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Prefixes and Suffixes #1

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a prefix?

a)

a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning or make a new word

b)

a word that is used instead of a noun or a noun phrase

c)

a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word to make a new word

d)

a word or phrase that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or phrase

2.

What is a suffix?

a)

a word or phrase that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or phrase

b)

a word which is pronounced the same as another word, but which has a different meaning or spelling

c)

a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word to make a new word

d)

a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning or make a new word

3.

Which word has a prefix?

a)

midi

b)

precious

c)

uncle

d)

misspell

4.

Which word has a prefix?

a)

dish

b)

unpack

c)

prep

d)

forest

5.

Which word does not have a prefix?

a)

superior

b)

superstar

c)

transplant

d)

relist

6.

Which sentence contains two words with prefixes?

a)

Ellie remade her bed after breakfast.

b)

Pat will retake the test due to several mistakes.

c)

I dislike turnips and tuna, so I won't be eating lunch.

d)

Susan is planning a shopping spree midweek.

7.

Which word has a suffix?

a)

bring

b)

bake

c)

silly

d)

skating

8.

Which verb is spelled correctly?

a)

hideing

b)

seing

c)

closeing

d)

swimming

9.

Which verb is spelled correctly?

a)

floatted

b)

pitted

c)

fishhed

d)

baged

10.

Which sentence contains two words with correctly used suffixes?

a)

The cat jumped on the sofa and began clawing it.

b)

The cat jumpped on the sofa and began clawwing it.

c)

The cat jumped on the sofa and began clawwing it.

d)

The cat jumpped on the sofa and began clawing it.

11.

Which present tense verb is spelled correctly?

a)

baked

b)

bakeing

c)

baking

d)

bakest

12.

Which past tense verb is spelled correctly?

a)

dancing

b)

danceing

c)

danced

d)

danceed

13.

True or False? A suffix will always change the spelling of the base word it is added to.

a)

True

b)

False