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WorksheetsRoots, Prefixes, & Suffixes
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
The root flect/flex means_______.
a)
vision
b)
light
c)
bend
d)
lengthen
2.
The suffix -ive means
a)
inclined to
b)
supportive
c)
the opposite of
d)
state or condition of
3.
This prefix means double, twice; or apart.
a)
co-
b)
con-
c)
pre-
d)
di-
4.
co-, con-, col-, com-, and cor- all mean_______.
a)
apart, divide
b)
together; with
c)
antagonist or opposite of
d)
to collide
5.
The root ver/vert/vers(e) means
a)
life
b)
water
c)
turn
d)
reflect
6.
The suffix that is present in the word 'uniqueness' is _____________.
a)
uni-
b)
-ess
c)
-ness
d)
que
7.
The root tact/tang(e) means_________.
a)
tackle
b)
talk
c)
ground
d)
touch
8.
The root vive/vita means___________.
a)
life
b)
water
c)
death
d)
end
9.
The suffix -or means____________.
a)
'one who' or 'that which,' or 'state or condition of'
b)
an option of
c)
a characteristic of
d)
referring to
10.
The suffix -al means ____________. Example: pracitical, experimental, tactical
a)
state or condition of
b)
referring to
c)
opposite of
d)
close to
11.
The word tactical would most likely mean_____________.
a)
Referring to touch
b)
Out of life
c)
One who lives
d)
A condition of touching
12.
The word divert most likely means___________.
a)
turn away
b)
two things coming together
c)
two lines
d)
two lives
13.
The suffix -ness most likely means__________. EX: business, happiness, kindness
a)
one who is
b)
the state of
c)
a characteristic of
d)
pretending to be
14.
The word 'convert' most likely means_______.
a)
come apart
b)
touch together
c)
a state of bending
d)
turn together
15.
Which affix would you add to the root 'tract' if 'tract' means "to pull," if you wanted to make a word that means "that which pulls."
a)
-ive
b)
con-
c)
-or
d)
pre-
16.
Which affix means "before."
a)
di-
b)
-ness
c)
pre-
d)
vive/vita
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