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3rd Grade Exploring Prefixes and Suffixes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means "not possible" by using a prefix?

a)

possible

b)

impossible

c)

possiblely

d)

possibled

2.

What does the prefix "pre-" mean in the word "preview"?

a)

after

b)

before

c)

again

d)

not

3.

Which word has a suffix that means "full of"?

a)

careful

b)

careless

c)

caring

d)

cared

4.

Read the sentence: "The dog was barking loudly." What does the suffix "-ly" tell you about how the dog was barking?

a)

It tells when the dog barked.

b)

It tells how the dog barked.

c)

It tells who barked.

d)

It tells where the dog barked.

5.

Which word means "without hope"?

a)

hopeful

b)

hopeless

c)

hoping

d)

hoped

6.

What does the prefix "tele-" mean in the word "telephone"?

a)

far

b)

not

c)

before

d)

again

7.

Which word uses the suffix "-er" to show someone who does something?

a)

teacher

b)

teach

c)

teaching

d)

teached

8.

What does the word "happiest" mean?

a)

full of happiness

b)

more happy than others

c)

the most happy

d)

not happy

9.

Which word means "to remove or take away color"?

a)

recolor

b)

discolor

c)

coloring

d)

colored

10.

What does the suffix "-ing" mean in the word "running"?

a)

past tense

b)

happening now

c)

will happen

d)

not happening

11.

Look at the word "unhappy." What does the prefix "un-" mean?

a)

again

b)

not

c)

before

d)

full of

12.

Read the sentence: "The playful puppy chased its tail." What does the suffix "-ful" in "playful" mean?

a)

full of play

b)

not playing

c)

before play

d)

after play

13.

Which word has a prefix that means "not"?

a)

dislike

b)

replay

c)

preview

d)

redo

14.

Which word means "able to be read"?

a)

reading

b)

readable

c)

reader

d)

readed

15.

Read the sentence: "The children hurried to the playground." Which chunk in "hurried" helps you read the word?

a)

hur-

b)

-ried

c)

-ed

d)

-ied

16.

Which word has the same ending sound as "flies"?

a)

pies

b)

fly

c)

flying

d)

flyed

17.

If you know "jump" and see the word "jumping," how can you figure out what it means?

a)

By guessing

b)

By using the base word and the suffix "-ing"

c)

By skipping the word

d)

By looking at the picture only

18.

Which word has a prefix and a suffix?

a)

unhappy

b)

happiness

c)

discolored

d)

playful

19.

If you see the word "television," which part helps you know it is about seeing things from far away?

a)

tele-

b)

-sion

c)

-ion

d)

vis

20.

Read the sentence: "The smallest kitten was the cutest." What does the suffix "-est" mean in "smallest"?

a)

more than one

b)

the most

c)

not at all

d)

before