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Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A suffix is a word part attached to:
a)
The beginning of a root word
b)
The middle of a root word
c)
The end of a root word
d)
a root word
2.
A prefix is a word part attached to:
a)
the beginning of a root word
b)
the middle of a root word
c)
the end of a root word
d)
the end of the alphabet
3.
What is the meaning of the word unfriendly?
a)
making a new friend
b)
in a friendly way
c)
not in a friendly way
d)
fighting with your best friend
4.
What is the root word (base word) of "happiness"?
a)
happi
b)
ness
c)
happy
d)
iness
5.
The submarine can dive up to 300 meters below water. What does the prefix sub mean? 
a)
under, below
b)
above
c)
after 
6.
The caterpillar transformed into a butterfly. The prefix trans means what?
a)
Above 
b)
Below
c)
Change
7.
Superman, Superstar, superhuman all have the prefix super, I know that the prefix super means...
a)
Above, beyond
b)
Between
c)
Change
8.
The boy was fearless. The suffix -less means...
a)
with
b)
without
c)
to make
9.
What is the root word in unfair? 
a)
un
b)
fair
c)
rude
d)
hey
10.

Select the 3 prefixes that mean:

"not"

a)

re-

b)

dis-

c)

in-

d)

non-

e)

pre-

11.

Which prefix means: "before"?

a)

over

b)

un

c)

re

d)

pre

12.

Which suffix means "full of"?

a)

-er

b)

-ly

c)

-est

d)

-ful

e)

-less

13.

Which prefix means: "four"?

a)

quad

b)

bi

c)

tri

d)

pre

e)

oct

14.

er-

(fisher, smaller, safer, reader)

a)

superlative degree

b)

without

c)

again

d)

person or something connected to the word

15.

multi

a)

not

b)

all, whole

c)

many

16.

pan

a)

many

b)

all, whole

c)

not

17.

poly

a)

around

b)

many

c)

to hang

18.

re-

a)

back, again

b)

to hang

c)

around

19.

To preview something is to...

a)

view before

b)

view again

c)

view after

d)

not view

20.

What is the root word in disrespectful?

a)

dis

b)

ful

c)

respect

d)

respt

21.

What is the suffix in teacher?

a)

teach

b)

tea

c)

cher

d)

er

22.

What is the meaning of the word harmful?

a)

without harm

b)

full of harm

c)

a person who harms

d)

to harm again

23.

What is the root word of the word beautiful?

a)

ful

b)

beauty

c)

beau

d)

beauti

24.

What is the base word of disagreement?

a)

dis

b)

ment

c)

ree

d)

agree

25.
What is the meaning of -tion/-sion? 
a)
the action of
b)
intension
c)
less than
d)
dangerous
26.
Fill in the blank: 
My mom wanted milk without fat. 
She wanted ___fat milk. 
a)
non-
b)
pre-
c)
re-
d)
un- 
27.
Which suffix means able to, can be done? 
a)
-ing
b)
-er/-or
c)
-able/-ible
d)
-ous
28.
Which of the following words has the same prefix as the word misspelled?
a)
spelled
b)
misguided
c)
corrected
d)
respelled
29.
Which of the following has the same prefix as the word disconnected?
a)
reconnected
b)
connect
c)
worked
d)
disabled
30.
Which of the following has the same prefix as the word unhappy?
a)
quickly
b)
happiness
c)
unfinished
d)
sadness
31.
Which of the following has the same suffix as the word "talked"
a)
talking
b)
walked
c)
talks
d)
asking
32.
Which of the following has the same suffix as the word "quickly"
a)
slowly
b)
quickness
c)
fast
d)
faster
33.
Which of the following has the same suffix as the word "teacher"?
a)
teaching
b)
teach
c)
worker
d)
student
34.

The word part "anti" means...

a)

against

b)

for

c)

opposite

d)

mean

35.

"mid" means what?

a)

middle

b)

between

c)

above

d)

below

36.

What does the word part "geo" mean?

a)

time

b)

moutains

c)

earth

d)

water

37.

Which word part means "self"?

a)

ind

b)

less

c)

auto

d)

therm

38.

Bio means...

a)

give

b)

teach

c)

life

d)

self

39.

Which word has a prefix?

a)

uncle

b)

unhappy

c)

under

d)

understand

40.

What is the ROOT WORD in unfriendly?

a)

un

b)

ly

c)

unfriend

d)

friend

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