WorksheetsPREFIXES & SUFFIXES
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins
What is the name of a syllable added to the end of a word?
Prefix
Suffix
Affix
Root word
What is the name of a syllable added to the beginning of a word?
Prefix
Suffix
Affix
Root word
The prefix RE- means "again," so if you REBUILD something, you:
build it for the first time
tear it down
build it again
fix it up
What does understandable mean?
without understanding
able to understand
cannot understand
full of understanding
Knowing the meaning of the prefix MIS- helps you know that MISDIRECT means:
to direct wrongly
the most direct
someone who directs
to direct before
Which of these prefixes means "bad" or "wrong"?
pre-
non-
sub-
mis-
ex: superfine, superhuman, supersonic
ex: multicolor, multifamily
ex: misbehave, misread, misspell
ex: preplan, pretest
ex: enjoyable, sensible, likable
ex: encounter, enable
What is a suffix?
the base of a word
the beginning part of a word
the end part of a word
What is a prefix?
base of a word
beginning part of a word
the end part of a word
What happens to a word when a prefix is added?
the spelling changes
the word and meaning changes
it turns into a different language
PRE-
during
after
before
later
-ABLE
able to be
the study of
heat
not
'The unhappy boy could run the fastest in his preschool.'
'The tall fearless firefighter went into the burning house.'
'Last winter was windy and cold.'
Choose the word that contains a prefix.
'My teachers might give us a pretest before we learn a new unit.'
pretest
teachers
unit
might
Choose the word that contains a prefix.
'Antibacterial soap helps to keep my hands clean!'
anitbacterial
helps
soap
hands
Luckily the stained sweater is __________ (able to wash).
washless
washable
washful
Danny ___________ (does not obey) his parents.
reobeys
unobeys
disobeys
misobeys
Danielle is a __________ (without care) painter.
careful
caring
careless
careable
The squirrels in the back yard are _________ (without harm).
harmful
harmless
harmed
harming
Sue (does not agree) __________ with Amy.
unagrees
disagrees
reagrees
misagrees
The broken toy is a _________ (without worth) piece of junk.
worthless
worthful
worthing
worthable
Our class has a lot of __________ (being sick) in it this week.
sickless
sicking
sickness
sickful
Tommy _________ (does not like) peas.
relikes
dislikes
unlikes
mislikes
I need to ________ (do again) the math problem I got incorrect.
undo
disdo
predo
redo
The turtle walked _______ (in a slow way) to the ocean.
slowful
slowly
slowness
slowable
My shoe is ________ (not tied).
retied
untied
distied
mistied
I am so ____________ (full of thanks) for such a loving family.
thankless
thanker
thankful
thanked
My homework packet is __________ (not finished).
refinished
unfinished
disfinished
misfinished
Ashley takes her time and paints ________ (with care).
Carelessly
caringly
carefully
careable
I asked the waitress for a _________ (fill again) of my soda.
unfill
misfill
refill
disfill
Did you see the _______ (full of color) rainbow in the sky?
colorable
colorful
colored
coloring
Jen _______ (dye) her hair blonde.
dying
dyeable
dyeful
dyed
These shoes are ________ (with comfort).
comfortable
comfortful
comfortless
comforting
