WorksheetsRoots & Affixes Practice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the meaning of the root 'Root'?
The main part of the word that gives the basic meaning.
A type of plant structure.
A mathematical term for square root.
A programming term for root directory.
What does the affix 'Affixes' refer to?
Referring to either a Prefix or Suffix (word parts at the beginning or the end of a root/base word).
A type of plant found in tropical regions.
A mathematical operation involving addition and subtraction.
A musical term for a type of rhythm.
What is a 'Base' word?
A word that can stand alone: Examples: fiction, legal, ground, direct.
A word that is always used with a prefix.
A word that is always used with a suffix.
A word that cannot stand alone.
The root 'Claim/Clam' means (a) .
What does the root 'Cred' mean?
Believe-Ex: Credit or Incredible.
Run-Ex: Credible or Credential.
Write-Ex: Credence or Creditor.
Speak-Ex: Credible or Credence.
The suffix '-ness' indicates the (a) of something.
The suffix '-ty, -ity' indicates the (a) of something.
The suffix '-ous, -ious' means (a)
The prefixes 'in-, im-, ir-, il-' mean (a)
What does the prefix 'pro-' mean?
Forward-Ex: Progress or Promote.
Backward-Ex: Regress or Demote.
Neutral-Ex: Proclaim or Pronounce.
Opposite-Ex: Protest or Prohibit.
The prefix 'sub-' means (a) .
The prefix 'inter-' means (a) .
pull, drag, _Ex: Extract or Attract (a)
Lead - Ex: Conduct or induct (a)
Shape - Ex. reform or transform
(a)
Match the following roots with their meanings.
send - Ex: permission or submit
Root 'mis, mit'
shape- Ex: reform or transform
Root 'form'
State of - Ex: certainty or activity
Suffix 'ity'
Full of - Ex: cautious or dangerous
Suffix 'ous'
The suffix '-ion' means
(a)
The suffix '-ive' means
(a)
Relating to Ex: Comical or financial (a)
The prefix 'fore-' means
(a)
