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6th Grade Q3 Affixes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the prefix fore-?

a)

after

b)

front

c)

before

d)

close

2.

Which word contains a prefix that means half?

a)

hemisphere

b)

hymnal

c)

hydrate

d)

halves

3.

What is the meaning of the root brev-?

a)

tall

b)

long

c)

tiny

d)

short

4.

Which of these roots means of the law?

a)

retro-

b)

leg-

c)

post-

d)

pro-

5.

Which word uses the suffix -ant the same way it is used in the word applicant?

a)

aunt

b)

pants

c)

assistant

d)

want

6.

What is the meaning of the suffix ise-/ize-?

a)

to become

b)

to go forward

c)

in the direction of

d)

earth

7.

Which word contains a root that means straight?

a)

correct

b)

rectify

c)

direct

d)

all of these!

8.

Where does a prefix always go in a word?

a)

at the end

b)

in the middle

c)

it can go in the beginning, middle, or end

d)

in the beginning

9.

What is the meaning of the prefix circum- as it is used in the word "circumference"?

a)

a sphere

b)

around

c)

to walk in a circle

d)

through or across

10.

Which word contains a prefix that means through or across?

a)

dia-

b)

circum-

c)

brev-

d)

fore-

11.

Where does a suffix always go in a word?

a)

in the beginning

b)

in the middle

c)

in the end

d)

it can go in the beginning, middle, or end

12.

Which word contains a root that means measure?

a)

thermometer

b)

spedometer

c)

millimeter

d)

all of these!

13.

What is the meaning of the root vent-?

a)

go

b)

in the direction of

c)

come

d)

around

14.

Which word uses the root vent- the same way it is used in the word adventure?

a)

vintage

b)

venn diagram

c)

prevent

d)

seventeen

15.

Which word contains a suffix that means act of?

a)

confession

b)

assistance

c)

forward

d)

retrospect