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Prefixes and Suffixes

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

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.
A suffix is a group of letters added to the start of a root word.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Some words have a prefix and a suffix.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Choose the word that contains a suffix.
'Last winter was windy and cold.'
a)
winter
b)
cold
c)
windy
d)
Last
8.

Choose the word that contains a prefix.

'My teachers might give us a pretest before we learn a new unit.'

a)

pretest

b)

teachers

c)

unit

d)

might

9.

Choose the word that contains a prefix.

'Antibacterial soap helps to keep my hands clean!'

a)

anitbacterial

b)

helps

c)

soap

d)

hands

10.

A (a)   is a word part that comes at the beginning of a word.

11.

A (a)   is a word part that comes at the end of a word.

12.
What do the prefixes -il, -in, -im, and -ir mean?
a)
not, in/into
b)
without
c)
change
13.

What is the meaning of the prefix un-?

a)

not

b)

again

c)

into

d)

before

14.

What is the meaning of the suffix -less?

a)

again

b)

without

c)

after

d)

pretty much

15.

Someone who has no hope is _________.

a)

hoping

b)

hopeful

c)

mishope

d)

hopeless

16.

I need to ____do my assignment because I didn't do it right the first time.

a)

co

b)

anti

c)

re

d)

dis

17.

The smell of garbage is very ___________.

a)

unpleasant

b)

nonpleasant

c)

pleasantful

d)

repleasant

18.

Dinosaurs existed at the beginning of time. These times were called "____historic".

a)

non-

b)

re-

c)

un-

d)

pre-

19.

Tonkla loves to paints. He wants to be a paint____ when he grows up.

a)

or

b)

er

c)

ous

d)

ist

20.

ex-president means.....

a)

will be president again

b)

was president before but not now

c)

was an exemplary president

d)

was an exceptional president

21.

a submarine is a ......

a)

boat that is small

b)

boat that flies

c)

boat that goes under water

d)

boat that goes above water

22.

If the suffix er means "the one who does," what does the word farmer mean?

a)

farm again

b)

in a way that is farming

c)

the most farmed

d)

the one who farms

23.

Which prefix means not?

a)

pre

b)

re

c)

un

d)

mis

24.

Which suffix tells us that an event happened in the past?

a)

er

b)

ly

c)

ed

d)

est

25.

What does the prefix re mean?

a)

before

b)

the most

c)

not

d)

again

26.

I thought the comprehension test was impossible because it was so hard! What does the word impossible mean?

a)

possible

b)

not possible

c)

the most difficult

d)

very hard

27.

What does the prefix un- mean?

a)

Full of

b)

Able to do

c)

Not

d)

Without

28.

What does the prefix un- mean?

a)

Full of

b)

Able to do

c)

Not

d)

Without

29.

What does the suffix -less mean?

a)

Full of

b)

Able to do

c)

Not

d)

Wiithout

30.

What does the prefix re- mean?

a)

Do again

b)

Opposite of

c)

Small

d)

Full of

31.

What does the prefix micro- mean?

a)

Do again

b)

Opposite of

c)

Small

d)

Full of

32.

What does the suffix -cian mean?

a)

Having a certain skill

b)

The act of

c)

A person who practices

d)

Full of

33.

What does the suffix -ist mean?

a)

Having a certain skill

b)

The act of

c)

A person who practices

d)

Full of

34.

As it is used in the sentence, what does uncover mean?

"My mom will uncover the cake so we can eat."

a)

To put a covering on

b)

To make a certain flavor

c)

To take a cover off

d)

To take out of the area

35.

As it is used in the sentence, what does antisocial mean?

"He is an antisocial person who doesn't have many friends."

a)

Friendly

b)

Not interesting

c)

Able to be social

d)

Not social

36.

As it is used in the sentence, what does disorganized mean?

"His locker is very disorganized, he can't find anything."

a)

Having many papers

b)

The opposite of organized

c)

Neat and tidy

d)

State of being organized

37.

Luckily the stained sweater is __________ (able to wash).

a)

washless

b)

washable

c)

washful

38.

Danny ___________ (does not obey) his parents.

a)

reobeys

b)

unobeys

c)

disobeys

d)

misobeys

39.

The squirrels in the back yard are _________ (without harm).

a)

harmful

b)

harmless

c)

harmed

d)

harming

40.

Sue (does not agree) __________ with Amy.

a)

unagrees

b)

disagrees

c)

reagrees

d)

misagrees

41.

The broken toy is a _________ (without worth) piece of junk.

a)

worthless

b)

worthful

c)

worthing

d)

worthable

42.

Our class has a lot of __________ (being sick) in it this week.

a)

sickless

b)

sicking

c)

sickness

d)

sickful

43.

Tommy _________ (does not like) peas.

a)

relikes

b)

dislikes

c)

unlikes

d)

mislikes

44.

I need to ________ (do again) the math problem I got incorrect.

a)

undo

b)

disdo

c)

predo

d)

redo

45.

The turtle walked _______ (in a slow way) to the ocean.

a)

slowful

b)

slowly

c)

slowness

d)

slowable

46.

My shoe is ________ (not tied).

a)

retied

b)

untied

c)

distied

d)

mistied

47.

Someone is __________ (not active) when playing video games.

a)

disactive

b)

reactive

c)

unactive

d)

inactive

48.

These shoes are ________ (without comfort).

a)

comfortable

b)

comfortful

c)

comfortless

d)

comforting