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Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

mis

a)

one,same, whole

b)

wrong, bad

c)

remove or reduce

d)

not

2.

de?

a)

many

b)

wrong, bad

c)

remove or reduce

3.

tele?

a)

again, back

b)

under or low

c)

far, distant

d)

before

4.

un?

a)

eight

b)

one, same, whole

c)

wrong, bad

d)

not

5.

bi?

a)

twice (two times)

b)

before

c)

under, low

d)

remove, reduce

6.

uni?

a)

eight

b)

many

c)

one, same, whole

7.

octo

a)

eight

b)

one, same, whole

c)

twice (two times)

8.

sub?

a)

remove or reduce

b)

under or low

c)

far, distant

d)

before

9.

multi?

a)

wrong, bad

b)

many, (usually more than two)

c)

twice, (two times)

10.

In the word "deconstructionist", what is the prefix?

a)

De

b)

Con

c)

Struct

d)

Tion

11.

What effect does adding the prefix "un-" have on a word?

a)

It strengthens the root word's meaning

b)

It changes the root word's meaning to its opposite.

c)

It changes a noun to a verb

d)

It changes an adjective to a noun

12.

meaning of the root- graph?

a)

write

b)

give

c)

work

d)

give

13.

root meaning of-aud?

a)

alone

b)

hear

c)

books

d)

write

14.

root meaning of biblio?

a)

time

b)

write

c)

books

d)

believe

15.

root meaning of geo?

a)

earth

b)

land

c)

time

d)

water

16.

root meaning of chron?

a)

work

b)

earth

c)

time

d)

write

17.

Re?

a)

not

b)

again, back

c)

wrong

d)

wrong, bad

18.

Pre?

a)

before

b)

far, distant

c)

under,low

d)

again, back