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6th grade "Word Bits"

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the prefix "dis-" mean in "dislike"?
a)
into 
b)
before
c)
under
d)
not
2.
Something that is portable is easy to carry. When you import goods, you bring them in to a place. The root word port means ______.
a)
to see
b)
to draw, write, or picture
c)
to carry
d)
to be alive
3.
Think about the words playful, careful, thoughtful. The suffix ful- means _____.
a)
playing
b)
caring
c)
full of
d)
without
4.
hyper-
a)
blood
b)
above
c)
within
d)
small
5.
The prefix "un" means
ex. undo, untie
a)
does not
b)
full of 
c)
without
d)
not
6.
-able, -ible
a)
able to (adj)
b)
To make
c)
One who is occupied with
d)
the practice of
7.
Fill in the blank: 
My mom wanted milk without fat. 
She wanted ___fat milk. 
a)
non-
b)
pre-
c)
re-
d)
un- 
8.
Fill in the blank: 
The mountains were filled with beauty. 
They were beauti___.
a)
-ous
b)
-ing
c)
-sion
d)
-ful
9.
Fill in the blank: 
The divers ___merged themselves under water. 
a)
sub-
b)
re-
c)
pre-
d)
-ing
10.

-ment

a)

full of

b)

not

c)

act/ process

d)

before

11.

-ion

a)

act of/ state of

b)

three

c)

condition/ state of

d)

not

12.

What is a root of a word?

a)

a word part added to the beginning of a word

b)

a word part added to the end of a word

c)

the main part of a word that holds basic meaning

d)

how the word gets water to grow

13.

What is a prefix?

a)

a word part added to the beginning of a word

b)

a word part added to the end of a word

c)

the main part of a word that holds basic meaning

d)

how the word gets water to grow

14.

What is a suffix?

a)

a word part added to the beginning of a word

b)

a word part added to the end of a word

c)

the main part of a word that holds basic meaning

d)

how the word gets water to grow

15.

The moving company will _________ our furniture and boxes across town to our new house.

a)

mission

b)

inspect

c)

transport

d)

thermostat

16.

If I say scrib ... you say ...

a)

the act of

b)

to write

c)

not

d)

heat

e)

able to

17.

If I say ible ... you say ...

a)

the act of

b)

to write

c)

not

d)

heat

e)

able to

18.

If I say bio ... you say ...

a)

between

b)

life

c)

believe

d)

light

e)

carry

19.

If I say port ... you say ...

a)

between

b)

life

c)

believe

d)

light

e)

carry

20.

Using what you know about prefixes and suffixes what could the made up word mean? aquaportable

a)

able to believe in water

b)

The act of carrying water

c)

The act of going between water

d)

able to carry water

21.

A person who

a)

-er/-or

b)

aud

c)

chron

d)

-ment

22.

Carry

a)

photo

b)

port

c)

aud

d)

de/dis

23.

Hear

a)

phon

b)

port

c)

photo

d)

aud

24.

Write

a)

photo

b)

de/dis

c)

graph

d)

port

25.

What does the word "impossible" mean?

a)

It's partly possibly

b)

It could be possible

c)

It's not possible

d)

It's the most possible

26.

What is the definition of "lawyer"?

a)

Someone who laws

b)

Lawing all day

c)

Person who practices law

d)

Person whose law practices people

27.

What does the word "illogical" mean?

a)

Person who is logical

b)

A logical person

c)

Not logical

d)

Sometimes logical

28.

Who is an actor?

a)

Person who acts

b)

An acting person on tv

c)

A person who pretends to act

d)

An actor in a movie

29.

to write something sloppily

a)

manuscript

b)

reporter

c)

deported

d)

scribble

30.

What is the ROOT word in "transportation" and what does it mean?

a)

tat - to tell on

b)

trans - to move

c)

port - to carry

d)

tion - a noun of action

31.

What is the PREFIX in the word "transportation" and what does it mean?

a)

trans - across or beyond

b)

port - to carry

c)

tion - a noun in action

d)

the word does not have a prefix

32.

What is the SUFFIX word in "transportation" and what does it mean?

a)

this word does not have a suffix

b)

trans - to move

c)

port - to carry

d)

tion - a noun of action

33.

In the word "reporter" which of the following is true?

a)

re is the prefix and means to do again

b)

re is the suffix and means to do again

c)

port is the prefix and means carry

d)

er is the suffix and means to do again

34.

Which of the following correctly describes the prefix "fore-"?

a)

before

b)

in the past

c)

currently happening

d)

to write

35.

When is a weather forecast given?

a)

Before the weather happens

b)

After a snowstorm has occured

c)

10 years after an event

d)

After the severe weather event

36.

A SUBway and a SUBmarine are both found ______.

a)

above something

b)

under something

c)

in something

d)

between something

37.

The bleach discolored the clothing in the washer. What is the root word of the word discolored

a)

dis

b)

colored

c)

ed

d)

color

38.

Sarah reread the paper she wrote to make sure there were not any errors in her writing.

What does reread mean in the sentence above?

a)

read before

b)

read again

c)

read wrongly

d)

read

39.

Tommy and Tucker was sent to the office for being disrespectful to the teacher.

What is the root word of the word disrespectful

a)

ful

b)

dis

c)

disrespect

d)

respect

40.

