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Prefixes and Suffixes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a prefix?
a)
a part added to the middle of a word
b)
root word
c)
a part added to the beginning of a word
d)
a part added to the end of a word
2.
What is a suffix?
a)
a part added to the beginning of a word
b)
a part added to the middle of a word
c)
root word
d)
a part added to the end of a word
3.
Choose the word that contains a suffix.
'The unhappy boy could run the fastest in his preschool.'
a)
unhappy
b)
could
c)
fastest
d)
preschool
4.
Choose the word that contains a suffix.
'The tall fearless firefighter went into the burning house.'
a)
fearless
b)
tall
c)
went
d)
house
5.

The prefix CO- means "together," so when you COOPERATE you:

a)

work separately

b)

argue

c)

work with someone else

d)

operate something

6.

The prefix IL- means not, so if you do something that is ILLEGAL, you:

a)

break the law

b)

follow the law

c)

make a new law

d)

throw out the law

7.

Which of the following suffixes means "having the characteristics of"?

a)

ish

b)

able

c)

ible

d)

osh

8.

What is the meaning of the PREFIX bi- ?

a)

three

b)

again

c)

two

d)

not

9.

What is the meaning of the PREFIX re- ?

a)

wrong

b)

apart

c)

no

d)

again

10.

What is the meaning of the PREFIX pre-?

a)

against

b)

before

c)

not

d)

under

11.

Which word would match the definition "Having a wrong understanding"?

a)

Understand

b)

Misunderstood

c)

Unknown

d)

What?

12.

What does the word nonfiction mean?

a)

fiction AGAIN

b)

AGAINST fiction

c)

BEFORE fiction

d)

NOT fiction

13.

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

14.

What does the SUFFIX -able mean?

a)

can do

b)

without

c)

cannot

d)

not

15.

Which SUFFIXES (more than one) mean state of?

a)

-tion

b)

-ness

c)

-sion

d)

-est

16.

What is the meaning of the SUFFIX -est ?

a)

most

b)

state of

c)

more

d)

having

17.

What are the two meanings of SUFFIX -er/-or?

a)

full

b)

A person who

c)

act of

d)

more

18.

Which word would match the definition "able to believe"?

a)

Disbelief

b)

Believeable

c)

Believed

d)

Unbelieveable

19.

What does the word gracefully mean?

a)

Doing something with a manner full of grace

b)

Giving someone grace

c)

It is a name

d)

Grapes

20.

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