY as in shyly means
a)
in that way
b)
a person who is
c)
without
13.
The prefix TRANS- as in transatlantic means
a)
across
b)
under
c)
beside
14.
The prefix RE- as in refill means
a)
never
b)
now
c)
again
15.
The prefix DE- as in derail means
a)
toward
b)
away from
c)
across
16.
The suffix -Y as in juicy means
a)
without
b)
having
c)
before
17.
The suffix -ER as in foreigner means
a)
a place for
b)
a time when
c)
a person who is
18.
The prefix SUB- as in submarine means
a)
away from
b)
across
c)
under
19.
The suffix -ABLE as in breakable means
a)
without
b)
against
c)
able to
20.
The prefix MIS- as in misunderstood means
a)
in a certain way
b)
not now married
c)
in the wrong way
21.
The prefix DIS as in discourage means
a)
toward
b)
filled with
c)
away from
22.
The prefix IN- as in infertile means
a)
before
b)
not
c)
below
23.
The suffix -LY as in weekly means
a)
happening after that time
b)
happening once in that time
c)
never happening in that time
24.
The suffix -IST as in guitarist means
a)
a person using
b)
a way of playing
c)
a place for keeping
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