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Prefixes and Suffixes

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Parts of speech added to the beginning of a word are called...?

a)

Suffixes

b)

Prefixes

c)

Roots

d)

Base words

2.

The prefix pre means ....?

a)

before

b)

after

c)

during

d)

later

3.

The prefix mis means...?

a)

right

b)

left

c)

clearly

d)

wrong

4.

What is the meaning of the word misbehave?

a)

behave after something

b)

behave before others

c)

behave wrongly

d)

behave correctly

5.

The prefix anti,as in the word antihero, means ...?

a)

before

b)

repeat, or do again

c)

with or together

d)

against or the opposite of

6.

What do we call an ending we add to a word?

a)

prefix

b)

suffix

c)

baseword

d)

root

7.

The suffix or ending less, as in the word cashless, means...?

a)

full of

b)

before

c)

without

d)

in a certain way

8.

In the word lonely, the ly means ...?

a)

in a certain way

b)

full of

c)

against

d)

to do again

9.

What does the word beautiful mean?

a)

wrongly beautiful

b)

beautiful before

c)

beautiful again

d)

full of beauty

10.

Learning prefix and suffix meanings helps readers do what?

a)

understand the title of a book

b)

understand the meaning of words

c)

complete their homework quickly

d)

improve their reading comprehension skills