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Applying Roots and Affixes

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a prefix? 
a)
Word part in the middle
b)
word part at the end
c)
root word
d)
word part at the beginning
2.
Fill in the blank: 
My mom wanted milk without fat. 
She wanted ___fat milk. 
a)
non-
b)
pre-
c)
re-
d)
un- 
3.
Fill in the blank: 
Dinosaurs existed at the beginning of time. 
These times were called ___historic. 
a)
non-
b)
pre-
c)
un-
d)
re-
4.

Which is the root word for the word unwrap?

a)

wrap

b)

un

c)

nwrap

d)

rap

5.

Which is the root word for the word deepest?

a)

dee

b)

est

c)

deep

d)

deepe

6.

If antifreeze is used in cars to prevent freezing in very cold temperatures, what does the prefix anti mean?

a)

freezing something

b)

going against freezing

c)

warming things up

7.

The recipe calls to defrost chicken before cooking it. What does defrost mean?

a)

to take the cold away

b)

to cook it

c)

to eat it

d)

to freeze it

8.

The doctor returned to check on his patient. The prefix re in the word returned means:

a)

away

b)

again

c)

aging

d)

not

9.
A prefix goes _________of a word.
a)
at the end
b)
at the beginning
c)
in the middle
10.
A suffix goes _______of a word.
a)
at the beginning
b)
in the middle
c)
at the end