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Using Roots and Affixes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word described comes from the root scrib that means write. Which words come from the same root as described?

a)

Detail

b)

Inscribe

c)

Scribble

d)

Design

e)

Prescribe

2.

Read the following sentence: "We're unplugging, disconnecting, whatever you want to call it." In which word does the prefix dis- have the same meaning as it does in the word disconnecting?

a)

Distance

b)

Disappear

c)

Dishes

d)

Discussion

3.

The suffix -est means "the most" and the suffix -er can mean "more." Which word means someone who has lived longer than me?

a)

Old

b)

Older

c)

Oldest

d)

Ancient

4.

Which word has a root word that means "life" in the following sentence? "The teacher was so vivacious she made every child want to come to her class."

a)

teacher

b)

vivacious

c)

child

d)

class

5.

In which words does the root "bio" have the same meaning as it does in "biology"?

a)

biopsy

b)

biceps

c)

bilingual

d)

antibiotic

6.

Which word contains a Latin root that means "to believe"?

a)

bisect

b)

credible

c)

remit

d)

benefit

7.

In which word does the root "port" have the same meaning as it does in "opportunity"?

a)

portable

b)

portion

c)

Portobello

d)

portrait

8.

In which word does the root "spec" have a DIFFERENT meaning than in the word "inspection"?

a)

respect

b)

spectacle

c)

special

d)

perspective

9.

"Some languages use a circumflex accent above a letter for pronunciation." The word circumflex in the previous sentence comes from a root meaning...

a)

good, well

b)

bad, worse

c)

bend

d)

break; shatter

10.

What does the word infraction mean in the following sentence? "If Jason has one more infraction, he will be suspended from school."

a)

a part of a whole

b)

a broken rule

c)

easily broken or destroyed

d)

broken bone

11.

Which word does NOT use a prefix that means a number?

a)

monosyllabic

b)

bicuspid

c)

polydactyl

d)

quadruped

12.

If you surmount something, you defeat it. What does the root of surmount mean?

a)

in addition

b)

over

c)

not

d)

together

13.

In which word does un- have the same meaning as it does in the word unlimited?

a)

union

b)

universe

c)

unexpected

d)

underneath

14.

"Baby animals spend countless hours and large amounts of energy at play." Adding the suffix -less to the word count makes a word that means...

a)

needing to be counted

b)

counted incorrectly

c)

counted often

d)

not able to be counted

15.

In which word does pre- have the same meaning as it does in predicting?

a)

pretty

b)

predator

c)

prefer

d)

prestige