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WorksheetsPrefixes and Suffixes
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Non-
a)
Not
b)
Again
2.
-less
a)
Without
b)
Again
3.
Im-
a)
Great
b)
Not
4.
What do the prefixes -il, -in, -im, and -ir mean?
a)
not, in/into
b)
without
c)
change
5.
What does the suffix -ism mean?
a)
similar
b)
belief, condition
c)
rule
6.
Complete the next sentence:
Sherry was being ________ when she did not tell the truth.
Sherry was being ________ when she did not tell the truth.
a)
misbehave
b)
dishonest
c)
unable
d)
imposible
7.
Which root best fit the prefix fore-
a)
case
b)
cast
c)
seing
d)
code
8.
A suffix is.....
a)
a letter or a group of letters that appears at the beginning of a word and changes the word’s original meaning.
b)
a letter or a group of letters that is usually added onto the end of words, to change the way a word fits into a sentence grammatically.
c)
a set of letters that changes the meaning of the word
d)
something that would make look smarter
9.
Meaning of these suffix: -able, -ible?
a)
notable for
b)
capable of being
c)
having the quality of
d)
without
10.
Match these prefixes re- / dis- / pre- with their meanings…
a)
again / not / before
b)
below / wrong / opposite
c)
again / before / below
d)
before / super / extra
11.
There was great _____ (happy) when the prizes were announced.
a)
-er
b)
-est
c)
-ful
d)
-ness
12.
She is a very ___ person. (like)
a)
-ly
b)
-able
c)
-est
d)
-ness
13.
Which word has the prefix that means away or not?
a)
Camouflage
b)
Conductor
c)
Dishonest
d)
Penguin
14.
Choose the base word that fits BEST with mis- to complete this sentence.Jan's puppy is adorable, but sometimes he mis-_____________________.
a)
behaves
b)
fortune
c)
prints
d)
speaks
15.
Choose the base word that fits with re- to form the word that BEST completes this sentence. The surgeon said it would take six weeks for the man to fully re-_________________________
a)
act
b)
count
c)
cover
d)
view
16.
Avery saw the bear cub trapped beneath the fallen tree. He quickly ran to the cub's rescue. As he approached the cub and the cub's unhappy mother, he did not show fear.Which word means the same as the phrase in red in the passage?
a)
fearful
b)
fearless
c)
feasible
d)
frighten
17.
Jan was upset because she misplaced her homework. She looked everywhere but she could not find it. Which word or phrase means the same as the underlined word in the passage?
a)
put in a known place
b)
put in a wrong place
c)
put in the same place
d)
put in a bigger place
18.
I think that you misread the instructions because you did not complete the test correctly. Using your knowledge of the prefix mis and the context of this sentence, what does the word misread mean?
a)
to read another language
b)
to read with great enthusiasm
c)
to read incorrectly or wrongly
d)
to read without hope or interest
19.
If you add the prefix ‘un’ to the word wrap, what is the correct spelling of the new word?
a)
unwrap
b)
unrap
c)
unrapp
d)
unwrapp
20.
Which suffix can you add to the word peace to make a new word?
a)
ing
b)
ful
c)
est
21.
What prefix would you add to the word ‘finished’ to show that there is still some work to be done?
a)
Un
b)
Dis
c)
Mis
22.
What does the prefix do to the word ‘cooked’ in this sentence? The pies were precooked.
a)
It tells you you need to cook the pies.
b)
It tells you the pies need cooking again.
c)
It tells you the pies have already been cooked.
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