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Prefixes, Suffixes, & Root Words

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What prefix means away from or off

a)

ex-

b)

inter-

c)

sub-

d)

de-

2.

What is the prefix of the word INTERNATIONAL

a)

dis-

b)

inter-

c)

re-

d)

in-

3.

A prefix is

a)

one or more syllables placed before the root

b)

the base of the word

c)

one or more syllables added at the end of a room

d)

added to form new words

4.

A (a)   is the base of the word

5.

There are TWO meanings for the prefix in-. What are they?

a)

in & from

b)

not & back

c)

not & in, into

d)

into & apart

6.

What is the root in the word CONDUCT ?

a)

-ven-(-vent-)

b)

-graph-

c)

-puls- (pel-)

d)

-duc- (-duct-)

7.

What is the meaning of the root word -SPEC-?

a)

to see

b)

to turn

c)

to put or place

d)

to drive

8.

What is the meaning of the prefix dis-?

a)

away, apart

b)

beneath, under

c)

between

d)

wrong

9.

Write the root word of CONTAIN

(a)  

10.

A (a)   is one or more syllables added at the end of a root

11.

What is the meaning of the the suffix -able?

a)

in a certain way

b)

capable of being

c)

the state of being

d)

make or apply

12.

what is the suffix -ness mean?

a)

the state of being

b)

without

c)

full of

d)

make or apply

13.

what does the prefix -vert- (vers-) mean?

a)

to hold

b)

to write

c)

to turn

d)

to come

14.

What does the suffix -ly mean?

a)

in a certain way

b)

the result of being

c)

the act of

d)

without