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ELL Intro to Prefix and Suffix

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This comes at the END of a word.

a)

Suffix

b)

Prefix

2.

Comes at the BEGINNING of the word.

a)

Prefix

b)

Suffix

3.

What is the suffix in the word walked?

a)

walk

b)

-ed

4.

What is the prefix in the word antagonist?

a)

-ist

b)

-gon-

c)

ant-

5.

What is the prefix in antisocial?

a)

-al

b)

-soc-

c)

anti

6.

What is the prefix in the word contrast?

a)

contra-

b)

-ast

7.

Select all prefixes that mean "against"

a)

post

b)

contra

c)

ante

d)

anti

8.

What is the prefix in the word counteract?

a)

-act

b)

-ter-

c)

counter-

9.

What is the suffix in the word working?

a)

work

b)

-ing

10.

Identify the ROOT in the word antisocial.

a)

anti-

b)

social

11.

Identify the ROOT of counteract.

a)

counter-

b)

act

12.

A prefix or suffix ________ the meaning of the word.

a)

adds

b)

changes

c)

improves

13.

Select all prefixes for AFTER the present.

a)

post

b)

anti

c)

ante

d)

pre

14.

Select ALL prefixes that mean down or away from

a)

De

b)

-ing

c)

Anti

d)

Cata

15.

Select all prefixes that mean BEFORE the present.

a)

ante

b)

fore

c)

post

d)

ant

16.

Which prefix means down or away from?

a)

De

b)

Contra

c)

Anti

d)

Ante