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Prefix, Suffix, and Root Words

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the prefix "anti-" mean?

a)

against

b)

opposite

c)

cause to

d)

before

2.

What does the prefix "de-" mean?

a)

opposite

b)

cause to

c)

before

d)

in

3.

What does the prefix "dis-" mean?

a)

not

b)

cause to

c)

before

d)

between

4.

What does the prefix "em-" mean?

a)

cause to

b)

before

c)

in

d)

not

5.

What does the prefix "fore-" mean?

a)

before

b)

in

c)

not

d)

between

6.

What does the prefix "in-" mean?

a)

not

b)

between

c)

middle

d)

over

7.

What does the prefix "im-" mean?

a)

not

b)

between

c)

middle

d)

over

8.

What does the prefix "il-" mean?

a)

not

b)

between

c)

middle

d)

over

9.

What does the prefix "ir-" mean?

a)

not

b)

between

c)

middle

d)

over

10.

What does the prefix "inter-" mean?

a)

between

b)

middle

c)

wrongly

d)

not

11.

What does the prefix "mid-" mean?

a)

middle

b)

wrongly

c)

over

d)

before

12.

What does the prefix "mis" mean?

a)

wrongly

b)

before

c)

over

d)

over

13.

What does the prefix "non-" mean?

a)

not

b)

over

c)

before

d)

again

14.

What does the prefix "over-" mean?

a)

over

b)

before

c)

again

d)

half

15.

What does the prefix "pre-" mean?

a)

before

b)

again

c)

half

d)

under

16.

What does the prefix "re-" means?

a)

again

b)

half

c)

under

d)

above

17.

What does the prefix "semi-" mean?

a)

half

b)

under

c)

above

d)

across

18.

What does the prefix "sub-" mean?

a)

under

b)

above

c)

across

d)

not

19.

What does the prefix "super-" mean?

a)

above

b)

across

c)

not

d)

under

20.

What does the prefix "trans-" mean?

a)

across

b)

not

c)

under

d)

against

21.

What does the prefix "un-" mean?

a)

not

b)

under

c)

against

d)

before

22.

What does the prefix "under-" mean?

a)

under

b)

against

c)

before

d)

not

23.

What does the prefix "pro-" mean?

a)

for

b)

against

c)

not

d)

under

24.

What does the suffix "-er" mean?

a)

person who

b)

more

c)

full of

d)

without

e)

something that

25.

What does the suffix "-est" mean?

a)

not or opposite

b)

again

c)

most

d)

full of

26.

What does the suffix "-ful" mean?

a)

full of

b)

without

c)

not

d)

before

27.

What does the suffix "-less" mean?

a)

without

b)

write

c)

before

d)

past tense

28.

What does the suffix "-ies" mean?

a)

more than one

b)

past tense

c)

characteristic of OR like

d)

before

29.

What does the suffix "-ied" mean?

a)

more than one

b)

past tense

c)

characteristic of OR like

d)

before

30.

What does the suffix "-ed" mean?

a)

more than one

b)

past tense

c)

characteristic of OR like

d)

before

31.

What does the suffix "-ing" mean?

a)

past tense

b)

action or process

c)

characteristic of OR like

d)

not

32.

What does the suffix "-ly" mean?

a)

past tense

b)

action or process

c)

characteristic of OR like

d)

not

33.

What does the suffix "-y" mean?

a)

past tense

b)

action or process

c)

characteristic of OR like

d)

not

34.

What does the suffix "-or" mean?

a)

person who

b)

comparison

c)

full of

d)

without

e)

something that

35.

what does the suffix "-tion" means?

a)

act of

b)

state of

c)

result of

d)

made of

e)

full of

36.

What does the suffix "-al" mean?

a)

related to

b)

characterized by

c)

full of

d)

one who

37.

What does the suffix "-ial" mean?

a)

related to

b)

characterized by

c)

full of

d)

one who

38.

What does the suffix "ness" mean?

a)

in a way

b)

state of

c)

without

d)

full of

39.

What toes the suffix "-ment" mean?

a)

state of OR condition

b)

in a way

c)

without

d)

able to

40.

What does the suffix "-en" mean?

a)

made of

b)

related to

c)

someone who

d)

full of

41.

What does the suffix "-able" mean?

a)

able to

b)

full of

c)

state of

d)

more

42.

What does the suffix "-ible" mean?

a)

able to

b)

full of

c)

state of

d)

more

43.

What does the root "aqua" mean?

a)

water

b)

to hear

c)

one hundred

d)

to see

44.

What does the root "audi" mean?

a)

to hear

b)

one hundred

c)

to see

d)

heart

45.

What was does the root "cent" mean?

a)

one hundred

b)

to see

c)

to hear

d)

heart

46.

What do the roots "vis" and "vid" mean?

a)

to see

b)

to hear

c)

heart

d)

to study

47.

What does the suffix "-ology" mean?

a)

to study

b)

to see

c)

to hear

d)

to move

48.

What does the root "cardi" mean?

a)

heart

b)

to study

c)

time

d)

round

49.

What does the root "chron" mean?

a)

time

b)

round

c)

to break

d)

to move

50.

What does the root "cir" mean?

a)

round

b)

to break

c)

to move

d)

to write

51.

What does the root "fract" mean?

a)

to break

b)

to move

c)

to write

d)

small

52.

What does the root "port" mean?

a)

to move

b)

to write

c)

small

d)

water

53.

What does the root "scribe" mean?

a)

to write

b)

small

c)

water

d)

sound

54.

What does the root word "micro" mean?

a)

small

b)

water

c)

sound

d)

far away

55.

What does the root "hydr" mean?

a)

water

b)

sound

c)

far away

d)

heat

56.

What does the root "phon" mean?

a)

far away

b)

heat

c)

one

d)

water

57.

What does the root "therm" mean?

a)

heat

b)

one

c)

water

d)

hear

58.

What does the prefix "uni-" mean?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

59.

What does the root "bio" mean?

a)

life

b)

write

c)

sound

d)

see

60.

What does the root "graph" mean?

a)

life

b)

write

c)

sound

d)

see

61.

What does the root "scope" mean?

a)

life

b)

write

c)

sound

d)

see

62.

What does the root "rupt" mean?

a)

break or burst

b)

land

c)

earth or ground

d)

light

63.

What does the root "terr" mean?

a)

break or burst

b)

land

c)

pull or drag

d)

light

64.

What does the root "geo" mean?

a)

break or burst

b)

earth or ground

c)

pull or drag

d)

light

65.

What does the root "tract" mean?

a)

break or burst

b)

earth or ground

c)

pull or drag

d)

light

66.

What do the roots "meter" or "metr" mean?

a)

break or burst

b)

earth or ground

c)

pull or drag

d)

measure

67.

What does the prefix "bi-" mean?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

not

d)

badly

68.

What does the prefix "quad-" mean?

a)

two

b)

four

c)

not

d)

badly

69.

What does the prefix "oct" mean?

a)

two

b)

four

c)

ten

d)

eight