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Affixes, Prefixes, Suffixes 4th grade

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The prefix RE- means "again," so if you REBUILD something, you:

a)

build it for the first time

b)

tear it down

c)

build it again

d)

fix it up

2.

What is the name of a syllable added to the end of a word?

a)

Prefix

b)

Suffix

c)

Affix

d)

Root word

3.

What is the name of a syllable added to the beginning of a word?

a)

Prefix

b)

Suffix

c)

Affix

d)

Root word

4.

The prefix EN- means to "put into," so when you ENTANGLE something, you get it out of a tangle.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The suffix -ED means:

a)

future

b)

present

c)

past

d)

never

6.

2.What is the meaning of the word pregame?

a)

A after the game

b)

B before the game

c)

C without the game

7.

3.What is the meaning of the word trainer?

a)

A a person who trains

b)

B before training

c)

C without training

8.

7.What is the meaning of the word nonsense?

a)

A not full of sense

b)

B full of sense

c)

C a person who senses

9.

9.What is the meaning of the word fearless?

a)

A without fear

b)

B with fear

c)

C full of fear

10.

What does the word relocate in the following sentence mean?


After floods, animals might relocate to find food, water, and safe habitats to survive.

a)

to see something

b)

to disappear

c)

to change something

d)

To locate a place to live again

11.

In following sentence what does the word helpless mean?


The puppy looked helpless all by itself.

a)

Alone

b)

Full of help

c)

Happy

d)

Without help

12.

What is another word for a root word?

a)

prefix

b)

suffix

c)

base word

d)

none of these

13.

What is the prefix in this word: dislike?

a)

like

b)

re-

c)

dis-

d)

none of these

14.

What is the suffix in this word: helpful?

a)

help

b)

full

c)

ful

d)

helpful

15.

What is the suffix in this word: unfriendly?

a)

un

b)

friend

c)

ly

d)

none of these

16.

non

a)

movement

b)

full of

c)

more than one

d)

not

17.

If the suffix er means "the one who does," what does the word farmer mean?

a)

farm again

b)

in a way that is farming

c)

the most farmed

d)

the one who farms

18.

I thought the comprehension test was impossible because it was so hard! What does the word impossible mean?

a)

possible

b)

not possible

c)

the most difficult

d)

very hard

19.

Ms. Marsh and Mr. K are very hopeful that all of the students in the class will pass the big test. What does the word hopeful mean?

a)

hopeless

b)

hoping

c)

hoped

d)

full of hope

20.

A prefix goes at the beginning of the root word?

a)

True

b)

False

21.

A suffix goes at the beginning of the root word?

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Your shoe is untied.

What does the word "untied" mean?

a)

Totally tied

b)

Not tied

c)

Tied again

d)

Tied before

23.

Which of the following is NOT a suffix?

a)

ly

b)

ful

c)

ness

d)

mis

24.
_______portant
a)
mis
b)
de
c)
im
d)
un
25.
tall______
a)
able
b)
est
c)
ment
d)
ing
26.
__________angle
a)
mis
b)
il
c)
tri
d)
un
27.
event_____
a)
ly
b)
ish
c)
er
d)
ful
28.
____agree____
a)
dis_____ment
b)
re_______ing
c)
un_____ly
d)
il________ary
29.
play_____
a)
est
b)
ing
c)
ment
d)
ic
30.

Mrs. Porter is sorrowful because her students are not in class right now. What does sorrowful mean?

a)

sorrow again

b)

full of sorrow

c)

happy

d)

sorrow before