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Identifying Word Families and Bases

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word is a part of the same word family as disobey?

a)

distracted

b)

obese

c)

obedient

2.

Which word is a part of the same word family as disagree?

a)

disappear

b)

agreement

c)

tree

3.

Which word has the same base word as: hurrying

a)

hurried

b)

scurrying

c)

heavy

d)

hearing

4.

Which word has the same base word as: opened

a)

opinionated

b)

option

c)

opal

d)

unopened

5.

Which word has the same base word as: survival

a)

survived

b)

served

c)

revival

d)

super

6.

Which word has the same base word as: exploring

a)

expired

b)

exaggerate

c)

explorer

d)

deplore

7.

Which word has the same base word as: submitted

a)

resubmit

b)

submarine

c)

transmit

d)

subpar

8.

Which word is the base word of irrelevant?

a)

elevate

b)

ir

c)

vant

d)

relevant

9.

Which word is the base word of illogical?

a)
logical
b)
log
c)
ill
d)
il
10.

Which word is the base word of disconnect?

a)
dis
b)
on
c)
connect
d)
nect
11.

Which word is a part of the same word family as redirect?

a)

revert

b)

director

c)

dictate

d)

return

12.

Which word is a not a part of the same word family as audience?

a)

audible

b)

conscience

c)

auditorium

13.

Which words is a part of the same word family as cyclone?

a)

bicycle

b)

biology

c)

cone

14.

What is a prefix?

a)

base of a word

b)

beginning part of a word

c)

the end part of a word

15.

What is a suffix?

a)

the base of a word

b)

the beginning part of a word

c)

the end part of a word

16.

What is the base word of unbelievable?

a)

un

b)

be

c)

believe

d)

able

17.

What is the base word in unstoppable?

a)

un

b)

stop

c)

able

18.

How do you split the following word up into prefix / root / suffix? (unthinkable)

a)

unthink / able

b)

un / think / able

c)

un / thinka / ble

19.

How do you split the following word up into prefix / root / suffix? (prewriting)

a)

pre / writ / ing

b)

prewrit / ing

c)

prewrite / ing

20.

Identify the base word in this word:

excitable

a)

excite

b)

able

c)

excitable

d)

exci