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Morpheme Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a prefix?

a)

letters added at the end of a word that have meaning

b)

letters added at the beginning of a word that have meaning

c)

The smallest unit of sound in the spoken English language

d)

The main part of a word

2.

What is a suffix?

a)

letters added at the beginning of a word that have meaning

b)

The beginning letters of a word that come before the first vowel

c)

letters added at the end of a word that have meaning

d)

All of the letters following the first vowel in a word

3.

What is a root word?

a)

the definition of a word

b)

letters at the beginning of a word that have meaning

c)

letters in the middle of a word that have meaning

d)

letters at the end of a word that have meaning

4.

Choose the root word that means "to burst or break"

a)

port

b)

rupt

c)

scrib

d)

tract

5.

Choose the root word that means "to shape"

a)

port

b)

form

c)

able

d)

script

6.

Choose the root word that means "to carry"

a)

scrib

b)

form

c)

port

d)

tract

7.

Choose the root word that means "to write"

a)

port

b)

ible

c)

scrib

d)

tract

8.

What does the suffix -es mean?

a)

more than one; forms plural

b)

full of

c)

like or manner

d)

able, can do

9.

What does the suffix -able/ible mean?

a)

one who, that which

b)

not or opposite of

c)

able, can do

d)

bad or badly; wrong

10.

Which suffix means "past tense"?

a)

-ed

b)

-s/-es

c)

-ing

d)

-ion

11.

Choose the root word that means "draw/pull"

a)

tract

b)

port

c)

form

d)

scrib

12.

Choose the meaning of the suffix "-er, -or"

a)

something who

b)

someone who, something that

c)

out, out of

d)

in, into, not

13.

Choose the meaning of the prefix "pre"

a)

after

b)

during

c)

away

d)

before

14.

Choose the meaning of the prefix "in, im"

a)

out of

b)

out, near

c)

one who

d)

in, into

15.

Choose the meaning of the prefix "de"

a)

before

b)

down, away

c)

to carry

d)

next

16.

Choose the prefix that means "back or again"

a)

re

b)

pre

c)

un

d)

dis

17.

Choose the suffix that means "able, can do"

a)

un

b)

able

c)

y

d)

ing

18.

Choose the prefix that means "not or opposite of"

a)

over

b)

able

c)

un

d)

ing

19.

Choose the prefix that means "below or under"

a)

sub

b)

inter

c)

mis

d)

re

20.

What root word means to turn?

a)

spec

b)

port

c)

cept, capt

d)

vert

21.

Which root means to take?

a)

cept, cap

b)

struct

c)

spec

d)

mis

22.

Which root means to speak?

a)

spect

b)

graph

c)

dic, dict

d)

cred

23.

Which root means to watch, see, look, observe

a)

spect

b)

mis, mit

c)

vert

d)

struct

24.

Which root means to build, devise, put together?

a)

spect

b)

vert

c)

struct

d)

cred

25.

Which root means to send?

a)

ject

b)

spec

c)

mis/mit

d)

port

26.

What does the root word SPECT mean?

a)

two

b)

three

c)

water

d)

to look / see

27.

Which of the following is the meaning of dictator?

a)

someone who lives far away

b)

someone who shares water

c)

someone who tells others what to do

d)

someone who looks at or spies on others

28.

Define the prefix "SUB"

a)
from below, over
b)
under, from below
c)
under, there
d)
besides, alongside
29.

Define the prefix "PRE"

a)
back, again
b)
in, on
c)
before, in front of
d)
under, from below
30.

Define the prefix "RE"

a)
back, again
b)
before, in front of
c)
in, on
d)
away, from
31.

Define the prefix "IM"

a)
back, again
b)
in, on
c)
me
d)
twice
32.

de-

a)

cause to

b)

opposite

c)

front of

d)

not

33.

dis-

a)

among

b)

before

c)

not; opposite of

d)

middle

34.

in-, im-, il-, ir-

a)

not

b)

in

c)

cause to

d)

front of

35.

inter-

a)

in

b)

between

c)

cause to

d)

before

36.

en-, em-

a)

between

b)

cause to

c)

too much

d)

middle

37.

Un-

a)

not

b)

cause to

c)

against

d)

too much

38.

Which prefix is added to the word friendly to mean not friendly?

a)

im-

b)

un-

c)

non-

d)

il-

39.

Define the prefix re-

a)

again

b)

against

c)

not

d)

between

40.

Define the prefix mis-

a)

in

b)

between

c)

not, opposite of

d)

wrongly

41.

Define the suffix -ly

a)

characteristic of

b)

without

c)

verb form/present participle

d)

act, process

42.

Define the suffix -ing

a)

characteristic of

b)

without

c)

verb form/present participle

d)

act, process

43.

Define the suffixes -ion / -tion / -ation / -ition

a)

characteristic of

b)

without

c)

verb form/present participle

d)

act, process

44.

Define the suffix -ed

a)

past-tense of a verb

b)

full of

c)

possessing the qualities of

d)

more than one

45.

Define the suffixes -s / -es

a)

past-tense of a verb

b)

full of

c)

possessing the qualities of

d)

more than one

46.

~er, ~or

a)

one who; peron connected with

b)

full of

c)

the most

d)

more

47.

-al, -ial

a)

is

b)

made of

c)

having characteristics of

d)

past tense

48.

~y

a)

characterized by

b)

noun

c)

state of being

d)

the most