WorksheetsPrefixes, Suffixes, and Roots Week 1
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 38mins
What is a prefix?
A word part added at the end of a word
A word part that carries the main meaning
A word part added to the beginning of a word
A complete word that stands alone
In the word “transport,” what is the root?
trans-
-port
transport
-t
Which part of the word “unhelpful” is the suffix?
un-
help
-ful
What does “transmit” most likely mean?
to break apart
to send across
to carry weight
to go before
Which sentence uses the word submit correctly?
She will submit her essay to the teacher tomorrow.
He will submit the car across the street.
The submit was full of sugar.
They submit loudly at the concert.
If emit means “to send out,” what does emission mean?
Something sent out
The opposite of sending
A person who sends things
Not sending anything
What is a suffix?
A word part added at the beginning of a word
A word part that provides the main meaning
A word part added to the end of a word
A separate word used to describe another
The root mit in permit means
To build
To write down
To allow or send through
To stop or block
What is a root word?
The opposite meaning of a word
The word part that provides the core meaning
A word part added to the end of a word
A word part that makes a word plural
Which word means “to leave out” or “send away”?
Omit
Submit
Permit
Admit
In the word postscript, what does the prefix post mean?
push
write
send
after
Which word means “after graduation”?
postseason
postgraduate
posterior
postscript
What does joyful mean?
lacking joy
full of joy
before joy
sending joy
Which sentence uses postpone correctly?
They decided to postpone the party until next week.
She will postpone to eat before breakfast.
He postpone the book on the shelf.
They postpone loudly in the hall.
Which sentence uses hopeful correctly?
She felt hopeful about passing the test.
The hopeful was baking cookies.
They hopeful their books in the hall.
He hopeful the chair across the room.
What does postwar mean?
Before the war
During the war
After the war
Against the war
The suffix -ful in thoughtful means—
Thinking of yourself
Thinking of nothing
Full of thought or consideration
Without thoughts
What does polygon mean?
One side
Many sides
Round shape
After shape
A unicycle has
One wheel
Two wheels
Three wheels
Four wheels
Which sentence uses polytheism correctly?
She polytheism the homework late.
The polytheism was very full of rain.
The culture practiced polytheism, worshipping many gods.
They sang polytheism in the concert.
Which word means “having many voices or sounds”
Unison
Bicycle
Triad
Polyphony
The prefix uni- in universe means
After
One
Many
To push
Which word means “a group of four singers or musicians”?
Trio
Quartet
Duo
Solo
What does compress mean?
To build up
To push together
To send out
To write down
Which sentence uses express correctly?
He will express his feelings in the letter.
She express her shoes under the bed.
They express the book loudly.
The express is green and tall.
A bilingual person can
Speak two languages
Speak three languages
Speak four languages
Speak only one language
A quadrant is
One-third of something
One-half of something
One-fourth of something
Something with many parts
What does oppress mean?
To push out of order
To push against unfairly
To build up quickly
To write carefully
What does construct mean?
To destroy
To push down
To build
To send out
Which sentence uses instruct correctly?
The teacher will instruct the students on how to write essays.
The boy instruct his shoes under the bed.
They instruct the mountain to fall.
She instruct loudly in the park.
Which sentence uses bicycle correctly?
The dog bicycle loudly.
They bicycle the books on the shelf.
She bicycle the cake for dinner.
He rode his bicycle to the park.
The root struct in destruction means—
To build
To send
To write
To push
Which word means “to send money back”?
Submit
Permit
Emit
Remit
What does infrastructure mean?
A type of book written for fun
Something that pushes down
The basic systems built to support a community
A sound made with many voices
Which word means “full of wonder”
Wonderous
Wonderfully
Wonderful
Wonderment
Which prefix means “many”?
Uni-
Post-
Bi-
Poly-
Which word means “a shape with four sides”?
Triangle
Quadrilateral
Polygon
Uniangle
Match the following:
mis/mit
to send
post-
after
-ful
full of
poly-
many
uni-
one
Match the following:
bi-
two
tri-
three
quad-
four
-press
to push
-struct
to build
