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Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the prefix re mean?
a)
wrong
b)
not
c)
again
d)
supporting
2.
What does redo mean?
a)
To not do
b)
To be able to do
c)
To do again
d)
To do before
3.
What does the prefix dis mean?
a)
Not; opposite of
b)
Wrong
c)
Before
d)
Supporting
4.
What does disappear mean?
a)
To not appear
b)
To appear again
c)
To appear before
d)
To support appearing
5.
What does retest mean?
a)
To test again
b)
To test before
c)
To not test
d)
To be tested
6.
What does the prefix mis mean?
a)
Not
b)
Before
c)
Wrong
d)
Supporting
7.
What does the prefix un mean?
a)
Not
b)
Again
c)
Wrong
d)
Before
8.
What does unhappy mean?
a)
Not happy
b)
Happy again
c)
To be happy
d)
Happy before
9.
What does the prefix pre mean?
a)
Before
b)
Supporting
c)
Wrong
d)
Again
10.
In order to bake a cake, you must first prepare the batter. The prefix pre- means
a)
after
b)
before
c)
until
d)
move
11.
The base word in disobey is?
a)
obey
b)
dis
c)
ey
12.
The doctor returned to check on his patient. The prefix re means:
a)
away
b)
again
c)
aging
d)
not
13.
The prefix in disrespect is?
a)
dis
b)
nonres
c)
un
14.
The prefix in unpleasant is?
a)
non
b)
un
c)
dis
15.
The base word in unzip is?
a)
un
b)
zip
c)
Banana
16.
The base word in unhappy is?
a)
un
b)
happy
c)
y
17.
What is a prefix? 
a)
Word part in the middle
b)
word part at the end
c)
root word
d)
word part at the beginning
18.
What is the meaning of -ful? 
a)
against or opposite
b)
moving slowly
c)
full of, having 
d)
making something up
19.
What is the meaning of -tion/-sion? 
a)
the action of
b)
intension
c)
less than
d)
dangerous
20.
Fill in the blank: 
Everyone adored the baby. The baby was ador_____
a)
-tion
b)
-ible
c)
-able
d)
-ing
21.
The prefix in the word dishonest is?
a)
un
b)
potato
c)
dis
22.

Creating fake money is illegal. The prefix il- means?

a)

with

b)

wrong

c)

not

d)

under

23.

The tricycle is easier for a toddler to ride, because of its wheels.

What does the prefix tri- mean?

a)

train

b)

two

c)

three

d)

triangle

24.
What does the prefix pro mean?
a)
Before
b)
Again
c)
Not
d)
Supporting
25.
What does preheat mean?
a)
To heat before
b)
To not heat
c)
To be heated
d)
To heat again
26.
What is the meaning of the suffix -est
a)
in a way
b)
most
c)
full of
d)
more
27.
What is the meaning of the suffix -ful
a)
can be done
b)
full of
c)
most
d)
more
28.
What is the meaning of the suffix -able
a)
can be done
b)
full of
c)
most
d)
more
29.
What is the meaning of the suffix -er as in the word taller.
a)

can be done

b)
in a way
c)
more
d)
one who
30.
What is the meaning of the suffix -er as used in the word farmer.
a)
one who
b)
more
c)
without
d)
most
31.
What is the meaning of the suffix -less
a)
more
b)
full of
c)
in a way
d)
without
32.
What is the definition of the word "colorless"?
a)
one who has color
b)
full of color
c)
all white
d)
without color
33.
What is the definition of the word "slowly"?
a)
moves in a slow way
b)
without slow
c)
full of slowness
d)
can be slow
34.
What is the meaning of the suffix -ly
a)

full of

b)
more
c)
in a way
d)

without

35.
What is the definition of the word "changeable"?
a)
most changed
b)
more changed
c)
change I found
d)
can be changed
36.
What is the definition of the word "tallest"?
a)
more tall
b)
most tall
c)
not short
d)
can change from tall to short
37.
What is the definition of the word "farmer"?
a)
One who farms
b)
one who teaches
c)
farms in a way
d)
without a farm
38.
What is the definition of the word "taller"?
a)
most tall
b)
more tall
c)
full of tallness
d)
without being tall
39.
What is the definition of the word "hopeful"?
a)
without hope
b)
one who hopes
c)
most hope
d)
full of hope
40.
I had to retie my shoe because it wasn't tight enough.
The word "retie" means
a)
tie again
b)
untie
c)
without a tie
d)
does not tie
41.
A suffix goes _______of a word.
a)
at the beginning
b)
in the middle
c)
at the end 
42.

What does the prefix bi- mean?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

43.
What does the word tireless mean? 
a)
always feeling tired 
b)
never feeling tired 
c)
 feeling less tired than someone else 
44.
Which of the following is a suffix? 
a)
 pre 
b)
un 
c)
ed
45.
If you take away the prefix and the suffix, what is left of the word 'unemployed'?
a)
unemploy
b)
employed 
c)
 employ 
46.
What does the suffix "-less" mean?
a)
without
b)
less of
c)
having
d)
relating to
47.
What does the suffix "-ed" mean?
a)
past tense
b)
present participle
c)
future tense
d)
without
48.
What is the root word in the word, "illness?"
a)
ness
b)
ill
c)
sick
d)
illness
49.
What is the root word in the word, "countless?"
a)
count
b)
number
c)
countless
d)
less
50.
What is the root word in the word, "treatable?"
a)
able
b)
cure
c)
treatable
d)
treat
51.
What is the root word in the word, "crunchy?"
a)
crunchy
b)
crunch
c)
y
d)
eat
52.
What is the root word in the word, "useful?"
a)
ful
b)
use
c)
useful
d)
do
53.
What is the root word in the word, "collection?"
a)
collection
b)
ion
c)
collect
d)
gather
54.
What is the root word in the word, "healthy?"
a)
healthy
b)
thy
c)
y
d)
health
55.
What is the root word in the word, "disobeys?"
a)
obey
b)
disobey
c)
dis
d)
obeys
56.
What is the root word in the word, "lonesome?"
a)
lone
b)
some
c)
lon
lonesome
d)
lonely
57.
What is the root word in the word, "freely?"
a)
ly
b)
y
c)
freely
d)
free