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GRADE 6 UNIT 3 ROOTS AND AFFIXES A

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The root word HYDRA means...

a)

to carry

b)

water

c)

to speak

d)

to look / see

2.

If hydrate means to give or have enough water what does dehydrated mean?

a)

not having enough water

b)

sharing water

c)

losing water

d)

spilling water

3.

a large water pipe for drawing water

a)

hydrant

b)

dehydrate

c)

rehydrate

d)

hydroelectric

e)

hydrofoil

4.

producing energy by the action of falling water

a)

hydrant

b)

dehydrate

c)

rehydrate

d)

hydroelectric

e)

hydrofoil

5.

an abnormal fear of water

a)

hydrophobia

b)

hydrotherapy

c)

hydroponics

d)

hydrotropism

e)

hydrophyte

6.

Root words are the _____________ building blocks of words

a)

prefix

b)

suffix

c)

basic

d)

ending

7.

prefixes are

a)

affixes that come after root words

b)

affixes that come before root words

c)

the basic building blocks of words

d)

a type of root word

8.

suffixes are

a)

affixes that come after root words

b)

affixes that come before root words

c)

the basic building blocks of words

d)

a type of root word

9.

Which suffixes mean "having qualities of?

a)

-ous

-eous

-ious

b)

-able

-ible

c)

-ion

-tion

-ation

-ition

d)

-ive

-ative

-itive

10.

"-ed" means...

a)

annual

b)

present

c)

past

d)

tomorrow

11.

Choose two words that are synonyms for agreeable

a)

confused

b)

stubborn

c)

accepting

d)

pleasant

12.

-able, -ible

Select two meanings of the affixes.

a)

able

b)

can do

c)

capable of being

d)

like

13.

(n) fair play, respect for opponents, and polite behavior by someone who is competition

a)

internship

b)

companionship

c)

sportsmanship

d)

MVP

14.

(n) the power or ability to manage other people

a)

acquaintance

b)

assistance

c)

leadership

d)

correspondence

15.

(n) the relationship between or among friends; friendship

a)

sportsmanship

b)

leadership

c)

companionship

d)

internship

16.

"On January 6, 2022, many people in Washington D.C. committed a crime. They tried to take over the government in an illegitimate seizure of power.

Whis word contains a root word that means "law"?

a)

government

b)

power

c)

seizure

d)

illegitimate

17.

"Audible" contains a root word that means...

(a)