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Prefix, Suffix and Root Words #2

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

-ing

a)

plural

b)

action/process

c)

past tense

d)

full of

2.

Which word has the suffix that means act/belief/practice of

a)

realtor

b)

realistic

c)

realism

d)

realized

3.

What does the prefix "over" mean in "overhead"?

a)

below

b)

above

c)

done

d)

not

4.

What does the word "nonfat" mean?

a)

too much fat

b)

some fat

c)

a little fat

d)

no fat

5.

Which suffix means "made of/to make"?

a)

-en

b)

-y

c)

-or

d)

-less

6.

What does octagon mean?

a)

A figure with six sides

b)

A figure with nine sides

c)

A figure with eight sides

d)

A figure with eighteen sides

7.

What does semicircle mean?

a)

Some of a circle

b)

Most of a circle

c)

A full circle

d)

A half of a circle

8.

If you add "super" to "human" what does it now mean?

a)

beyond human

b)

really human

c)

less than human

d)

not human

9.

Which prefix means "many"?

a)

mid

b)

multi

c)

mucho

d)

sub

10.

What does polysyllable mean?

a)

A word with very few syllables?

b)

A word with only 1 syllable

c)

A word that has many syllables

d)

A word with no syllables

11.

What does the prefix in misread mean?

a)

Did not read correctly

b)

Read it too many times

c)

Had to read it over again

d)

Did not read it at all

12.

Inter- means?

a)

not

b)

too much

c)

above

d)

between

13.

What does midweek mean?

a)

The end of the week

b)

The beginning of the week

c)

The next week

d)

The middle of the week

14.

What suffix takes the word "enjoy" and turns it into " can be enjoyed"?

a)

-ist

b)

-ed

c)

-able

d)

-ing

15.

What suffix takes electricity and makes it into "one who has the skill of using electricity"?

a)

-s

b)

-ian

c)

-ism

d)

-ance

16.

-ship

a)

one having a certain skill

b)

act of

c)

condition of/ skill

d)

science of

17.

One who does a specific action

a)

-able

b)

-ist

c)

-er

d)

-less

18.

What word means the "study of time"

a)

chronological

b)

chronology

c)

chronologist

d)

chronos

19.

What suffix changes ideal into "one who believes in the idea"

a)

-ism

b)

-ist

c)

-istic

d)

-ion

20.

Persistence means...?

a)

The act of persisting

b)

One who persists in the present moment

c)

One who has persisted in the past

d)

One who never persists

21.

-ess

a)

full of

b)

masculine

c)

neutral

d)

feminine

22.

Max(i)

a)

many

b)

great

c)

above

d)

beyond

23.

Meter, metr

a)

metric

b)

middle

c)

measure

d)

many

24.

Photo

a)

picture

b)

light

c)

sound

d)

sun

25.

Act

a)

to put into motion/process of doing

b)

to lose

c)

to go beyond

d)

too many

26.

Phobia, phobic, phone

a)

loves, friendly

b)

afraid, scared

c)

irrational fear or hatred, one who fears, hates

d)

light, bright

27.

Scribe

a)

a priest

b)

to write

c)

to see

d)

to listen

28.

Gram, graph

a)

written/math

b)

measure/math

c)

measure/written

d)

written/drawn

29.

Ject

a)

to throw

b)

to pass

c)

to run

d)

to jump

30.

Spect, spec

a)

to measure

b)

to see, watch, observe

c)

to listen

d)

to study