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HW 3 .2 Reading Skills- Prefixes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These are letters added after a word to form new words.

a)

prefixes

b)

suffixes

c)

affixes

d)

root words

2.

Suffixes go at the _________ of a word.

a)

beginning

b)

end

c)

middle

3.

What does the suffix "-ful" mean?

a)

without

b)

having

c)

full of

d)

having to do with

4.
Which suffix means someone who 
a)
less
b)
able
c)
er
d)
ful
5.
Which word means full of cheer?
a)
cheerable
b)
cheerly
c)
cheerful
d)
cheerless
6.
Which suffix can be added to the word do to colour to change its meaning to 'full of colour'?
a)
ful
b)
ing
7.
Which suffix can be added to the word writer to  change its meaning to 'someone who writes'?
a)
able
b)
er
8.
The suffix "-al" means...
a)
like, related to
b)
to make or act
c)
an action or process
d)
having the quality of
9.
What does the word walked mean?
a)
walked in the past
b)
walking now
c)
a person who walks
10.
What does farmer mean?
a)
without a farm
b)
a person that farms
c)
can be farmed
11.

The students made careless mistakes on their test. What does it mean to be careless?

a)

without care

b)

caring to much

c)

full of care

d)

to be careful again

12.

What words means in a quick way?

a)

quickful

b)

quickless

c)

quickly

d)

quicker

13.

What word means able to be eaten?

a)

eater

b)

eatable

c)

eatly

d)

eatless

14.

It is important to treat everyone with kindness. What is the suffix on this word.

a)

ness

b)

kind

c)

less

d)

ful

15.
The rainbow is colorful. 
colorful means...
a)
full of color
b)
not colored
c)
most colored
d)
able to be colored