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Morphemes

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A morpheme is ________________.

a)

A type of Ninja Mutant turtle

b)

The smallest unit of meaning within a word

c)

The beginning sound of a word

d)

The root of a word

2.

The word unit found before the root word is ____________.

a)

suffix

b)

root

c)

prefix

d)

ending

3.

The word unit found at the end of a word is _____.

a)

suffix

b)

prefix

c)

ending

d)

root

4.

A Lexicon is ________________.

a)

a list of synonyms

b)

a dictionary or collection of words

c)

a ride at Disney World

d)

an ancient typewriter

5.

In the word untied, "un" is identified as a prefix.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

In the word unwrap, un is the prefix.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

If you want to make the word box plural, you would add _____.

a)

s

b)

's

c)

es

8.

The word miss could be made plural by adding ____.

a)

another s

b)

's

c)

es

9.

Which word below is correct for the spelling of more than one monkey?

a)

monkees

b)

monkey's

c)

monkeys

d)

monkies

10.

More than one potato is ______.

a)

potatoes

b)

potatos

c)

potato's

11.

When you make the word buffalo plural, you can spell it _____.

a)

buffaloes

b)

buffalos

c)

Either buffaloes or buffalos

12.

When nouns are short for other nouns, add -s; For example: kilogram = kilo or kilos or photograph = photo or photos.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The root word of the word sipped is ____.

a)

sipp

b)

sippe

c)

sip

d)

ed

14.

The root word of the word churches is ___.

a)

es

b)

church

c)

churches

15.

The suffix -ed is used to place the word in the _____ tense.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

16.

The prefix un- usually means "not" or "opposite of."

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Is it true that sometimes we have to double the consonant at the end of the word before adding a suffix?

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Latin and English roots make up most of our understanding of words.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The root word miss means " to watch"

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The root word port means to ____.

a)

to draw or pull

b)

to yield

c)

to build or pile up

d)

to carry or harbor

21.

She wore her spectacles during class today. The root word spectacles has the root spec in it, which means to ______.

a)

see

b)

hear

c)

attack

d)

send

22.

A time capsule is an object that we put information in until we open it at a later time. The prefix cap- means to ____.

a)

to run away quickly

b)

to seize or hold

c)

to make the opposite happen

23.

Is the word part mis in misspelled a ........?

a)

prefix

b)

suffix

24.

Is the word part un a prefix, suffix, or root?

a)

prefix

b)

suffix

c)

root

25.

Which of the following words would need to change a y to an i and add es to make the word plural?

a)

trolley

b)

chimney

c)

country

d)

turkey