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Roots and Affixes

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 5hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

where is the root located?

a)

the beginning

b)

the end

c)

the middle

2.

where is the prefix located

a)

the middle

b)

the beginning

c)

the end

3.

where is the suffix located

a)

the end

b)

the beginning

c)

the middle

4.

The suffix -est means "the most" and the suffix -er means "more." Witch word means someone who has lived longer than me

a)

old

b)

older

c)

oldest

d)

ancient

5.

What dose the suffix "-tion" mean?

a)

state of

b)

not

c)

toward

d)

away from

6.

What do many prefixes and suffixes have in common?

a)

they are derived from Chinese and Korean words.

b)

they are derived from Greek and Latin words.

c)

they are derived from from French and German words.

d)

they are derived from Arabic and Farsi words.

7.

How dose adding an "-er" to a verb change its part of speech?

a)

it makes a verb an adverb

b)

it makes a verb an adjective

c)

it makes a verb an pronoun

d)

it makes a verb an noun

8.

If you added the suffix "-ness" to the adjective "happy," what would happen?

a)

It would become a noun

b)

It would become an adverb

c)

It would remain an adjective

d)

It would become a verb

9.

If the suffix "-phobia" means "fear of," what can you infer about the word "hydrophobia?"

a)

It refers to hydraulics

b)

It refers to hydrants

c)

It refers to hydras

d)

It refers to water

10.

"Baby animals spend countless hours and large amounts of energy at play." Adding the suffix -less to the word count makes a word that means:

a)

Needing to be counted

b)

Counted incorrectly

c)

Counted often

d)

Not able to be counted

11.

Which word has a root word that means life in the following sentence? "The teacher was so vivacious she made every child want to come to her class."

a)

Teacher

b)

Child

c)

Vivacious

d)

Class

12.

The root word meter (from Greek) means “measure”. If you want to measure how hot or cold something is, just use a thermometer. If you want to measure how far your car has traveled, check the odometer. A “gasometer” is used for holding and ________ gas.

a)

Carrying

b)

Measuring

c)

Looking at

d)

Sending

13.

In which word does the root spec have a different meaning than the word inspection?

a)

Special

b)

Respect

c)

Spectacle

d)

Perspective

14.

If you surmount something, you defeat it. What does the root of surmount mean?

a)

in addition

b)

not

c)

over

d)

together

15.

The word describe comes from the root scrib that means to write. Which words come from the same root as described?

a)

Scribble

b)

Design

c)

Detail

d)

Inscribe

16.

Which word does not us a prefix that means a number?

a)

Monosyllabic

b)

Polydactyl

c)

Bicuspid

d)

Quadruped

17.

If coffee is decaffeinated, the caffeine has been taken out. What does the prefix of this sword mean?

a)

not

b)

underneath

c)

removed from

d)

against

18.

If coffee is decaffeinated, the caffeine has been taken out. What the prefix of this word?

a)

-ed

b)

de-

c)

caff

d)

caffeine