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Words with affixes & their meaning

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

With the word UNDERGROUND, what is the prefix?

a)

un

b)

ground

c)

under

d)

d

2.

With the word OVERDONE, what is the prefix?

a)

done

b)

over

c)

er

d)

There isn't one

3.

What does the prefix OVER for OVERDONE mean?

a)

Too Much / Too Long

b)

Too Little / Not Enough

c)

Before

d)

Again

4.

For the word NONSENSE, what is the prefix?

a)

No

b)

Sense

c)

Non

d)

There isn't one

5.

What does the prefix NON mean?


Example of prefixed being used is: nonfiction

a)

Is

b)

Not

c)

Across

d)

Before

6.

For the word PREPLAN, what is the prefix?

a)

Plan

b)

An

c)

There isn't one

d)

Pre

7.

What does the prefix PRE mean?


Example of prefix being used: Preview

a)

To do AGAIN

b)

To do or happen BEFORE

c)

To CAUSE something

d)

OPPOSITE of something or someone

8.

For the word INACTIVE, what is the prefix?

a)

E

b)

Active

c)

In

d)

There isn't one

9.

What does the prefix IN mean?


Example of prefix being used: Insane

a)

Too much

b)

Together

c)

Bad

d)

Not

10.

For the word MISBEHAVE, what is the prefix?

a)

Have

b)

Behave

c)

Mis

d)

There isn't one

11.

What does the prefix MIS mean?


Example of prefix being used: Misread

a)

Wrongly

b)

Not

c)

Again

d)

Correctly

12.

For the word JUMPED, what is the suffix?

a)

Jump

b)

Jumped

c)

ed

d)

There isn't one

13.

What does the suffix ED mean?


Example of suffix being used: Helped

a)

Wont Happen

b)

In the Past

c)

In the Future

d)

Happening Now

14.

For the word PAINFUL, what is the suffix?

a)

Ful

b)

Pain

c)

L

d)

There isn't one

15.

What does the suffix FUL mean?


Example of prefix being used: Grateful

a)

To Make

b)

To be like

c)

To be full of

d)

An action

16.

For the word BIGGER, what is the suffix?

a)

Big

b)

Ger

c)

er

d)

There isn't one

17.

What does the suffix ER mean?


Example of suffix being used: Colder

a)

Comparing

b)

To make

c)

Without

d)

Quality of

18.

For the word FAIRNESS, what is the suffix?

a)

Ness

b)

Fair

c)

Es

d)

Ess

19.

What does the suffix NESS mean?


Example of suffix being used: Darkness

a)

Being something

b)

Believing something

c)

Having something

d)

Wanting something

20.

What is the ROOT WORD for the word DISRESPECTFUL?

a)

Dis

b)

Re

c)

Respect

d)

Ful

21.

What is the SUFFIX for the word DISRESPECTFUL?

a)

Dis

b)

Re

c)

Respect

d)

Ful

22.

What is the PREFIX for the word DISRESPECTFUL?

a)

Dis

b)

Re

c)

Respect

d)

Ful

23.

What does the word DISRESPECTFUL mean?

a)

Being full of Respect

b)

Past tense word for respect

c)

Being full of Disrespect

d)

Future tense for disrespect

24.

What is the SUFFIX for the word Unbelievable?

a)

le

b)

able

c)

Un

d)

believe

25.

What is the Prefix for the word Unbelievable?

a)

un

b)

able

c)

be

d)

believe

26.

What is the ROOT word for the word Unbelievable?

a)

un

b)

able

c)

believe

d)

le

27.

What is the meaning of Unbelievable?

a)

Able to believe in something

b)

Not able to believe in something

c)

Pretending like you believe in something

d)

Doing something others believe in