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Prefixes, suffixes and word class

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the word recount?

a)

to count before

b)

to not count

c)

to count again

d)

the one who counts

2.

Which prefix means not?

a)

pre

b)

re

c)

un

d)

mis

3.

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

4.

Which of the following is a prefix that you would find at the beginning of a word?

a)

dis

b)

ly

c)

est

d)

ed

5.

A prefix is....

a)

A group of letters at the beginning of the word that changes the words meaning.

b)

A group of letters at the end of the word that changes the words meaning.

6.

What does the prefix re mean?

a)

before

b)

the most

c)

not

d)

again

7.

Ms. Marsh and Mr. K are very hopeful that all of the students in the class will pass the big test. What does the word hopeful mean?

a)

hopeless

b)

hoping

c)

hoped

d)

full of hope

8.

The boy was impolite when he did not say thank you to the waitress. What is the root word in the word impolite?

a)

polite

b)

im

9.

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

a)

washless

b)

washable

c)

washful

10.

Danny ___________ (does not obey) his parents.

a)

reobeys

b)

unobeys

c)

disobeys

d)

misobeys

11.

Danielle is a __________ (without care) painter.

a)

careful

b)

caring

c)

careless

d)

careable

12.

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

a)

harmful

b)

harmless

c)

harmed

d)

harming

13.

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

a)

worthless

b)

worthful

c)

worthing

d)

worthable

14.

Sue (does not agree) __________ with Amy.

a)

unagrees

b)

disagrees

c)

reagrees

d)

misagrees

15.

I _________ (spelled wrong) that word on my spelling test last week.

a)

misspelled

b)

disspelled

c)

unspelled

d)

respelled

16.

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

a)

undo

b)

disdo

c)

predo

d)

redo

17.

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

a)

slowful

b)

slowly

c)

slowness

d)

slowable

18.

My shoe is ________ (not tied).

a)

retied

b)

untied

c)

distied

d)

mistied

19.

I am so ____________ (full of thanks) for such a loving family.

a)

thankless

b)

thanker

c)

thankful

d)

thanked

20.

Ashley takes her time and paints ________ (with care).

a)

Carelessly

b)

caringly

c)

carefully

d)

careable

21.

Jen _______ (dye) her hair blonde.

a)

dying

b)

dyeable

c)

dyeful

d)

dyed

22.

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

a)

disactive

b)

reactive

c)

unactive

d)

inactive