Free Printable Prefixes and Roots

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.

What happens to a word when a prefix is added?

a)

the spelling changes

b)

the word and meaning changes

c)

it turns into a different language

5.

Define the root "therm:"

a)

heat

b)

ice

c)

self

d)

believe

6.

Define the root "astr:"

a)

star

b)

space

c)

believe

d)

not

7.

Define the root "ology:"

a)

learn

b)

To study

c)

Branch of knowledge or study of

d)

able to be

8.

Define the root "act:"

a)

To do

b)

to know

c)

to show

d)

to lie

9.

Define the root "cred:"

a)

to have

b)

To believe

c)

street authority

d)

money

10.

Define the root "cogn:"

a)

a machine part

b)

To believe

c)

To know

d)

to build

11.

Define the root word "log:"

a)

A piece of wood

b)

A tree

c)

To know

d)

Word or study

12.

Define the root "ject:"

a)

to disagree

b)

To throw

c)

to believe

d)

place

13.

Define the root "struct:"

a)

structure

b)

To build

c)

to create

d)

To throw

14.

The prefix circum- means...

a)

again

b)

around

c)

abound

d)

answer

15.

Hyper- or ultra- means...

a)

excited

b)

under, beneath

c)

beyond

d)

upon, on top of

16.

The prefix mal-, means

a)

bald

b)

bad

c)

blade

d)

poor, ill

17.

What is the meaning of the following prefix:

auto-

a)

self

b)

against

c)

two

d)

life

18.

What is the meaning of the following prefix:

bio-

a)

many

b)

science

c)

green

d)

life

19.

What is the meaning of the following prefix:

mono-

a)

three

b)

one

c)

sick

d)

after

20.

What is the meaning of the following prefix:

post-

a)

before

b)

behind

c)

after

d)

to do again

21.

What is the meaning of the following prefix:

re-

a)

never complete

b)

back

c)

under

d)

Again

22.

What is the meaning of the following prefix:

sub-

a)

above

b)

below

c)

under

d)

before

23.

What is the meaning of the following prefix:

dis-

a)

Insult

b)

to do again

c)

down

d)

Apart

24.

What does "de-" mean?

a)

Against

b)

Down

c)

Wrongly

d)

Before

25.

What does "in-" mean, as in "inside?"

a)

In

b)

Between

c)

Not

d)

Over

26.

What does "pre-" mean?

a)

Cause to

b)

Not

c)

Before

d)

Again

27.

What does "Super-" mean?

a)

Above

b)

Against

c)

Across

d)

Again

28.

What does "trans-" mean?

a)

Across

b)

Not

c)

Between

d)

Wrongly

29.

What do "In-, Im-, Il-, Ir-" mean?

a)

Over

b)

Before

c)

Not

d)

In

30.

Define omni-

a)

All

b)

None

c)

Across

d)

over

31.

Define "chron-"

a)

all

b)

Time

c)

out

d)

hand

32.

Define "man-"

a)

Person

b)

Foot

c)

Hand

d)

Do

33.

Define "ped-"

a)

Hand

b)

Down

c)

Foot

d)

Up

34.

Define "matri-"

a)

point

b)

Father

c)

many

d)

Mother

35.

Define "patri-"

a)

Father

b)

Mother

c)

Foot

d)

Pat

36.

Define "micro-"

a)

Large

b)

Small

c)

Look

d)

Medium

37.

Define "macro-"

a)

Tiny

b)

Small

c)

Big

d)

Cake

38.

Define "poly-"

a)

One

b)

port

c)

Many

d)

cracker

39.

Define "ex-" or "e-":

a)

Out

b)

rupture

c)

Against

d)

Explode

40.

Define "bene-":

a)

Bad

b)

Terrible

c)

Good

d)

Boring

41.

Define "geo-"

a)

Shape

b)

Math

c)

Tree

d)

Earth

42.

Define "con":

a)

with

b)

again

c)

against

d)

forward

43.

Define "Pro-"

a)

professional

b)

expert

c)

forward

d)

move

44.

Define "med-"

a)

Medicine

b)

More

c)

Think/plan

d)

Hand

45.

Define "hydra-"

a)

hope

b)

earth

c)

Water

d)

hair

46.

Define the root "mit:"

a)

To send

b)

to catch

c)

To receive

d)

oven

47.

Define the root "path:"

a)

A hike

b)

emotions

c)

A road

d)

Feeling/Suffering

48.

Define the root "aud:"

a)

to see

b)

To hear

c)

audible

d)

To wonder

49.

Define the root "tract:"

a)

To pull/to drag

b)

a beam

c)

to follow

d)

to dig

50.

Define the root "dict:"

a)

to explain

b)

to eat

c)

To say/to speak/to tell

d)

to write

51.

Define the root "photo:"

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Photograph

d)

Photons

52.

Define the root "meter:"

a)

To measure

b)

to describe

c)

length

d)

to make

53.

Define the root "phon:"

a)

Telephone

b)

Sound

c)

Light

d)

fear

54.

Define the root "rupt:"

a)

to build

b)

to destroy

c)

to break

d)

To write

55.

Define the root "terra"

a)

Land

b)

Earth

c)

Material

d)

fear

56.

Define the root "scrib:"

a)

to tell

b)

to say

c)

to create

d)

To write

57.

Define the root "dem:"

a)

Politics

b)

Belief

c)

them

d)

People

58.

Define the root "mem:"

a)

Memory

b)

To remember

c)

To remind

d)

To believe

59.

Define the root "cycle:"

a)

A loop

b)

Circle or Ring

c)

A moon

d)

An oval

60.

Define the root "scope:"

a)

To notice

b)

To Watch

c)

To see/look/consider

d)

To listen

61.

Define the root "graph:"

a)

to create

b)

to measure

c)

to write

d)

to question

62.

Define the root "spec:"

a)

To notice

b)

to consider

c)

To see or observe

d)

to look

63.

Define the root "port:"

a)

To bring or carry

b)

Where ships go

c)

To design

d)

to gather

64.

Define the root "vac:"

a)

to think

b)

to clean

c)

Empty

d)

to know

65.

Define the root "sci:"

a)

To know

b)

To learn

c)

To study

d)

To hold

66.

Define the root "loc"

a)

Vacation

b)

Lock

c)

though

d)

Place

67.

Define the root "ten:"

a)

A number

b)

To hold

c)

To create

d)

a lot

68.

Define the root "hosp:"

a)

Host/Guest

b)

Fear

c)

Hospital

d)

Emotion

Prefixes and Roots

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 38mins

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