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Prefixes, Roots & Suffixes Vol. 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call the study of the history of words?

a)

biology

b)

etymology

c)

theology

d)

virology

2.

What does the prefix "-de" mean?

a)

against

b)

between

c)

too little

d)

opposite of

3.

If you add the suffix "-able/-ible" to a word, what is the new meaning that is given to the word?

Example: read+able=readable

a)

one who

b)

full of

c)

can be done

d)

carry

4.

What is a "root" word?

a)

Holds the most basic meaning of any word

b)

A word that has to do with plants

c)

The beginning of a word

d)

The first word in a compound word

5.

Connecting to your prior knowledge about the prefix anti- you can conclude that anticlimax means

a)

a disappointing decline after a previous rise

b)

a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

c)

thoroughly clean and free of disease-causing organisms

d)

a feeling of intense dislike

6.

Connecting to your prior knowledge about about the prefix anti- you can conclude that antipathy means

a)

a disappointing decline after a previous rise

b)

a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

c)

thoroughly clean and free of disease-causing organisms

d)

a feeling of intense dislike

7.

Connecting to your prior knowledge about the root word audi you can conclude that audible means

a)

Heard or able to be heard

b)

A large room or building where people gather to hear a speech or watch a performance.

c)

An interview for a role or job as a singer, actor, dancer, or musician.

d)

relating to the sound that is heard on a recording or broadcast

8.

Match the prefix macro- with its meaning

a)

small

b)

bend

c)

large

d)

thought

9.

Match the prefix log- with its meaning

a)

small

b)

bend

c)

large

d)

thought

10.

Match dict- with its meaning

a)

write

b)

say

c)

able to be heard

d)

thought

11.

Which word describes people who bend all the way down to touch their toes while standing or sitting down?

a)

inflexible

b)

flexible

c)

cirumflexed

d)

retractable

12.

Connecting to your prior knowledge about the prefix circum, you can conclude that circumflex means

a)

together

b)

bending around something else

c)

in a circular motion

d)

to stretch across

13.

Using our prior knowledge about slowly, automatically and actively you could assume that -ly means

a)

like

b)

property of

c)

vagueness

d)

process

14.

Using our prior knowledge about rewind, and reinvent you could assume that resuscitate means

a)

make active again

b)

give energy to

c)

capable of being invoked

d)

to call on

15.

The purpose of a literary analysis is

a)

to explain how the author communicates his purpose

b)

to explain the author's purpose

c)

to explain the structure of the literature

d)

to break down the intellect of the author

16.

Connecting to your prior knowledge about the suffix -al you can conclude that ____________________ means made by nature or found in nature

a)

official

b)

practical

c)

natural

d)

maternal

17.

Connecting to your prior knowledge about the suffix -al you can conclude that _________________ means people who speak out with feelings

a)

social

b)

initial

c)

vocal

d)

maternal

18.

Connecting to your prior knowledge about the root word log you can conclude that ____________________ means an introductory chapter at the beginning of the book or play

a)

dialogue

b)

epilogue

c)

prologue

d)

monologue

19.

Connecting to your prior knowledge about the root word dict you can conclude that contradict means

a)

the act of speaking words that someone writes down or that a machine records

b)

a person who rules a country with total authority, often in a cruel or brutal way

c)

to say the opposite of something someone else has said; to deny the truth of something

d)

to say what will or might happen in the future

20.

Connecting to your prior knowledge about the root word dict you can conclude that verdict means

a)

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

b)

a person who rules a country with total authority, often in a cruel or brutal way

c)

the decision made by a jury in a trial; a judgement or opinion about something

d)

to say what will or might happen in the future