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Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a root?

a)

base of a word

b)

beginning part of a word

c)

end part of a word

2.

What is a prefix?

a)

base of a word

b)

beginning part of a word

c)

the end part of a word

3.

What is a suffix?

a)

the base of a word

b)

the beginning part of a word

c)

the end part of a word

4.

"Pre" means...

a)

during

b)

after

c)

before

d)

later

5.

"Auto" means...

a)

able to be

b)

not

c)

own

d)

self

6.

"Inter" means...

a)

between

b)

among

c)

self

d)

write

7.

"Graph" means...

a)

automatic

b)

write

c)

self

d)

the study of

8.

"Able" and/or "Ible" means...

a)

able to be

b)

the study of

c)

auto

d)

before

9.

"Tele" means...

a)

talk

b)

respond

c)

far away

d)

self

10.

"Scop" means...

a)

see or look

b)

self

c)

hear or listen

d)

before

11.

"Aud" means...

a)

remember

b)

see or look

c)

view

d)

hear or listen

12.

"-Ful" means...

a)

capable of

b)

self

c)

before

d)

full of

13.

"Jud" means...

a)

self

b)

judge

c)

far

d)

before

14.

"Scrib" or Script" means...

a)

read

b)

look

c)

write

d)

hear

15.

"Post" means...

a)

before

b)

next

c)

after

d)

between

16.

"Graph" means...

a)

to write

b)

to listen

c)

to look

d)

to see

17.

"-Less" means...

a)

before

b)

judge

c)

after

d)

without

18.

"in," "im," or "il" means...

a)

without

b)

not

c)

before

d)

after

19.

"-Ence" or "-Ance" means...

a)

without

b)

capable of

c)

far away

d)

state, action, or quality of

20.

"Fore" means...

a)

capable of

b)

far away

c)

before or in front of

d)

state, action, or quality of

21.

"Spect" means...

a)

investigate

b)

see

c)

hear

d)

think

22.

"Re" means...

a)

after

b)

again

c)

before

d)

between

23.

"Cycl" means...

a)

run

b)

run

c)

walk

d)

circle

24.

"-Er" or "-Or" means...

a)

a person or thing that performs an action

b)

being capable of

c)

state, quality, or action of

d)

full of

25.

"Aqua" means...

a)

earth

b)

fire

c)

water

d)

air

26.

"Deca" means...

a)

9

b)

7

c)

3

d)

10

27.

"Bi" means...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

28.

"Quad" means...

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

29.

"Uni" means...

a)

10

b)

7

c)

5

d)

1

30.

"Octa" means...

a)

9

b)

10

c)

4

d)

8

31.

"Tri" means...

a)

2

b)

4

c)

1

d)

3

32.

"Penta" means...

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6