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Prefixes, Suffixes and Roots

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Prefixes are added at the ... of words

a)

beginning

b)

end

2.

Suffixes are added at the ... of words

a)

end

b)

beginning

3.

Prefixes and suffixes are collectively known as?

a)

affixes

b)

a fix

c)

effixes

4.

Prefixes that change the word to a negative meaning do not include:

a)

in-

b)

ir-

c)

im-

d)

dis-

e)

pre-

5.

Give the meaning of the prefix- de-

a)

something is removed or reduced

b)

something is given away

6.

The meaning of the prefix omni-

a)

all

b)

none

c)

some

7.

The meaning of neo-

a)

new

b)

the artist

c)

no

8.

the meaning of deca-

a)

ten times a unit

b)

twelve times a unit

9.

Which two of the following prefixes are often confused?

a)

un & dis

b)

pre & re

c)

un & im

10.

Which of the following prefixes have a similar meaning?

a)

sub & un

b)

pre & re

11.

True or False

Suffixes enable root words to change in different ways in order to form different classes of word.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is a root word?

a)

The most basic part of a word

b)

A combination of letters at the start of a word

c)

A combination of letters at the end of a word

d)

A word that talks about tree roots

13.

What is the root in the word unhappy?

a)

un-

b)

-y

c)

happ

d)

happy

14.
In the word, review, what does the prefix re- mean? 
a)
under
b)
not able to
c)
before
d)
do over 
15.
What is the prefix in the words "metamorphic", "metabolism", and "metaphor"?
a)
meta
b)
morph
c)
ism
16.
What does the suffix -ism mean?
a)
similar
b)
belief, condition
c)
rule
17.
What root means "put" or "place"?
a)
pos, pon
b)
fer
c)
ism
18.
What suffix means "rule"?
a)
crat, cracy
b)
ism
c)
meta
19.

both

a)

away from

b)

loved

c)

male

d)

ambi

20.

Part of speech of suffix -ious

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

verb

21.

Part of speech of suffix -ed

a)

past tense verb

b)

present tense verb

c)

gerund

22.

Part of speech for suffix -ly

a)

adverb

b)

verb

c)

noun

23.

Part of speech of suffix -ty

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

24.

Part of speech of suffix --ance / -ence

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

25.

Part of speech of suffix -ship

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adverb