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Suffixes and Prefixes

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

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.

3.What is the meaning of the word trainer?

a)

A a person who trains

b)

B before training

c)

C without training

4.

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

5.

5.What is the meaning of the word harmful?

a)

A without harm

b)

B full of harm

c)

C a person who harms

6.

6.What is the meaning of the word reappear?

a)

A a person who appears

b)

B without appear

c)

C appear again

7.

7.What is the meaning of the word nonsense?

a)

A not full of sense

b)

B full of sense

c)

C a person who senses

8.

8.What is the meaning of the word unfriendly?

a)

A in a friendly way

b)

B not in a friendly way

c)

C not with friends

9.

9.What is the meaning of the word fearless?

a)

A without fear

b)

B with fear

c)

C full of fear

10.

10.What is the meaning of the word boxes?

a)

A without boxes

b)

B one box

c)

C more than one box

11.

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

12.

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

13.

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

14.

Choose the word that contains a suffix:

The tall fearless firefighter went into the burning house.

a)

fearless

b)

tall

c)

went

d)

house

15.

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

a)

work separately

b)

argue

c)

work with someone else

d)

operate something

16.

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

17.

Which of the following suffixes means "full of"?

a)

-ful

b)

-less

c)

-able

d)

-er/or

18.

Which of the following prefixes means "before"?

a)

de-

b)

dis-

c)

pre-

d)

re-

19.

Which of the following suffixes means "a person who"?

a)

-ly

b)

-er/or

c)

-ment

d)

-less

20.

Which of the following prefixes means "wrongly"?

a)

mis-

b)

un-

c)

re-

d)

pre-

21.

What is the meaning of the prefix re-?

a)

before

b)

apart

c)

no

d)

again

22.

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

a)

understand

b)

misunderstood

c)

unknown

d)

what

23.

What does the word nonfiction mean?

a)

fiction AGAIN

b)

AGAINST fiction

c)

BEFORE fiction

d)

NOT fiction

24.

What does the word relocate in the following sentence mean?

After floods, animals might relocate to find food, water, and safe habitats to survive.

a)

to see something

b)

to disappear

c)

to change something

d)

to locate a place to live again

25.

What does the suffix -able mean?

a)

can do

b)

without

c)

cannot

d)

not

26.

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

a)

disbelief

b)

believable

c)

believe

d)

unbelievable

27.

What does the word gracefully mean?

a)

doing something with a manner full of grace

b)

giving someone grace

c)

a person's name

d)

grapes

28.

In following sentence what does the word helpless mean?

The puppy looked helpless all by itself.

a)

alone

b)

full of help

c)

happy

d)

without help

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.

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

31.

What is the meaning of the PREFIX re- ?

a)

wrong

b)

apart

c)

no

d)

again

32.

What is the meaning of the PREFIX pre-?

a)

against

b)

before

c)

not

d)

under

33.

What does the word relocate in the following sentence mean?


After floods, animals might relocate to find food, water, and safe habitats to survive.

a)

to see something

b)

to disappear

c)

to change something

d)

To locate a place to live again

34.

What is the meaning of the SUFFIX -est ?

a)

most

b)

state of

c)

more

d)

having

35.

In following sentence what does the word helpless mean?


The puppy looked helpless all by itself.

a)

Alone

b)

Full of help

c)

Happy

d)

Without help

36.

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

37.

2.What is the meaning of the word pregame?

a)

A after the game

b)

B before the game

c)

C without the game

38.

3.What is the meaning of the word trainer?

a)

A a person who trains

b)

B before training

c)

C without training

39.

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

40.

5.What is the meaning of the word harmful?

a)

A without harm

b)

B full of harm

c)

C a person who harms

41.

6.What is the meaning of the word reappear?

a)

A a person who appears

b)

B without appear

c)

C appear again

42.

8.What is the meaning of the word unfriendly?

a)

A in a friendly way

b)

B not in a friendly way

c)

C not with friends

43.

9.What is the meaning of the word fearless?

a)

A without fear

b)

B with fear

c)

C full of fear

44.
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
45.
What does the prefix 'dis' mean?
a)
before
b)
not
c)
again
d)
wrong
46.
What does the suffix 'less' mean?
a)
full of
b)
the most
c)
in the manner of
d)
without
47.
What do you do if you 'reread' a book?
a)
read it again
b)
don't read it
c)
read it for the first time
d)
read it backwards
48.
What does the prefix in NONFICTION mean?
a)
the act of
b)
not
c)
before
d)
wrong
49.

As it is used in the sentence, what does restart mean?

"I had to restart my homework after my teacher looked at it."

a)

Throw away

b)

Begin again

c)

Full of mistakes

d)

Wrong

50.

As it is used in the sentence, what does colorful mean?

"The bird was very bright and colorful."

a)

Full of color

b)

Full of brightness

c)

Interesting

d)

Nice to look at

51.

full of peace

(a)  

52.

in a gentle way

(a)  

53.

not sure

(a)  

54.

fill again

(a)  

55.

appear again

(a)  

56.

planned before

(a)  

57.

full of help

(a)  

58.

someone who owns

(a)  

59.

full of care

(a)  

60.

make again

(a)  

61.

in a way that is to friend

(a)  

62.

a person who farms

(a)  

63.

not important

(a)  

64.

in a sad way

(a)  

65.

tell again

(a)  

66.

in a silent way

(a)  

67.

view before

(a)  

68.

someone who rescue

(a)  

69.

not steady

(a)  

70.

not like

(a)