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8th Grade Review of Prefixes/Suffixes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The prefix "un" in words like 'unusual' or 'unhappy' means...

a)

not, or reversal

b)

again

c)

in the past

d)

a quality, or state of

2.

The suffix "ist" in words like 'chemist' or 'plagiarist' means...

a)

quality of

b)

not

c)

one who

d)

belief or doctrine

3.

The suffix "less" in words like 'careless' or 'lawless' means...

a)

in a certain direction

b)

characterized by

c)

quality of

d)

without

4.

The prefix "anti" in words like 'antibody' or 'antidote' means...

a)

bad, or abnormal

b)

against or opposing

c)

supporting

d)

around

5.

The prefix "auto" in words like 'autobiography' or 'automobile' means...

a)

after

b)

bad, or abnormal

c)

against

d)

self or one

6.

The prefix "dys" in words like 'dystopian' or 'dysfunction' means...

a)

bad, or abnormal

b)

against

c)

under

d)

middle

7.

The suffix "ical" or "ic" in words like 'musical' or 'domestic' means...

a)

quality of

b)

without

c)

not

d)

pertaining to

8.

The suffix "ish" in words like 'childish' or 'snobbish' means...

a)

having the quality of

b)

without

c)

notable for

d)

in a certain direction

9.

The suffix "ism" in words like 'communism' or 'skepticism' means...

a)

position held

b)

quality of

c)

one who

d)

become

10.

The prefix "circum" in words like 'circumven' or 'circumnavigate' means...

a)

after

b)

against

c)

around

d)

without

11.

A prefix comes at the end of the word.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A suffix comes at the end of the word.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The prefix "bi" means...

a)

One or once

b)

Two or twice

c)

Equal

d)

Together

14.

The prefix "mono" in words like 'monobrow' or 'monolithic' means...

a)

Not

b)

Two

c)

One

d)

Under

15.

The prefix "deca" in words like 'decade' or 'decathlon' means...

a)

Ten

b)

One

c)

Against

d)

Non