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Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the root graph mean?

a)

send

b)

sleep

c)

speak

d)

write

2.

What does the word autograph mean?

a)

an automobile

b)

the signature of a famous person

c)

self start

d)

a chart used in math

3.

What does the prefix ir- mean?

a)

breakable

b)

before

c)

hearing

d)

not

4.

What does the word irrelevant mean?

a)

not important or relating to what is being discussed right now

b)

unable to go quickly

c)

something that does not make sense

d)

going backwards

5.

What does the root photo mean?

a)

photograph

b)

light

c)

the sun

d)

transparent

6.

What does the word photon mean?

a)

a unit of energy

b)

a microscopic organism that lives in the ocean

c)

a tiny particle of light

d)

a robot

7.

What does the prefix il- mean?

a)

not feeling well

b)

not

c)

something that tastes horrible

d)

a slippery, snakelike sea animal

8.

What does the word illiterate mean?

a)

not important

b)

unreasonable

c)

throwing litter on the ground

d)

not able to read or write

9.

What does the root cred mean?

a)

fragile

b)

colorful

c)

believable

d)

to borrow money

10.

What does the word credible mean?

a)

very strong

b)

takes a long time

c)

spending money

d)

able to be believed or trusted

11.

What does the prefix dis- mean?

a)

to disrespect

b)

opposite or against

c)

loud

d)

crunchy

12.

What does the word disgrace mean?

a)

bad manners

b)

not happy

c)

to cause someone to feel ashamed

d)

to fall down

13.

What does the root aud mean?

a)

hear

b)

smell

c)

see

d)

taste

14.

What does the word audio mean?

a)

automatic

b)

shining brightly

c)

relating to the sound that is heard on a recording

d)

a group of people singing

15.

What does the prefix anti- mean?

a)

for or in support of

b)

opposite or against

c)

behind

d)

in front

16.

What does the word antidote mean?

a)

cough syrup

b)

a strong feeling of dislike

c)

Harmful to people

d)

substance that stops the harmful effects of poison

17.

What does the root ped mean?

a)

mouth

b)

feet

c)

hands

d)

eyes

18.

What does the word pedestrian mean?

a)

person who is riding a bike

b)

person who is dancing

c)

person who is walking

d)

person who is climbing

19.

What doe the prefix counter- mean?

a)

agree with

b)

to fight

c)

to yell

d)

opposite or against

20.

What does counteract mean?

a)

act against something

b)

support something

c)

throw away something

d)

build something

21.

What does the root port mean?

a)

fly

b)

run

c)

carry

d)

speak

22.

What does the word portable mean?

a)

easy to carry or move around

b)

bolted to the ground

c)

breakable

d)

expensive

23.

What does the prefix con- mean?

a)

a joke

b)

take away

c)

rare

d)

with

24.

What does the word conspire mean?

a)

to move closer

b)

to spend money

c)

to secretly plan or plot

d)

to remove

25.

What does the root hydr mean?

a)

dirt

b)

air

c)

water

d)

smoke

26.

What does the word hydrate mean?

a)

to slide on a wet road

b)

to add water or moisture

c)

to lose something valuable

d)

to remove dust

27.

What does the suffix -ness mean?

a)

against

b)

before

c)

state or condition

d)

without cause

28.

What does the word fondness mean?

a)

liking or loving something or someone

b)

falling sleep

c)

concentrating

d)

not caring

29.

What does the root phon mean?

a)

a beautiful scene

b)

electricity

c)

communicate

d)

sound

30.

What does the word homophone mean?

a)

a musical instrument in the brass family

b)

a device that makes sounds louder

c)

a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and spelling

d)

a long piece of music that is usually performed by an orchestra

31.

What do the suffixes -er, -or, -ian, -ist mean?

a)

certain jobs

b)

a person who

c)

past tense

d)

without a name

32.

What does the word predecessor mean?

a)

a person with the same job

b)

a person who has a job after someone else

c)

a person who has a job before someone else

d)

a person who quits a job

33.

What does the root bio mean?

a)

death

b)

old

c)

new

d)

life

34.

What does the word biography mean?

a)

a fairytale

b)

a person who write poetry

c)

the story of a real person's life

d)

a diary or journal

35.

What does the suffix -ology mean?

a)

after

b)

instead of

c)

without

d)

the study of

36.

What does psychology mean?

a)

the study of the heart

b)

the study of animals

c)

the study of rocks

d)

the study of the human mind

37.

What does the suffix -phobe mean?

a)

someone who fears

b)

someone who likes to swim

c)

someone who sings

d)

someone who practices medicine

38.

What does the word hydrophobe mean?

a)

person who has an abnormal fear of fire

b)

person who has an abnormal fear of spiders

c)

person who has an abnormal fear of tight spaces

d)

person who has an abnormal fear of water