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Prefixes and Suffixes

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Danny ___________ (does not obey) his parents.

a)

reobeys

b)

unobeys

c)

disobeys

d)

misobeys

2.

Danielle is a __________ (without care) painter.

a)

careful

b)

caring

c)

careless

d)

careable

3.

The squirrels in the back yard are _________ (without harm).

a)

harmful

b)

harmless

c)

harmed

d)

harming

4.

Sue (does not agree) __________ with Amy.

a)

unagrees

b)

disagrees

c)

reagrees

d)

misagrees

5.

Tommy _________ (does not like) peas.

a)

relikes

b)

dislikes

c)

unlikes

d)

mislikes

6.

I _________ (spelled wrong) that word on my spelling test last week.

a)

misspelled

b)

disspelled

c)

unspelled

d)

respelled

7.

I need to ________ (do again) the math problem I got incorrect.

a)

undo

b)

disdo

c)

predo

d)

redo

8.

My shoe is ________ (not tied).

a)

retied

b)

untied

c)

distied

d)

mistied

9.

My homework packet is __________ (not finished).

a)

refinished

b)

unfinished

c)

disfinished

d)

misfinished

10.

I am so ____________ (full of thanks) for such a loving family.

a)

thankless

b)

thanker

c)

thankful

d)

thanked

11.

I asked the waitress for a _________ (fill again) of my soda.

a)

unfill

b)

misfill

c)

refill

d)

disfill

12.

Did you see the _______ (full of color) rainbow in the sky?

a)

colorable

b)

colorful

c)

colored

d)

coloring

13.

Jen _______ (dye) her hair blonde.

a)

dying

b)

dyeable

c)

dyeful

d)

dyed

14.
Which one of the following is a suffix?
a)
dis
b)
mis
c)
re
d)
less
15.
Which suffix can you add to the root word 'cook' to make a new word?
a)
ful
b)
ship
c)
s
d)
ly
16.
What does the prefix 'dis' mean?
a)
before
b)
not
c)
again
d)
wrong
17.
What does the suffix 'less' mean?
a)
full of
b)
the most
c)
in the manner of
d)
without
18.
What do you do if you 'reread' a book?
a)
read it again
b)
don't read it
c)
read it for the first time
d)
read it backwards
19.
What does the prefix in NONFICTION mean?
a)
the act of
b)
not
c)
before
d)
wrong
20.
What is the meaning of the word hopeless?
a)
to have hope
b)
to have no hope
c)
someone who hopes
d)
to hope again
21.
What does the word reheat mean?
a)
to heat again
b)
to heat before
c)
no heat
d)
to heat the wrong way
22.
What is the meaning of the word unprepared?
a)
full of being prepared
b)
to prepare again
c)
someone who is prepared
d)
not prepared
23.
What is the suffix in the word teacher?
a)
teach
b)
er
c)
tea
d)
ch
24.
What is the prefix in the word nonsense
a)
sense
b)
non
c)
se
d)
sen
25.
What is the meaning of the word misunderstand?
a)
to understand again
b)
to understand before
c)
someone who understands
d)
to not understand
26.
To read again means to...
a)
reread
b)
able to read 
c)
full of read 
27.
What does powerful mean? 
a)
full of power
b)
to lose power
c)
has no power
28.
What does disappear mean? 
a)
is no longer seen
b)
is seen again 
c)
wants to be seen
29.
To be full of hope means...
a)
hopely 
b)
rehope 
c)
hopeful 
30.
If something is full of color it is...
a)
colorly
b)
recolor 
c)
colorful 
31.

Which suffix can you add to "teach" to change the meaning to "someone who teaches?"

a)

er

b)

est

c)

ly

d)

s

32.

This suffix means "the most."

a)

er

b)

est

c)

ly

d)

s

33.
what does ing mean?
a)
happened in the past
b)
doing something right now
c)
full of
d)
one who
34.

We were very _____satisfied with the service at the restaurant.


a)

un

b)

dis

c)

mis

35.

If you rewatch a video, you _______.

a)

do not watch it

b)

watch it again

c)

watch the opposite of it

36.

If you are unable to do something,

you are _______.

a)

able to do it again

b)

not able to do it

c)

able to do the opposite

37.

If you disobey your parents,

you _______.

a)

do not obey your parents

b)

obey your parents again

c)

obey your parents quickly

38.

If you are unkind to someone,

you are _______.

a)

not kind to them

b)

kind to them again

c)

extra kind to them

39.

Choose the right word that means wireless.

a)

Does not use wires

b)

Without electricity

c)

Full of wires

d)

None of the Above :( ???

40.
Look how careful she is holding that baby. 
Being careful means...
a)
full of care
b)
not caring 
c)
needing care 
d)
not able to care
41.
Which word means someone who paints?
a)
painter
b)
painting
c)
paintable
d)
paintless
42.
Which words means without a home?
a)
homeful
b)
homeless
c)
homer
d)
homes
43.

Someone who likes to sail boats

a)

traitor

b)

sailor

c)

conductor

d)

boxer

44.

She was to be a ________________. (someone who acts)

a)

juggler

b)

dancer

c)

actor

d)

singer

45.

James is _____________ (the action of watch) his little sister.

a)

will watch

b)

watched

c)

watching

46.

Jennifer _____________ (past tense of jump) into the pool.

a)

jumped

b)

jumps

c)

jumping

d)

will jump

47.

The past tense of help

a)

helps

b)

helping

c)

will help

d)

helped

48.

He has two ___________________ (more than one) as pets.

a)

dog

b)

gerbil

c)

cats

d)

horse

49.

Today was the ________________________ (the most of cold weather) day of the year today.

a)

cold

b)

coldest

c)

colder

50.

I have to rake the ___________________ (more than one) in the fall.

a)

rocks

b)

leaf

c)

straw

d)

leaves