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Unit 1: Prefixes and Suffixes Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which prefix should be used at the beginning of "replaceable" to mean "not replaceable"?

a)

ir-

b)

re-

c)

pre-

d)

mis-

2.

How would the whole word "not replaceable" be written using the correct prefix?

a)

irreplaceable

b)

rereplaceable

c)

preplaceable

d)

misreplaceable

3.

Which prefix should be used at the beginning of "accurate" to mean "not accurate"?

a)

in-

b)

re-

c)

pre-

d)

mis-

4.

How would the whole word "not accurate" be written using the correct prefix?

a)

inaccurate

b)

reaccurate

c)

preaccurate

d)

misaccurate

5.

Which prefix should be used at the beginning of "normal" to mean "the opposite of normal"?

a)

ab-

b)

un-

c)

dis-

d)

pre-

6.

How would the whole word "the opposite of normal" be written using the correct prefix?

a)

disnormal

b)

abnormal

c)

unnormal

d)

prenormal

7.

How would the whole word "the opposite of clockwise" be written using the correct prefix?

a)

anticlockwise

b)

unclockwise

c)

disclockwise

d)

counterclockwise

8.

Which prefix should be used at the beginning of "tie" to mean "the opposite of tie"?

a)

un-

b)

re-

c)

pre-

d)

mis-

9.

How would the whole word "the opposite of tie" be written using the correct prefix?

a)

untie

b)

retie

c)

pretie

d)

mistie

10.

Which suffix could be used to make "sweet" a verb?

a)

-en

b)

-ly

c)

-ful

d)

-ness

11.

How would the whole word be written to make "sweet" a verb?

a)

sweeten

b)

sweetly

c)

sweetness

d)

sweetful

12.

What is the function of a prefix in a word?

a)

Changes the meaning of the base word

b)

Changes the tense of the word

c)

Changes the word to a noun

d)

Adds a plural form

13.

What is the function of a suffix in a word?

a)

Changes the word’s part of speech or meaning

b)

Adds a prefix to the word

c)

Removes letters from the word

d)

Makes the word shorter

14.

Which of the following is a prefix that means "not"?

a)

un-

b)

-ed

c)

-ing

d)

-ly

15.

Which of the following is a suffix that can turn an adjective into a verb?

a)

-en

b)

-ful

c)

-less

d)

-est

16.

If you add the prefix "un-" to the word "happy," what does the new word mean?

a)

Not happy

b)

Very happy

c)

Before happy

d)

After happy

17.

If you add the prefix "un-" to the word "do," what does the new word mean?

a)

Do again

b)

Opposite of do

c)

Before do

d)

After do

18.

Which of the following words means "not legal"?

a)

Illegal

b)

Legal

c)

Relegal

d)

Legality

19.

What does the prefix "dis-" mean in the word "disagree"?

a)

Not or opposite of

b)

Again

c)

Before

d)

After

20.

Which of the following words means "not kind"?

a)

Unkind

b)

Kindness

c)

Kindful

d)

Kinded

21.

If you add the prefix "mis-" to the word "understand," what does the new word mean?

a)

To understand wrongly

b)

To understand again

c)

To not understand

d)

To understand before

22.

If you add the suffix "-ing" to the word "teach," what does the new word mean?

a)

A person who teaches

b)

The act of teaching

c)

The place of teaching

d)

The time of teaching

23.

Which of the following words uses a suffix that makes the verb past tense?

a)

Typing

b)

Activate

c)

Participated

d)

Communicate