WorksheetsMorphology: Affixes and Their Meanings
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The suffix "-able, -ible" means:
a)
without
b)
is; can be
c)
made of
d)
more than one
2.
"-al, -ial" is a suffix meaning:
a)
more
b)
having characteristics of
c)
how something is
d)
without
3.
What does the suffix "-ed" mean?
a)
made of
b)
more
c)
past tense verbs; adjectives
d)
full of
4.
The suffix "-en" means:
a)
more than one
b)
without
c)
full of
d)
made of
5.
"-er, -or" means:
a)
one who; person connected with
b)
more
c)
full of
d)
without
6.
The suffix "-er" (comparative) means:
a)
made of
b)
more
c)
without
d)
full of
7.
"-est" has the meaning of:
a)
more
b)
made of
c)
the most
d)
without
8.
What does "-ful" mean?
a)
made of
b)
more
c)
without
d)
full of
9.
The suffix "-ic" means:
a)
more
b)
having to do with
c)
without
d)
full of
10.
"-ing" means:
a)
more
b)
verb forms; present participles
c)
without
d)
made of
11.
What does "-ion, -tion, -ation, -ition" mean?
a)
act; process
b)
more
c)
without
d)
made of
12.
The suffix "-ity, -ty" means:
a)
more
b)
without
c)
state of
d)
made of
13.
"-ive, -ative, -itive" means:
a)
more
b)
adjective form of noun
c)
without
d)
made of
14.
The suffix "-less" means:
a)
more
b)
made of
c)
full of
d)
without
15.
"-ly" means:
a)
how something is
b)
more
c)
without
d)
made of
16.
What does "-ment" mean?
a)
more
b)
without
c)
state of being; act of
d)
made of
17.
The suffix "-ness" means:
a)
more
b)
made of
c)
without
d)
state of; condition of
18.
"-ous, -eous, -ious" means:
a)
more
b)
having qualities of
c)
without
d)
made of
19.
The suffix "-s, -es" means:
a)
made of
b)
without
c)
more than one
d)
how something is
20.
"-y" has the meaning of:
a)
more
b)
characterized by
c)
without
d)
made of
21.
The prefix "anti-" means:
a)
across
b)
against
c)
middle
d)
again
22.
"de-" is a prefix meaning:
a)
opposite
b)
in
c)
middle
d)
before
23.
What does the prefix "dis-" mean?
a)
across
b)
in
c)
not; opposite of
d)
above
24.
The prefix "en-, em-" means:
a)
before
b)
cause to
c)
middle
d)
across
25.
"fore-" as a prefix means:
a)
again
b)
in
c)
middle
d)
before; front of
26.
The prefix "in-, im-" (as in inspect) means:
a)
across
b)
in
c)
against
d)
middle
27.
"in-, im-, il-, ir-" (as in impossible) means:
a)
not
b)
again
c)
middle
d)
before
28.
What is the meaning of "inter-"?
a)
across
b)
above
c)
between; among
d)
again
29.
"mid-" means:
a)
before
b)
across
c)
middle
d)
in
30.
The prefix "mis-" means:
a)
again
b)
wrongly
c)
across
d)
before
31.
What does "non-" mean?
a)
middle
b)
before
c)
not
d)
again
32.
The prefix "over-" means:
a)
middle
b)
over; too much
c)
before
d)
across
33.
"pre-" has the meaning of:
a)
before
b)
middle
c)
against
d)
in
34.
The prefix "re-" means:
a)
across
b)
middle
c)
before
d)
again
35.
"semi-" means:
a)
across
b)
before
c)
half; partly; not fully
d)
against
36.
What does the prefix "sub-" mean?
a)
middle
b)
under
c)
across
d)
before
37.
The prefix "super-" means:
a)
above; beyond
b)
middle
c)
across
d)
before
38.
"trans-" is a prefix meaning:
a)
before
b)
middle
c)
across
d)
against
39.
The prefix "un-" means:
a)
across
b)
not; opposite of
c)
middle
d)
before
40.
What does "under-" mean?
a)
before
b)
across
c)
middle
d)
under; too little
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