Free Printable Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

1.

-ism means

a)

act/belief/practice of

b)

one having a certain skill/relating to/belonging to

c)

inclined/tending toward and action

d)

study of/ science of

2.

-ian, -an means

a)

act/ belief/ practice of

b)

one having a certain skill/ relating to/ belonging to

c)

inclined/ tending toward an action

d)

science of/ study of

3.

-ive, ative, -tive

a)

act/ belief/ practice of

b)

one having a certain skill/ relating to/ belonging to

c)

inclined/ tending toward an action

d)

science of/ study of

4.

-logy, -ology

a)

act/ belief/ practice of

b)

one having a certain skill/ relating to/ belonging to

c)

inclined/ tending toward an action

d)

science of/ study of

5.

semi-

a)

many/much

b)

half

c)

two

d)

under

6.

multi means

a)

half

b)

miss

c)

above

d)

many/ much

7.

poly- means

a)

middle

b)

half

c)

many/ much

d)

two

8.

meter, metr

a)

measure

b)

build

c)

distance

d)

time

9.

photo

a)

light

b)

see

c)

picture

d)

observe

10.

-able, -ible

a)

act of/ state of/ result of

b)

act/ condition of

c)

cause to

d)

can be done

11.

vis

a)

voice

b)

distant/ far

c)

to see

d)

watch

12.

auto-

a)

one

b)

life

c)

after

d)

self

13.

phon

a)

sound

b)

distance

c)

listen

d)

talk

14.

therm

a)

boiling

b)

degree

c)

temperature

d)

heat

15.

-ion / -tion / -ation / -ition

a)

characteristic of

b)

without

c)

verb form/present participle

d)

act of, state of/ result of

16.

struct

a)

build

b)

bend

c)

send

d)

between

17.

Deca and Deci

a)

one hundred

b)

to say

c)

ten or tenth

d)

to urge

18.

kilo-

a)

one trillion

b)

one thousand

c)

one hundredth

d)

one millionth

19.

milli-, mille-

a)

ten

b)

hundred

c)

thousand

d)

million

20.

centi-

a)

ten

b)

hundred

c)

thousand

d)

million

21.

vid

a)

see

b)

carry

c)

say

d)

hear

22.

log/logue

a)

foot

b)

say

c)

word

d)

law

23.

ast/astr

a)

day

b)

dark

c)

star

d)

sky

24.

il-, im-, in-, ir-

a)

not

b)

do again

c)

before

d)

two

25.

mis-

a)

too much

b)

wrongly

c)

again

d)

middle

26.

path

a)

same, alike

b)

distant, far

c)

to measure

d)

suffering, disease

27.

phobia, phobic, phobe

a)

hear

b)

earth

c)

fear

d)

write

28.

ject

a)

to watch

b)

to throw

c)

to bounce

d)

to walk

29.

Dict means____

a)

say, tell

b)

life

c)

star

d)

hear, sound

30.

port

a)

throw

b)

carry

c)

separate

d)

jump

31.

Which suffixes mean state or quality of?

a)

-ance

b)

-ive

c)

-ize

d)

-ence

32.

-ist

a)

across, change, through

b)

between or among

c)

one having a skill or doing an action

d)

ten

33.

pre-, fore-

a)

after

b)

before

c)

turn around

d)

opposite

34.

ante-

a)

before

b)

against

c)

above

d)

behind

35.

post-

a)

after

b)

between

c)

not, none

d)

apart

36.

inter-

a)

under

b)

between

c)

over

d)

under

37.

mit

a)

before

b)

self

c)

to carry

d)

to send

38.

tele-

a)

distant

b)

good

c)

before

d)

beside

39.

-ship

a)

position held

b)

relating to

c)

without

d)

condition of

40.

en-/em-

a)

cause to

b)

not, opposite of root word

c)

again

d)

previously, in front of

41.

jur, juris

a)

to swear, to vow

b)

to rule, to dominate

c)

to rule, power

d)

law, oath, judge

42.

ambi

a)

body

b)

out of

c)

both

d)

past

43.

Which suffix means one who?

a)

-ing

b)

-er/-or

c)

-tion

d)

-ous

44.

mid

a)

Early

b)

Middle

c)

Under, below

d)

Front

45.

The suffix "-en" means:

a)

To show action

b)

Without

c)

cause to

d)

Indicates a profession

46.

anti

a)

against

b)

to need help

c)

no

d)

near

47.

trans-

a)

below or under

b)

across or through

c)

above or below

d)

bring or carry

48.

sub-

a)

before

b)

with

c)

below

d)

opposite of

49.

super-

a)

above

b)

below

c)

around

d)

instead

50.

gram, graph

a)

to play

b)

to see

c)

to hear

d)

to write

51.

chron

a)

bake

b)

laugh

c)

time

d)

see

52.

aud, audi

a)

to hear

b)

to eat

c)

to send

d)

to sleep

53.

spect, spec

a)

to hear

b)

to see

c)

to pay

d)

to sleep

54.

rupt

a)

between, within

b)

law, justice

c)

back, again

d)

break, burst

55.

scrip, scrib

a)

write, draw

b)

directions

c)

new

d)

say, speak

Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Total questions: 55

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