Worksheets40 Most Common Prefixes and Suffixes
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What does the prefix anti- mean?
Against
opposite
not, opposite of
cause to
What does the prefix de- mean?
opposite
against
under
not
What does the prefix dis- mean?
not, opposite of
against
in
not
What does the prefix en-, em- mean?
cause to
against
not
over
What does the prefix fore- mean?
before
forecast
in
half
What does the prefix in-, im- mean?
in
against
opposite
before
What does the prefix in-, im-, il-, ir- mean?
not
between
middle
against
What does the prefix inter- mean?
between
middle
wrongly
opposite
What does the prefix mid- mean?
middle
wrongly
not
over
What does the prefix mis- mean?
wrongly
not
over
before
What does the prefix over- mean?
over
before
again
half
What does the prefix non- mean?
not
under
over
above
What does the prefix pre- mean?
before
between
against
opposite
What does the prefix re- mean?
again
across
under
wrongly
What does the prefix semi- mean?
half
under
above
below
What does the prefix sub- mean?
under
across
between
cause to
What does the prefix super- mean?
above
before
middle
opposite
What does the prefix trans- mean?
across
again
before
opposite
What does the prefix un- mean?
not
over
middle
against
What does the prefix under- mean?
under
across
wrongly
before
What does the suffix -able, -ible mean?
can be done
having characteristics of
past-tense verbs
made of
What does the suffix -al, ial mean?
having characteristics of
comparative
full of
act, process
What does the suffix -ed mean?
past-tense verb
state of
without
more than one
What does the suffix -en mean?
made of
comparative
full of
without
What does the suffix -er mean?
comparative
one who
full of
act, process
What does the suffix -er mean?
one who
act, process
without
more than one
What does the suffix -est mean?
comparative
can be done
made of
full of
What does the suffix -ful mean?
full of
verb form/present participle
without
more than one
What does the suffix -ic mean?
having characteristics of
can be done
made of
one who
What does the suffix -ing mean?
verb form/ present participle
act, process
more than one
characterized by
What does the suffix -ion, -tion, -ation, -ition mean?
act, process
without
action or process
more than one
What does the suffix -ity,-ty mean?
state of
adjective form of a noun
without
can be done
What does the suffix -ive, -ative, -itive mean?
adjective form of a noun
full of
possessing the qualities of
characterized by
What does the suffix -y mean?
characterized by
more than one
action or process
without
What does the suffix -less mean?
without
state of, condition of
full of
one who
What does the suffix -ly mean?
characteristic of
action or process
can be done
made of
What does the suffix -ment mean?
action or process
one who
made of
full of
What does the suffix -ness mean?
state of, condition of
act, process
one who
action or process
What does the suffix -ous, -eous, -ious?
possessing the qualities of
more than one
characterized by
full of
What does the suffix -s, -es mean?
more than one
action or process
without
state of
