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IREAD: Prefixes & Suffixes

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A suffix goes _______of a word.

a)

at the beginning

b)

in the middle

c)

at the end

2.

The suffix -ful means

a)

without

b)

full of

c)

in a certain way

3.

Choose the word that contains a suffix.

a)

untidy

b)

messed

c)

teach

d)

chair

4.

Which word has a suffix underlined?

a)

playful

b)

sleepy

c)

drinking

5.

Which word has a suffix underlined?

a)

fearless

b)

bright

c)

slowly

d)

singing

6.

Which word has a BASE word underlined?

a)

colorful

b)

slower

c)

loveable

d)

sleepless

7.

Which word has the Base word underlined?

a)

learned

b)

working

c)

readable

d)

building

8.

Which word has an underlined Base word?

a)

loved

b)

passed

c)

loving

d)

cutest

9.

The prefix RE- means "again," so if you REBUILD something, you:

a)

build it for the first time

b)

tear it down

c)

build it again

d)

fix it up

10.

Knowing the meaning of the prefix MIS- helps you know that MISDIRECT means:

a)

to direct wrongly

b)

the most direct

c)

someone who directs

d)

to direct before

11.

Which of these prefixes means "bad" or "wrong"?

a)

pre-

b)

non-

c)

sub-

d)

mis-

12.
What does "sub" mean?
ex: subway, subsoil,
a)
before
b)
between
c)
under
d)
wrong
13.
What does "pre" mean?
ex: preplan, pretest
a)
before
b)
many
c)
under
d)
above
14.
What does "able/ible" mean?
ex: enjoyable, sensible, likable
a)
wrong
b)
can be done
c)
act of
d)
before
15.

Un/in/im/dis mean

a)

under

b)

not

c)

wrong

16.

Re means

a)

under

b)

do again

c)

not

17.

Mis means

a)

opposite

b)

not

c)

wrong

18.

Tele means

a)

below

b)

under

c)

far

19.

-ed means

a)

future tense

b)

present tense

c)

past tense

20.

-er means

a)

person

b)

place

c)

thing

21.

-able means

a)

able to

b)

not able to

c)

full of

22.

-ful

a)

full of

b)

empty

c)

wrong

23.
To read again means to...
a)
reread
b)
able to read 
c)
full of read 
24.
What does powerful mean? 
a)
full of power
b)
to lose power
c)
has no power
25.
What does softly mean? 
a)
in a soft way 
b)
sometimes soft 
c)
not soft 
26.
To not approve means to...
a)
disapprove 
b)
reapprove 
c)
approvely 
27.
What does quickly mean? 
a)
sometimes quick 
b)
one who is quick
c)
in a quick way 
28.
To play again means to...
a)
display
b)
replay 
c)
unplay
29.
To be full of hope means...
a)
hopely 
b)
rehope 
c)
hopeful 
30.
If something is full of color it is...
a)
colorly
b)
recolor 
c)
colorful 
31.

What is a prefix?

a)

base of a word

b)

beginning part of a word

c)

the end part of a word

32.

What is a suffix?

a)

the base of a word

b)

the beginning part of a word

c)

the end part of a word

33.

What is a root?

a)

base of a word

b)

beginning part of a word

c)

end part of a word

34.

What is the meaning of the SUFFIX -est ?

a)

most

b)

state of

c)

more

d)

having