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Suffix Review

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

A suffix is an affix that is added to the ________ of a word

a)

beginning

b)

middle

c)

end

d)

front

2.

What does the suffix "ist" mean?

a)

to study something

b)

sound

c)

the person that performs an action

d)

to write

3.

Which word means the study of handwriting?

a)

graphology

b)

psychology

c)

psychology

d)

writology

4.

Adding________ as a suffix can change a verb into a noun.

a)

ment

b)

ful

c)

logy

d)

ist

5.

What does the suffix "able" mean?

a)

to study something

b)

to be capable of something

c)

to sound like

d)

to perform an action

6.

The root "Psych"means mind. Using this knowledge we can infer that psychology is

a)

the person that studies the mind

b)

being capable of using the mind

c)

being mindful

d)

the study of the mind

7.

The suffix "phon/phone" means____________

a)

writing

b)

to call

c)

sound

d)

silence

8.

The word respectable means

a)

capable of showing respect

b)

having no respect

c)

full of respect

d)

the study of respect

9.

The prefix "bio" means life, so we can infer that a biologist

a)

loves life

b)

has many lives

c)

studies forms of life

d)

hates life

10.

The suffix "homo" means one. Using this knowledge and our knowledge of the suffix "phon/phone" we can infer that homophones are words that

a)

are spelled the same

b)

are antonyms

c)

are synonyms

d)

sound the same

11.

A person that practices archaeology would be called an

a)

archaeologist

b)

archaeologer

c)

archaeolonomer

d)

acrobat