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WorksheetsPrefix/Root/Suffix Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A suffix is a word part attached to:
a)
The beginning of a root word
b)
The middle of a root word
c)
The end of a root word
d)
a root word
2.
What is the meaning of the word pregame?
a)
after the game
b)
before the game
c)
during the game
d)
cancelling a game
3.
What is the meaning of the word trainer?
a)
before training
b)
a hard workout
c)
a person who trains
d)
without training
4.
A prefix is a word part attached to:
a)
the beginning of a root word
b)
the middle of a root word
c)
the end of a root word
d)
the end of the alphabet
5.
What is the meaning of the word harmful?
a)
without causing harm
b)
full of harm
c)
a person who is careful
d)
a person who harms
6.
What is the meaning of the word nonsense?
a)
does not make sense
b)
something that makes sense
c)
a smart person
d)
a person who has a good sense of smell
7.
What is the meaning of the word unfriendly?
a)
making a new friend
b)
in a friendly way
c)
not in a friendly way
d)
fighting with your best friend
8.
What is the meaning of the word fearless?
a)
to have no fear
b)
to be very scared
c)
to be nervous
d)
to be brave
9.
What does understandable mean?
a)
without understanding
b)
able to understand
c)
cannot understand
d)
full of understanding
10.
Knowing the meaning of the prefix MIS- helps you know that MISDIRECT means:
a)
to direct wrongly
b)
the most direct
c)
someone who directs
d)
to direct before
11.
What does the prefix "un" mean in the word "ungrateful"?
a)
Not
b)
Again
c)
Before
d)
After
12.
mono
a)
1
b)
5
c)
0
13.
What is the root word (base word) of "happiness"?
a)
happi
b)
ness
c)
happy
d)
iness
14.
Which of the following words uses the suffix -ly as it is used in the word "loudly"?
a)
suddenly
b)
fly
c)
apply
d)
rally
15.
Which word uses the prefix meaning "before"
a)
reread
b)
unkind
c)
preheat
d)
quickly
16.
What is the meaning of dis-?
a)
before
b)
distraction
c)
missing
d)
not, opposite of
17.
What is the meaning of -ful?
a)
against or opposite
b)
moving slowly
c)
full of, having
d)
making something up
18.
Fill in the blank:
Everyone adored the baby. The baby was ador_____.
Everyone adored the baby. The baby was ador_____.
a)
-tion
b)
-ible
c)
-able
d)
-ing
19.
Fill in the blank:
My mom wanted milk without fat.
She wanted ___fat milk.
My mom wanted milk without fat.
She wanted ___fat milk.
a)
non-
b)
pre-
c)
re-
d)
un-
20.
Fill in the blank:
Dinosaurs existed at the beginning of time.
These times were called ___historic.
Dinosaurs existed at the beginning of time.
These times were called ___historic.
a)
non-
b)
pre-
c)
un-
d)
re-
21.
Fill in the blank:
The mountains were filled with beauty.
They were beauti___.
The mountains were filled with beauty.
They were beauti___.
a)
-ous
b)
-ing
c)
-sion
d)
-ful
22.
Which prefix DOES NOT mean not, without?
a)
non-
b)
un-
c)
re-
d)
dis-
23.
Which prefix means off or away from?
a)
de-
b)
dis-
c)
anti-
d)
il-
24.
Which suffix means one who?
a)
-ing
b)
-er/-or
c)
-tion
d)
-ous
25.
Fill in the blank:
Juan and I __agreed about who won the game.
Juan and I __agreed about who won the game.
a)
mis-
b)
pre-
c)
sub-
d)
dis-
26.
Fill in the blank:
The divers ___merged themselves under water.
The divers ___merged themselves under water.
a)
sub-
b)
re-
c)
pre-
d)
-ing
27.
Fill in the blank:
Olivia and I were walk___ fast to class.
Olivia and I were walk___ fast to class.
a)
-ed
b)
-ing
c)
-ous
d)
-er
28.
Fill in the blank:
Elizabeth loves to paint. She wants to be a paint__ when she grows up.
Elizabeth loves to paint. She wants to be a paint__ when she grows up.
a)
-ing
b)
-er
c)
-ous
d)
re-
29.
What prefix is in the word prefix?
a)
-fix
b)
re-
c)
none
d)
pre-
30.
What does redo mean?
a)
To not do
b)
To be able to do
c)
To do again
d)
To do before
31.
What does disappear mean?
a)
To not appear
b)
To appear again
c)
To appear before
d)
To support appearing
32.
What does replant mean
a)
plant before
b)
plant soon
c)
plant again
d)
do not plant
33.
What does unhurt mean?
a)
Hurt badly
b)
Hurt
c)
Not hurt
d)
In pain
34.
If you take the suffix away from unbreakable the root word is breakable.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
What are you doing if you reread a book?
a)
Reading it for the first time
b)
Recycling it
c)
Reading it again
d)
Not doing anything with it
36.
Look at the following words and use your context clues to identify what the prefix "re" means.
Redo, retry, retouch, and retake.
Redo, retry, retouch, and retake.
a)
Do again
b)
recycle
c)
Ignore
d)
Enjoy
37.
Which of the following is a suffix?
a)
Pre
b)
Un
c)
ed
d)
semi
38.
The submarine can dive up to 300 meters below water. What does the prefix sub mean?
a)
under, below
b)
above
c)
after
39.
I saw the teenager riding a unicycle around the neighborhood. Uni means...
a)
two
b)
one
c)
less than
40.
The boy was fearless. The suffix -less means...
a)
with
b)
without
c)
to make
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