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Prefixes and suffixes

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

4.A prefix is a word part attached to 0

a)

A the beginning of a base word

b)

B the middle of a base word

c)

C the end of a base word

2.

2.What is the meaning of the word pregame?

a)

A after the game

b)

B before the game

c)

C without the game

3.

1.A suffix is a word part attached to -

a)

A the beginning of a base word

b)

B the middle of a base word

c)

C the end of a base word

4.

What does the suffix -tion mean?

a)

like

b)

full of

c)

the act of

d)

less of

5.

What does the suffix -tion mean?

a)

like

b)

full of

c)

the act of

d)

less of

6.

What does the suffix -tion mean?

a)

like

b)

full of

c)

the act of

d)

less of

7.

What does the suffix -y mean?

a)

someone who

b)

less of

c)

full of

d)

like something

8.

What does the suffix "ly" means?

a)

in a manner of

b)

without

c)

full of

d)

related to or how

9.

What does the prefix oct- mean?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

8

10.

What does the suffix -less mean?

a)

not

b)

without

c)

under

d)

before

11.

What does the suffix -ful mean?

a)

write

b)

before

c)

below

d)

full of

12.

What does the prefix tri- mean?

a)

two

b)

three

c)

not

d)

again

13.

What does the prefix bi- mean?

a)

four

b)

two

c)

three

d)

un

14.

What does the prefix quad- mean?

a)

four

b)

before

c)

again

d)

three

15.
The prefix non means
a)
between
b)
before
c)
not, the reverse of 
d)
wrong, bad
16.

What does the prefix 'Under' stand for?

a)

below or not enough

b)

above

c)

more than enough

d)

great

17.

What does the prefix sub- mean?

a)

before

b)

after

c)

under/below

d)

incorrect/wrong

18.

What does the prefix mis- mean?

a)

again

b)

before

c)

wrongly

d)

not

19.

What do the prefixes in- and im- mean?

a)

wrongly

b)

not

c)

under

d)

again

20.

What does the prefix pre- mean?

a)

again

b)

not

c)

before

d)

four

21.

What does the prefix dis- mean?

a)

again

b)

not

c)

before

d)

two

22.

What does the prefix re mean?

a)

wrong

b)

not

c)

again or back

d)

before

23.

What does the prefix un- mean?

a)

not

b)

again

c)

before

d)

out

24.
A prefix goes _________of a word.
a)
at the end
b)
at the beginning
c)
in the middle
25.

What is the meaning of the word lovable?

a)

easy to love

b)

not loved very much

c)

full of love

26.

What is the meaning of rebuild?

a)

to build something again

b)

to take something apart

c)

to build something bigger

27.

What is the meaning of prepay?

a)

to pay more

b)

to not pay at all

c)

to pay ahead of time

28.

In following sentence what does the word disagreeable mean?

Larry is so disagreeable! He argues with everyone and is not very pleasant to be around.

a)

able to agree

b)

not able to agree

c)

agree again

d)

a person who agrees

29.

In following sentence what does the word unfairly mean?

My little sister complained because she thought I was treating her unfairly.

a)

in a fair way

b)

take to the fair

c)

not in a fair way

d)

not going far

30.

Which word would match the definition "able to believe"?

a)

disbelief

b)

believable

c)

believe

d)

unbelievable

31.

Which word would match the definition "having a wrong understanding"?

a)

understand

b)

misunderstood

c)

unknown

d)

what

32.

What is the meaning of the prefix re-?

a)

before

b)

apart

c)

no

d)

again

33.

Which of the following prefixes means "wrongly"?

a)

mis-

b)

un-

c)

re-

d)

pre-

34.

Which of the follow prefixes means "before"?

a)

de-

b)

dis-

c)

pre-

d)

re-

35.

Which of the following suffixes means "full of"?

a)

-ful

b)

-less

c)

-able

d)

-er/or

36.

The prefix il- means not, so if you do something that is ILLEGAL, you:

a)

break the law

b)

follow the law

c)

make a new law

d)

throw out the law

37.

The prefix co- means "together," so when you COOPERATE you:

a)

work separately

b)

argue

c)

work with someone else

d)

operate something

38.

Choose the word that contains a suffix:

The tall fearless firefighter went into the burning house.

a)

fearless

b)

tall

c)

went

d)

house

39.

Choose the word that contains a suffix:

The unhappy boy could run the fastest in his preschool.

a)

unhappy

b)

could

c)

fastest

d)

preschool

40.

What is a suffix?

a)

a part added to the beginning of a word

b)

a part added to the middle of a word

c)

a root word

d)

a part added to the end of a word

41.

What is a prefix?

a)

a part added to the middle of a word

b)

a root word

c)

a part added to the beginning of a word

d)

a part added to the end of a word

42.

Which suffix can you add to "teach" to change the meaning to "someone who teaches?"

a)

er

b)

est

c)

ly

d)

s

43.

Which prefix can you add to the word sharpen to change the mean to "sharpen again?"

a)

pre

b)

re

c)

un

d)

mis

44.

These prefixes mean "not."

a)

Un

b)

dis

c)

mis

d)

non

45.

This suffix means "more than one."

a)

s

b)

er

c)

ly

d)

est

46.

This suffix means "the most."

a)

er

b)

est

c)

ly

d)

s

47.

This prefix means "under."

a)

mid

b)

re

c)

sub

d)

non

48.

This prefix means "again."

a)

pre

b)

re

c)

non

d)

un

49.

This prefix means "not."

a)

pre-

b)

re-

c)

mid-

d)

un-

50.

This prefix means "before."

a)

un-

b)

pre-

c)

re-

d)

non-

51.

Nate didn't want to ...................................... his friend Joan, but he felt he must tell the truth.

a)

interrupt

b)

contradict

c)

corrupt

d)

compose

52.

The music students will ................................. a song to play at the next assembly.

a)

oppose

b)

expose

c)

compose

d)

corrupt

53.

The town's decision to open a new shopping mall met with a great deal of ...........

a)

contradiction

b)

imposition

c)

opposition

d)

corruption

54.

A breaking apart or the state of being broken apart....

a)

rupture

b)

corrupt

c)

composition

d)

curruption

55.

A statement telling the future.

a)

opposition

b)

predict

c)

prediction

d)

exposition

56.

The root/base 'fract' mean, like in fracture.

a)

break

b)

opposite

c)

in front of

d)

between

57.

What is the root/base in fragment?

a)

fra

b)

frag

c)

fragment

d)

-ment

58.

The prefix com- mean, like in compose.

a)

with, together

b)

from, away, apart

c)

an action or process

d)

to, toward, against

59.

What is the prefix in the word opposition?

a)

oppo-

b)

op-

c)

posit

d)

-ion

60.

Which of the following has the root/base 'posit'?

a)

deposit

b)

opposition

c)

deposition

d)

all of the above

61.

What does the prefix ex- mean, like in expose?

a)

out, away, from

b)

with, together

c)

to, toward, against

d)

in, into; not

62.

What does the suffix -ion mean, like in exposition?

a)

an action or process

b)

condition

c)

that which

d)

to break

63.

What does the prefix inter- mean, like in interruption?

a)

in front of

b)

between

c)

to break

d)

against

64.

What does the prefix contra- mean like in contradict?

a)

opposite

b)

together

c)

before

d)

speak

65.

What is the root/base word of corruption?

a)

cor-

b)

-tion

c)

rupt

d)

-ion

66.

Where would you find a prefix?

a)

End of a word

b)

Middle of a word

c)

Beginning of a word

d)

Pre