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Suffix

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the prefix "dis-" mean in "dislike"?
a)
into 
b)
before
c)
under
d)
not
2.
What does the prefix "ex-" mean in the word "exhale"?
a)
into
b)
for
c)
out
d)
not
3.
What does the prefix "sub-" mean in "submarine"?
a)
under
b)
take away
c)
into
d)
out of
4.
What is the correct definition of the word "defrost"?
a)
to make a frosty
b)
to take away frost
c)
to frost again
d)
to not be frosty
5.
The suffix "ity" in celebrity means:
a)
study of celebrating
b)
native of celebrating
c)
state of being famous
d)
to make a celebration
6.
A suffix is
a)
letters added to the beginning of a word
b)
letters added to the end of a word 
c)
what is left if you remove the other parts
d)
not helpful when figuring out the meaning of a word
7.
A root word is 
a)
Letters added to the beginning of a word
b)
Letters added to the end of a word
c)
What's left after removing all prefixes and suffixes
d)
Not important when figuring out the meaning of a word
8.
A prefix is
a)
Letters added to the beginning of a word
b)
Letters added to the end of a word
c)
What's left when you remove the other parts
d)
Not important when figuring out the meaning of a word
9.
Many common root words in English come from which 2 languages?
a)
Russian and Hebrew
b)
Pashtu and Arabic
c)
Mandarin and Japanese
d)
Greek and Latin
10.

In the word REPAY, what is the root word?

a)

re

b)

pay

c)

less

d)

ful

11.

In the word HELPLESS, what is the suffix?

a)

less

b)

help

c)

jump

d)

un

12.

A PREFIX comes at the _________ of a word.

a)

end

b)

no where

c)

beginning

d)

middle

13.

REMARKABLE has

a)

a prefix only

b)

a suffix only

c)

a root word only

d)

has a prefix, suffix and root word in it

14.

A SUFFIX comes at the __________ of a word.

a)

beginning

b)

middle

c)

end

d)

no where

15.

In the word UNJOYFUL, the base word ________.

a)

UN

b)

FUL

c)

JOY

d)

UNJOYFUL

16.

The prefix UN means _________.

a)

again

b)

full

c)

happy

d)

not

17.

The suffix LESS means _________.

a)

not

b)

again

c)

without

d)

a lot of

18.

The prefix PRE means _______.

a)

before

b)

after

c)

never

d)

next time

19.

REUSE has a _________. (Choose more than one.)

a)

prefix

b)

suffix

c)

root word

d)

sentence

20.

HATEFUL has a _______. (Choose more than one.)

a)

prefix

b)

suffix

c)

root word

d)

sentence

21.

We add word parts to the _______________ to change the meaning as in unTHANKful.

a)

prefix

b)

suffix

c)

root word

d)

sentence

22.

Another name for a ROOT WORD is called a _________.

a)

prefix

b)

base word

c)

suffix

d)

word

23.

The suffix ER means ________.

a)

full of

b)

without

c)

again

d)

more

24.

The suffix EST means ________.

a)

the most

b)

less

c)

full

d)

again