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Identifying Roots and Affixes

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A prefix goes _________of a word.
a)
at the end
b)
at the beginning
c)
in the middle
2.
A suffix goes _______of a word.
a)
at the beginning
b)
in the middle
c)
at the end 
3.
The base word in disagree is?
a)
agree
b)
dis
c)
ree
4.
In order to bake a cake, you must first prepare the batter. The prefix pre- means
a)
after
b)
before
c)
until
d)
move
5.
The doctor returned to check on his patient. The prefix re- means:
a)
away
b)
again
c)
aging
d)
not
6.
Fill in the blank: 
My mom wanted milk without fat. 
She wanted ___fat milk. 
a)
non-
b)
pre-
c)
re-
d)
un- 
7.
-ology is a suffix meaning _____?
a)
study of
b)
color
c)
water
d)
between
8.
Tri- means what?
a)
four
b)
pieces
c)
three
9.
The meaning of the prefix "anti" is
a)
against
b)
to need help
c)
no
d)
near
10.
I decided to _______________ my Iphone account so that no one could use it. 
a)
devuse
b)
interject
c)
transcontinental 
d)
deactivate
11.
When the snow froze over into ice, it caused quite the catastrophe for the parking lot. The ice was so heavy, it caused the branches to break from the trees and onto the parked cars. In addition to the broken windshields, the floor to the lot was covered in debris and other particles. This was abnormal weather for this time of the year.

Using your knowledge of Greek and Latin roots, what is the meaning of the word catastrophe in the passage above?
a)
Glass
b)
A turn for the worst
c)
Insurance
d)
Happiness
12.
Mom had to intervene when my sister and I started to argue over the remote. 
The prefix inter- in the word intervene means _____.
a)
into
b)
above
c)
between
d)
over
13.
The root word "ject" , as in the word "injection", means what?
a)
to see
b)
to hear
c)
in favor of
d)
to throw
14.
The root words "aud" and "audi", as in the word audio, mean what?
a)
to write or draw
b)
to see
c)
to hear
d)
to throw
15.
Which one of these prefixes does NOT mean "not?"
a)
il
b)
un
c)
sub
d)
im
16.

The affix _ist on the end of a word means...

a)

able to

b)

with

c)

under

d)

a person who

17.

pre means

a)

with

b)

before

c)

under

d)

after

e)

aside

18.

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

19.

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

20.

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

a)

union

b)

universe

c)

unexpected

d)

underneath

21.
What does the root word therm mean?
a)
life
b)
sun
c)
healthy
d)
heat
22.
Which word contains a prefix that means small?
a)
illegal
b)
macroeconomics
c)
internet
d)
microscope
23.
What does the root word graph mean?
ex: photograph, graphic organizer
a)
write
b)
read
c)
chart
d)
mathmatics
24.

What does the prefix vis mean?

ex: visual, vision

a)

to hear

b)

to taste

c)

to see

d)

to hear

25.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:


New York's __________________ system is a maze of underground tunnels that span many miles.

a)

Subway

b)

Street

c)

Sanitation

d)

Railway

26.

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.

a)

Cellular

b)

Expandable

c)

Portable

d)

Stationary

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