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PREFIXES & SUFFIXES

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of a syllable added to the end of a word?

a)

Prefix

b)

Suffix

c)

Affix

d)

Root word

2.

What is the name of a syllable added to the beginning of a word?

a)

Prefix

b)

Suffix

c)

Affix

d)

Root word

3.

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

4.

What does understandable mean?

a)

without understanding

b)

able to understand

c)

cannot understand

d)

full of understanding

5.

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

6.

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

a)

pre-

b)

non-

c)

sub-

d)

mis-

7.
What does "super" mean?
ex: superfine, superhuman, supersonic
a)
distant
b)
many 
c)
half
d)
above
8.
What does "multi" mean?
ex: multicolor, multifamily
a)
distant
b)
many 
c)
under
d)
above
9.
What does "mis" mean?
ex: misbehave, misread, misspell
a)
above/beyond
b)
before
c)
bad/wrong
d)
distant
10.
What does "pre" mean?
ex: preplan, pretest
a)
before
b)
many
c)
under
d)
above
11.
What does "able/ible" mean?
ex: enjoyable, sensible, likable
a)
wrong
b)
can be done
c)
act of
d)
before
12.
What does "en" mean?
ex: encounter, enable
a)
to cause to be
b)
can be done
c)
one having a certain skill
d)
one who does a specific action
13.

What is a suffix?

a)

the base of a word

b)

the beginning part of a word

c)

the end part of a word

14.

What is a prefix?

a)

base of a word

b)

beginning part of a word

c)

the end part of a word

15.

What happens to a word when a prefix is added?

a)

the spelling changes

b)

the word and meaning changes

c)

it turns into a different language

16.

PRE-

a)

during

b)

after

c)

before

d)

later

17.

-ABLE

a)

able to be

b)

the study of

c)

heat

d)

not

18.
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
19.
Choose the word that contains a suffix.
'The tall fearless firefighter went into the burning house.'
a)
fearless
b)
tall
c)
went
d)
house
20.
Some words have a prefix and a suffix.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Choose the word that contains a suffix.
'Last winter was windy and cold.'
a)
winter
b)
cold
c)
windy
d)
Last
22.

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

23.

Choose the word that contains a prefix.

'Antibacterial soap helps to keep my hands clean!'

a)

anitbacterial

b)

helps

c)

soap

d)

hands

24.

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

a)

washless

b)

washable

c)

washful

25.

Danny ___________ (does not obey) his parents.

a)

reobeys

b)

unobeys

c)

disobeys

d)

misobeys

26.

Danielle is a __________ (without care) painter.

a)

careful

b)

caring

c)

careless

d)

careable

27.

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

a)

harmful

b)

harmless

c)

harmed

d)

harming

28.

Sue (does not agree) __________ with Amy.

a)

unagrees

b)

disagrees

c)

reagrees

d)

misagrees

29.

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

a)

worthless

b)

worthful

c)

worthing

d)

worthable

30.

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

a)

sickless

b)

sicking

c)

sickness

d)

sickful

31.

Tommy _________ (does not like) peas.

a)

relikes

b)

dislikes

c)

unlikes

d)

mislikes

32.

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

a)

undo

b)

disdo

c)

predo

d)

redo

33.

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

a)

slowful

b)

slowly

c)

slowness

d)

slowable

34.

My shoe is ________ (not tied).

a)

retied

b)

untied

c)

distied

d)

mistied

35.

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

a)

thankless

b)

thanker

c)

thankful

d)

thanked

36.

My homework packet is __________ (not finished).

a)

refinished

b)

unfinished

c)

disfinished

d)

misfinished

37.

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

a)

Carelessly

b)

caringly

c)

carefully

d)

careable

38.

I asked the waitress for a _________ (fill again) of my soda.

a)

unfill

b)

misfill

c)

refill

d)

disfill

39.

Did you see the _______ (full of color) rainbow in the sky?

a)

colorable

b)

colorful

c)

colored

d)

coloring

40.

Jen _______ (dye) her hair blonde.

a)

dying

b)

dyeable

c)

dyeful

d)

dyed

41.

These shoes are ________ (with comfort).

a)

comfortable

b)

comfortful

c)

comfortless

d)

comforting

42.
Which one of the following is a suffix?
a)
dis
b)
mis
c)
re
d)
less