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English 1 Prefix-Suffix-Roots

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

-est

a)

plural

b)

again/back

c)

person (n.)

d)

superlative (adj.)

2.

un-

a)

full of

b)

act of

c)

not/opposite

d)

again/back

3.

re-

a)

not/opposite

b)

again/back

c)

before

d)

characteristic of

4.

dis-

a)

many/much

b)

person (n.)

c)

superlative (adj.)

d)

opposite

5.

in-

a)

not

b)

again

c)

result

d)

above

6.

under-

a)

too much

b)

too high

c)

too little

d)

too dumb

7.

over-

a)

four

b)

before

c)

after

d)

above

8.

non-

a)

nine

b)

back

c)

zero

d)

not

9.

pre-

a)

before

b)

again

c)

after

d)

once

10.

bi-

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

d)

eight

11.

tri-

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

d)

eight

12.

quad-

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

d)

eight

13.

oct-

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

d)

eight

14.

-tion/-sion

a)

adverb

b)

noun

c)

pronoun

d)

verb

15.

semi-

a)

two

b)

whole

c)

half

d)

double

16.

super-

a)

below

b)

beyond

c)

before

d)

broad

17.

multi-

a)

one

b)

none

c)

many

d)

zero

18.

poly-

a)

none

b)

one

c)

much

d)

beyond

19.

entitlement

a)

pronoun

b)

noun

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

20.

grandiloquently

a)

adverb

b)

noun

c)

adjective

d)

noun

21.

disdainful

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

verb

d)

adjective

22.

sharpness

a)

adverb

b)

noun

c)

verb

d)

pronoun

23.

tele-

a)

voice

b)

far

c)

watch

d)

repeat

24.

mis-

a)

bad

b)

good

c)

great

d)

terrifying

25.

inter-

a)

among

b)

beyond

c)

between

d)

under

26.

mid-

a)

above

b)

middle

c)

below

d)

around

27.

sub-

a)

first

b)

last

c)

primary

d)

secondary

28.

deca-

a)

year

b)

100

c)

1,000

d)

10

29.

kilo-

a)

10,000

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1,000

30.

milli-

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1,000

d)

10,000

31.

centi-

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1,000

32.

tangible

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adverb

d)

adjective

33.

phenomenology

a)

adverb

b)

adjective

c)

noun

d)

verb

34.

euphemism

a)

adverb

b)

adjective

c)

noun

d)

verb

35.

jurisprudence

a)

adverb

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

noun

36.

max-

a)

least

b)

most

c)

small

d)

far

37.

meter-

a)

yard

b)

foot

c)

measure

d)

small

38.

photo-

a)

picture

b)

light

c)

reflection

d)

frame

39.

port

a)

to drink

b)

to walk

c)

to carry

d)

to sail

40.

phobia

a)

love

b)

laughter

c)

hatred

d)

sadness

41.

rupt

a)

break

b)

build

c)

talk

d)

shake

42.

scribe/script

a)

talk

b)

write

c)

show

d)

feel

43.

gram/graph

a)

snap me @somethingdumb

b)

mail

c)

draw

d)

talk

44.

dic

a)

show

b)

tell

c)

walk

d)

sleep

45.

ject

a)

bounce

b)

roll

c)

throw

d)

tumble

46.

spec/spect

a)

watch

b)

talk

c)

draw

d)

break

47.

If you have photophobia, you should probably...

a)

stay out of the water

b)

keep a light on at night

c)

not go to the beach

d)

sleep with a teddy bear

48.

If you have decaphobia, you probably totally freaked out when...

a)

you first saw your own reflection

b)

you answered your first phone call

c)

you turned 10 years old

d)

you entered middle school

49.

dolefully

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

verb

d)

adverb

50.

confluence

a)

verb

b)

noun

c)

pronoun

d)

adverb

51.

fore

a)

after

b)

during

c)

at the same time

d)

before

52.

de

a)

up

b)

around

c)

inside

d)

down

53.

trans- can mean all of the following EXCEPT

a)

across

b)

change

c)

through

d)

behind

54.

anti-

a)

with

b)

against

c)

by

d)

support

55.

dia-

a)

across

b)

without

c)

within

d)

wherewithal

56.

ex-

a)

in

b)

out

c)

around

d)

above

57.

auto-

a)

car

b)

self

c)

life

d)

him/her

58.

in-

a)

not

b)

yes

c)

between

d)

out

59.

bio-

a)

death

b)

friendship

c)

life

d)

happiness

60.

uni

a)

horse

b)

college

c)

one

d)

not