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The Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes Challenge

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 39mins

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.

IM-

a)

not

b)

able to be

c)

the study of

d)

fear of

5.

PRE-

a)

during

b)

after

c)

before

d)

later

6.

INTER-

a)

between

b)

among

c)

self

d)

write

7.

GRAPH

a)

automatic

b)

write

c)

self

d)

the study of

8.

THERM

a)

heat

b)

ice

c)

self

d)

believe

9.

-ABLE

a)

able to be

b)

the study of

c)

heat

d)

not

10.

What does the word CREDIBLE mean?

a)

able to be believed

b)

payed for with money

c)

the study of truth

11.

What does the word THERMOMETER mean?

a)

something that is present

b)

something that measures heat

c)

something that measures

12.
The suffix in biodegradable means:
a)
Computer.
b)
Capable of.
c)
Pertaining to.
13.
What is does the prefix in antibody mean?
a)
Water
b)
One
c)
Against
d)
Many
14.

Where do most roots in the English language come from? (check all that apply)

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

Spanish

d)

Japanese

15.

True or False: roots can only go at the beginning of a word.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

If you were to add the suffix -est to the end of a word it would mean ____

a)

Full of

b)

Most

c)

More

d)

Less

17.

Which prefix would you add to a word to make it mean "wrong"?

a)

Inter-

b)

Mis-

c)

Trans-

d)

Semi-

18.
Which root means "lead"?
a)
clud, clus
b)
duc, duct
c)
pos, pon
d)
fer
19.

Words that contain a suffix that means "act of" or "state of" or "result of." (Select all that apply.)

a)

attention

b)

vision

c)

darkness

d)

artist

e)

reject

20.
This prefix means double, twice; or apart.
a)
co-
b)
con-
c)
pre-
d)
di-
21.
co-, con-, col-, com-, and cor- all mean_______. 
a)
apart, divide
b)
together; with
c)
antagonist or opposite of
d)
to collide
22.
The suffix that is present in the word 'uniqueness' is _____________.
a)
uni-
b)
-ess
c)
-ness
d)
que
23.
The root tact/tang(e) means_________.
a)
tackle
b)
talk
c)
ground
d)
touch
24.
bad, abnormal
a)
inter
b)
intra
c)
mal
25.
relating to or connecting different states; existing or occurring between states, especially in the U.S. 
a)
intrastate
b)
intrapersonal
c)
interstate
d)
interim
26.
What does the word hopeful mean?
a)
without hope
b)
full of hope
c)
a person with hope
27.
Which suffix can be added to the word do to  change its meaning to 'it can be done'?
a)
er
b)
able
28.
Define the Root Word "MULTI"
a)
thrown
b)
two
c)
life
d)
many
29.
This root word means study or "the study of"
a)
-sci-
b)
-ology-
c)
-mem-
d)
-graph-
30.

port

a)

to look

b)

death

c)

carry

d)

against or opposite

31.

mort

a)

to look

b)

death

c)

carry

d)

against or opposite

32.

spect

a)

to look

b)

death

c)

carry

d)

against or opposite

33.

scribe

a)

write

b)

many

c)

death

d)

sharp

34.

acute

a)

small

b)

cute

c)

death

d)

sharp

35.

This root word means "do, make."

a)

tact

b)

magn

c)

fac

d)

ver/veri

36.

This root means "love."

a)

pep/pept

b)

chron

c)

scope

d)

phil

37.

This root means "universe, world."

a)

tact/tang

b)

cosm

c)

chron

d)

ver/veri

38.

This root means "see, watch."

a)

ped/pod

b)

scope

c)

liber

d)

cred

39.

This root means "free."

a)

liber

b)

mania

c)

sent/sens

d)

fort

40.

This root means "strong."

a)

hypn

b)

fort

c)

magn

d)

mor/mort

41.
Root word "graph"
a)
maybe
b)
lines
c)
numerals
d)
writing

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