Which of the following words contain a prefix that means before?

a)

reinvest

b)

impolite

c)

preorder

d)

nonfat

41.

Which word has a suffix that means full of?

a)

comfortable

b)

elevator

c)

flavorful

d)

forgiveness

42.

Which words contains a prefix

a)

unafraid, retrace, mister

b)

unafraid, retrace, illegal, disloyal

c)

mister, retrace, fearless, disloyal

d)

fearless, mister,

43.

Which words contain a prefix and suffix?

a)

mistake, slowly, righteous

b)

reapplying, unfaithful, indescribable,

c)

righteous, mistake, reapplying

d)

unfaithful, slowly

44.

Which words below have a prefix that means not?

a)

impossible, unaware, illegal

b)

prefer, misspell, nonfat

c)

nonfat, prefer, impossible

d)

impossible, unaware, misspell

45.

What does the prefix 'sub' mean?

a)

not

b)

again

c)

under

d)

between

46.

What does the prefix 'inter' mean?

a)

between

b)

not

c)

across

d)

against

47.

What does the prefix 'trans' mean?

a)

apart

b)

across

c)

beneath

d)

not

48.

What does the root wood 'struct' mean?

a)

foot

b)

life

c)

see

d)

build, form

49.

What does the root word 'phon' mean?

a)

star

b)

sound

c)

send

d)

see

50.

What does the root word 'ped' mean?

a)

send

b)

star

c)

see

d)

foot

51.

Which word part means "self"?

a)

ind

b)

less

c)

auto

d)

therm

52.
A prefix goes _________of a word.
a)
at the end
b)
at the beginning
c)
in the middle
53.
What doe the prefix tri- mean?
a)
not
b)
two
c)
three
54.

How do you split the following word up into prefix / root / suffix? (transportation)

a)

trans / port / ation

b)

tran / sport / ation

c)

transport / ation

55.

How do you split the following word up into prefix / root / suffix? (unthinkable)

a)

unthink / able

b)

un / think / able

c)

un / thinka / ble

56.

How do you split the following word up into prefix / root / suffix? (prewriting)

a)

pre / writ / ing

b)

prewrit / ing

c)

prewrite / ing

57.

What does the prefix inter- mean? As used in such words as: interstate or interrupt?

a)

not

b)

above

c)

between

d)

opposite

58.

Which suffix means "the study of?"

a)

-ly

b)

-ity

c)

-ing

d)

-ology

59.

What does the suffix -er mean? As used in such words as: teacher or baker?

a)

one who

b)

state of

c)

full of

d)

characterized by

60.

What does the prefix fore-mean?

a)

away

b)

opposite

c)

before

d)

one who

61.

If you take away the prefix and suffix, what is left of the word unemployed?

a)

Unemploy

b)

Employed

c)

Employ

d)

Loyed

62.

If you take the prefix away from disagree, the root word is agree.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

What does the root -port- mean?

a)

to break or burst

b)

to redo

c)

to carry

d)

to pull

64.

I watched the tv replay the soccer player score the game winning goal.

What does the prefix re- mean?

a)

before

b)

again

c)

after

d)

not

65.

Which of the following latin roots means to send?

a)

ject

b)

port

c)

aud

d)

mit

66.

A century is ____ years.

a)

ten

b)

one hundred

c)

one thousand

d)

ten thousand

67.
When someone is sick and wants to MEASURE their body TEMPERATURE, they should use a
a)
thermoscope
b)
telemetry
c)
photometer
d)
thermometer
68.
Biology is the study of
a)
heat
b)
light
c)
life
d)
water
69.
A telescope is
a)
an instrument used to see things from a distance
b)
an instrument used to detect heat
c)
an instrument used to measure distance
d)
an instrument used to detect light
70.
An autograph is the writing of a name done by
a)
a friend
b)
oneself
c)
a manager
d)
three people
71.
A branch of mathematics that deals with the MEASURE of THREE-sided figures is
a)
trigraph
b)
monometry
c)
autometer
d)
trigonometry
72.
What is the study of myths, such as the Greek gods, called?
a)
Greekology
b)
mythography
c)
mythology
d)
mythometer
73.
What is the best meaning of AUTOBIOGRAPHY?
a)
writing about someone's life
b)
a story of one's life written by themself
c)
writing done by yourself
d)
writing all of one's life
74.

The prefix un- means...

a)

not

b)

inside

c)

over

d)

where

75.

Which of the following suffixes means "someone who..."?

a)

-able

b)

-ness

c)

-er

d)

-tion

76.

A group of letters that go after the root and changes the meaning of the root word is called a

a)

affix

b)

prefix

c)

suffix

d)

base word

77.
The base word in disagree is?
a)
agree
b)
dis
c)
ree
78.

Choose the prefix that matches the sentence below:


I forgot to ___tie the dog from the pole.

a)

post-

b)

un-

c)

pre-

d)

de-

79.

Read the sentence below:


Before we got our dog, he was a homeless puppy.


What does the word "homeless" mean in this sentence?

a)

without a home

b)

with a home

c)

dirty

d)

home again

80.

The prefix auto- means

a)

down

b)

back

c)

self

d)

you

81.

Select the suffix in the word followed

a)

-ed

b)

-follow

c)

-fol

d)

-ow

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