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Root Words & Suffixes

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the suffix "-ful" mean in the word "joyful"?

a)

Without

b)

Full of

c)

Past

d)

Not

2.

Choose the word where the suffix "-less" means "without":

a)

Careless

b)

Careful

c)

Care

d)

Caring

3.

What does the suffix "-er" generally mean in words like "runner"?

a)

Action or condition

b)

Without

c)

One who

d)

Full of

4.

Which word means "able to be seen"?

a)

Invisible

b)

Visor

c)

Visual

d)

Visible

5.

What does the suffix "-ness" mean in the word "happiness"?

a)

Full of

b)

Without

c)

Quality of

d)

Past tense

6.

Choose the word that means "not active":

a)

Activate

b)

Active

c)

Inactive

d)

Reactivate

7.

What does the suffix "-ly" mean in the word "quickly"?

a)

Without

b)

Full of

c)

In the manner of

d)

One who

8.

Which word means "to make beautiful"?

a)

Beauty

b)

Beautiful

c)

Beautify

d)

Beaming

9.

What does the suffix "-able" mean in the word "readable"?

a)

Full of

b)

Without

c)

Able to be

d)

Past tense

10.

Choose the word where the suffix "-ment" means "the action or process of":

a)

Comment

b)

Cement

c)

Movement

d)

Segment

11.

What does the prefix 'un-' mean in the word 'unhappy'?

a)

Without

b)

Not

c)

With

d)

Before

12.

Which word means 'to make larger'?

a)

Enlarge

b)

Large

c)

Lengthen

d)

Bigify

13.

What does the suffix '-tion' mean in the word 'creation'?

a)

Without

b)

Process of

c)

Quality of

d)

Past tense

14.
Define the Root Word "MULTI"
a)
thrown
b)
two
c)
life
d)
many
15.
Define the Root Word "TRI"
a)
three
b)
bike
c)
one
d)
bad, evil
16.
Define the Root Word "RE"
a)
back, again
b)
before, in front of
c)
in, on
d)
away, from
17.
Define the Root Word "AB"
a)
before, in front of
b)
away, to
c)
away, from 
d)
from, to
18.

AUTO

a)

to drive

b)

to write

c)

self

d)

life