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Understanding Word Formation Suffixes

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Abigail noticed that the word "cloudy" ends with -y. What does the suffix -y mean in this word?

(a)  

2.

Grace is learning about word endings in her English class. Her teacher asks, "What does the ending -ly usually mean in a word?"

(a)  

3.

Maya wrote the word "jumped" in her notebook. What does the ending -ed mean?

(a)  

4.

-est

(a)  

5.

Abigail is learning about word endings in her English class. Her teacher asks her what the suffix -en means in words like "golden" or "widen". What does -en mean?

(a)  

6.

Luna is learning about word endings in her English class. Her teacher asks, "What does the suffix -er mean in words like 'teacher' or 'runner'?"

(a)  

7.

James is running. What does the -ing ending in "running" show?

(a)  

8.

-es

(a)  

9.

Harper is learning about prefixes in her English class. She comes across the prefix un-. What does un- mean?

(a)  

10.

Charlotte received a message with the prefix mis- in a word. What does this prefix mean?

(a)  

11.

The endings er, ment, and ation can be added to many verbs to form _______.

a)

adverbs

b)

verbs

c)

nouns

d)

opposites

12.

A word part added to the end of a word to change the meaning is a

a)

Prefix

b)

Root

c)

Verb

d)

Suffix

13.

A morpheme, or root, is ____________.

a)

a meaningful part of a word

b)

an affix that is attached to a word

c)

a word ending

d)

a part of speech

14.

run + er

a)

runer

b)

runeer

c)

runner

15.

What is a word or word part that can form the basis of new words through the addition of prefixes and suffixes?

a)

Tree words

b)

Branch words

c)

Root words

d)

Flower words

16.

A suffix is ____________.

a)

a word on its own

b)

attached to the beginning of a word

c)

attached to the end of a word

d)

a part of speech

17.

Where does a prefix go in the word?

a)

At the beginning of the word

b)

In the middle of the word

c)

At the end of the word

18.

A ________________ is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word.

a)

prefix

b)

suffix

c)

base word

19.

-happy

4 lines
20.
A suffix is a group of letters that you add to the start of a root word. 
a)
True
b)
False
21.

1. What is added to the beginning of a word to make a new word?

a)

Prefix

b)

Suffix

c)

Root word

22.

Choose the word that fits the sentence.

The wind was so strong it pulled the tree out of the ground.

a)

unable

b)

unlucky

c)

unrest

d)

unearthed

23.

What is morphology?

a)

the study of word parts

b)

the study of word meanings

c)

the study of the structure of words and form

d)

the study of the spelling of words

24.

multi- + ply becomes what word?

a)

multiply

b)

multyply

c)

multipy

d)

multply

25.

auto- + graph + -ed becomes what word?

a)

autographed

b)

autograph

c)

autograped

d)

autoographed

26.

to go after and bring back somebody or something

a)

run

b)

fetch

c)

crawl

d)

skip

27.

making a low, humming sound

a)

rhino

b)

sing

c)

buzzing

d)

screaming