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WorksheetsPrefixes and Suffixes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5mins
A prefix is placed at the __ of a word to modify or change its meaning.
beginning
centre
end
What does the prefix "super" mean?
below/under
throught
above/over
not
What does the prefix "dis" mean?
opposite of
talk trash
be mean to
away from
What does the prefix "mis" mean?
wrong
bad
right
long for
What does the prefix "non" mean?
also
pro
out
not
People or governments that want to stop or limit people from migrating to their country are said to be
anti-immigration
pro-immigration
de-immigration
less-immigration
The destruction of large areas of forest by machines like bulldozers is called
underforestation
preforestation
deforestation
proforestation
In many countries it is __ to keep a gun in your house.
unlegal
illegal
lesslegal
inlegal
What does the prefix "post" mean?
after
before
while
gram
What prefix would you add to the word 'finished' to show that there is still some work to be done?
un
dis
mis
non
What suffix would you add to the word 'air' to show that a room is very stuffy?
full
less
mis
un
ed
What prefix would you add to the word 'view' to indicate that you see something before other people do?
pre
post
before
mis
What suffix would you add to the word 'blame' to show you have done nothing wrong?
mis
non
less
er
What does the prefix do to the word 'cooked' in this sentence? 'The pies were precooked'
It tells you you need to cook the pies.
It tells you the pies need cooking again
It tells you the pies have already been cooked.
It tells you that the pies have already been eaten by someone
What does the prefix dis do to the word 'appeared' in this sentence? 'The cat disappeared before her very eyes'
It tells you that the cat appeared bigger than before.
It tells you that the cat vanished.
It tells you that the cat appeared to be much further away
It tells you that the act started to sleep
If you take away the prefix and the suffix, what is left of the word 'unemployed'?
unemploy
employed
employ
ployed
What does the word pre-war means?
before the war
after the war
during the war
in the middle of the war
Which of these words means 'not sure'
undone
uncertain
dissure
missure
unsure
If you wanted to say someone is not helpful, which word would you use?
inhelpful
unhelpful
helpfulness
mishelpful
unusable
What does the word tireless mean?
always feeling tired
never feeling tired
feeling less tired than someone else
always tells lies
