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Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots Week 1

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a prefix?

a)

A word part added at the end of a word

b)

A word part that carries the main meaning

c)

A word part added to the beginning of a word

d)

A complete word that stands alone

2.

In the word “transport,” what is the root?

a)

trans-

b)

-port

c)

transport

d)

-t

3.

Which part of the word “unhelpful” is the suffix?

a)

un-

b)

help

c)

-ful

4.

What does “transmit” most likely mean?

a)

to break apart

b)

to send across

c)

to carry weight

d)

to go before

5.

Which sentence uses the word submit correctly?

a)

She will submit her essay to the teacher tomorrow.

b)

He will submit the car across the street.

c)

The submit was full of sugar.

d)

They submit loudly at the concert.

6.

If emit means “to send out,” what does emission mean?

a)

Something sent out

b)

The opposite of sending

c)

A person who sends things

d)

Not sending anything

7.

What is a suffix?

a)

A word part added at the beginning of a word

b)

A word part that provides the main meaning

c)

A word part added to the end of a word

d)

A separate word used to describe another

8.

The root mit in permit means

a)

To build

b)

To write down

c)

To allow or send through

d)

To stop or block

9.

What is a root word?

a)

The opposite meaning of a word

b)

The word part that provides the core meaning

c)

A word part added to the end of a word

d)

A word part that makes a word plural

10.

Which word means “to leave out” or “send away”?

a)

Omit

b)

Submit

c)

Permit

d)

Admit

11.

In the word postscript, what does the prefix post mean?

a)

push

b)

write

c)

send

d)

after

12.

Which word means “after graduation”?

a)

postseason

b)

postgraduate

c)

posterior

d)

postscript

13.

What does joyful mean?

a)

lacking joy

b)

full of joy

c)

before joy

d)

sending joy

14.

Which sentence uses postpone correctly?

a)

They decided to postpone the party until next week.

b)

She will postpone to eat before breakfast.

c)

He postpone the book on the shelf.

d)

They postpone loudly in the hall.

15.

Which sentence uses hopeful correctly?

a)

She felt hopeful about passing the test.

b)

The hopeful was baking cookies.

c)

They hopeful their books in the hall.

d)

He hopeful the chair across the room.

16.

What does postwar mean?

a)

Before the war

b)

During the war

c)

After the war

d)

Against the war

17.

The suffix -ful in thoughtful means—

a)

Thinking of yourself

b)

Thinking of nothing

c)

Full of thought or consideration

d)

Without thoughts

18.

What does polygon mean?

a)

One side

b)

Many sides

c)

Round shape

d)

After shape

19.

A unicycle has

a)

One wheel

b)

Two wheels

c)

Three wheels

d)

Four wheels

20.

Which sentence uses polytheism correctly?

a)

She polytheism the homework late.

b)

The polytheism was very full of rain.

c)

The culture practiced polytheism, worshipping many gods.

d)

They sang polytheism in the concert.

21.

Which word means “having many voices or sounds”

a)

Unison

b)

Bicycle

c)

Triad

d)

Polyphony

22.

The prefix uni- in universe means

a)

After

b)

One

c)

Many

d)

To push

23.

Which word means “a group of four singers or musicians”?

a)

Trio

b)

Quartet

c)

Duo

d)

Solo

24.

What does compress mean?

a)

To build up

b)

To push together

c)

To send out

d)

To write down

25.

Which sentence uses express correctly?

a)

He will express his feelings in the letter.

b)

She express her shoes under the bed.

c)

They express the book loudly.

d)

The express is green and tall.

26.

A bilingual person can

a)

Speak two languages

b)

Speak three languages

c)

Speak four languages

d)

Speak only one language

27.

A quadrant is

a)

One-third of something

b)

One-half of something

c)

One-fourth of something

d)

Something with many parts

28.

What does oppress mean?

a)

To push out of order

b)

To push against unfairly

c)

To build up quickly

d)

To write carefully

29.

What does construct mean?

a)

To destroy

b)

To push down

c)

To build

d)

To send out

30.

Which sentence uses instruct correctly?

a)

The teacher will instruct the students on how to write essays.

b)

The boy instruct his shoes under the bed.

c)

They instruct the mountain to fall.

d)

She instruct loudly in the park.

31.

Which sentence uses bicycle correctly?

a)

The dog bicycle loudly.

b)

They bicycle the books on the shelf.

c)

She bicycle the cake for dinner.

d)

He rode his bicycle to the park.

32.

The root struct in destruction means—

a)

To build

b)

To send

c)

To write

d)

To push

33.

Which word means “to send money back”?

a)

Submit

b)

Permit

c)

Emit

d)

Remit

34.

What does infrastructure mean?

a)

A type of book written for fun

b)

Something that pushes down

c)

The basic systems built to support a community

d)

A sound made with many voices

35.

Which word means “full of wonder”

a)

Wonderous

b)

Wonderfully

c)

Wonderful

d)

Wonderment

36.

Which prefix means “many”?

a)

Uni-

b)

Post-

c)

Bi-

d)

Poly-

37.

Which word means “a shape with four sides”?

a)

Triangle

b)

Quadrilateral

c)

Polygon

d)

Uniangle

38.

Match the following:

a)

mis/mit

1.

to send

b)

post-

2.

after

c)

-ful

3.

full of

d)

poly-

4.

many

e)

uni-

5.

one

39.

Match the following:

a)

bi-

1.

two

b)

tri-

2.

three

c)

quad-

3.

four

d)

-press

4.

to push

e)

-struct

5.

to build