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WorksheetsRoots/Affixes Test 1
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 53mins
Word parts that can be “fixed” to the beginning (prefix) or ending (suffix) of base words to change their meaning are called:
Base Words
Root Words
Affixes
Antonyms
Base words that were borrowed or adopted into the English language over many hundreds of years are called:
Root Words
Adverbs
Synonyms
Loan words
The prefix sub- means
of or related to food
of or related to oceans or seas
under, beneath, below
replace, instead of, switch
The prefix trans- means
Across, change, through
separated, apart, away
under, below, beneath
reverse, opposite, against
The prefix anti- means
Away, apart
related, family
old, ancient
opposite, against
The root word port means:
To sail
To fly
To carry
To ship
The root word geo means:
life, living
map, chart
earth, ground
growth, abundance
The root word mit means:
With
Send
Hand
Ms. Schmitt
the root word nym/onym means:
Mythological or mythology
Name or word
same or similar
ocean or sea
The word "absent" is:
(Hint- look at the suffix!)
A Noun
A Verb
An Adverb
An Adjective
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:
New York's __________________ system is a maze of underground tunnels that span many miles.
Subway
Street
Sanitation
Railway
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:
When I was a kid, there was no such thing as a _____________________ electronic device. Phones and game systems had to be plugged into the wall and you couldn't take them out of the house.
Cellular
Expandable
Portable
Stationary
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:
You can tell a lot about the history of Earth from its ______________________. Many hints are hidden within those rocks and layers.
Geography
Biology
Geology
Ornithology
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:
When I found out it was supposed to rain on the day of the outdoor graduation, I was worried that my family would get soaked. Luckily, the rain was only ______________________________, so no one got very wet.
Transparent
Persistent
Permanent
Intermittent
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:
The SETI project (or Search for Extraterrestrial Life) searches for ________________________________ like radio signals from space that might come from alien civilizations.
Transmissions
Transmutations
Transgressions
Transparencies
Being good is the ______________________ of being evil.
Dependent
Equivalent
Genesis
Antithesis
Because she didn't want anyone to know that she donated money, the woman told the charity that she wanted to remain _________________________.
Anonymous
Spontaneous
Synonymous
Conspicuous
