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Prefixes and suffixes

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a suffix?

a)

word part at the end

b)

word part at the beginning

c)

root word

d)

word part in the middle

2.

What is a prefix?

a)

word part at the end

b)

root word

c)

word part in the beginning

d)

word part in the middle

3.

Prefixes and suffixes change the meanings of words

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What does the prefix "un-" mean?

a)

again

b)

before

c)

not

d)

able to

5.

What does the prefix "pre-" mean?

a)

again

b)

not

c)

before

d)

able to

6.

What does the suffix "-ful" mean?

a)

against or opposite

b)

moving slowly

c)

full of

d)

after

7.

What does the suffix "-able" mean?

a)

able to/can

b)

not

c)

after

d)

not able to/can't

8.

Fill in the blank:

Dinosaurs existed at the beginning of time.

These times were called ___historic.

a)

non-

b)

pre-

c)

un-

d)

re-

9.

Fill in the blank:

Juan and I __agreed about who won the game.

a)

dis-

b)

pre-

c)

sub-

d)

mis-

10.

Fill in the blank:

The mountains were filled with beauty.

They were beauti___.

a)

-ous

b)

-ing

c)

-sion

d)

-ful

11.

Fill in the blank:

The girl is so intelligent, she is the clever____ student in the class.

a)

-er

b)

-ible

c)

-est

d)

-s

12.

What do you do if you reread a book?

a)

not read it

b)

not able to read it

c)

read it again

d)

read it for the first time

13.

Which of the following is a suffix?

a)

pre

b)

un

c)

dis

d)

ible

14.

Which suffix can you add to the word peace to make a new word?

a)

able

b)

ous

c)

ful

d)

ed