WorksheetsUnderstanding Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
What is the meaning of the prefix anti-?
Before
Against
Around
Below
What is the root in the word transport?
trans–
port
–sport
–portation
The suffix –less in the word hopeless means:
Full of
Without
Capable of
Before
In the word preview, the prefix pre– means:
After
During
Before
Again
What does the root scrib/script mean?
Write
Move
Speak
See
In the word biodegradable, the root bio means:
Life
Heat
Water
Earth
The suffix –ology means:
Study of
Fear of
Full of
Capable of
In the word unpredictable, which part is the prefix?
Un–
–dict–
–able
–table
What does the prefix sub- mean?
Above
Under
Between
Not
The root spect in the word inspect means:
Touch
See/Look
Write
Hear
What does the suffix –er mean in the word teacher?
One who
Capable of
Without
Full of
In the word misunderstood, the prefix mis- means:
Wrongly
Again
After
Before
Which part of the word telegraph means “far or distant”?
tele–
graph
–aph
–le–
The root multi means:
Few
Many
Write
Capable
In autograph, the root auto- means:
Hand
Self
Large
Outside
The suffix –ment in engagement means:
Act or process
To make
Without
Capable of
What is the correct morpheme meaning of hyper–?
Too much
Too little
Against
Under
What does re– mean in rewrite?
Opposite of
Not
Again
Without
In the word portable, the root port means:
To carry
To write
To build
To break
Which word contains a suffix that means “able to be”?
Flexible
Subway
Misplace
Premix
The prefix inter– means:
Above
Not
Between
After
The root "chrono" means:
Time
Heat
Heart
People
In "kindness," the suffix "-ness" means:
State of
Capable of
One who
Before
What is the root in the word "construction"?
con–
–ion
struct
constr–
The prefix "super–" means:
Below
Over/Above
Not
Under
Who is the main character of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?
Brom Bones
Ichabod Crane
Katrina Van Tassel
The Headless Horseman
Where is Sleepy Hollow located?
New York
Virginia
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
What best describes Ichabod Crane?
Confident and heroic
Tall, awkward, and superstitious
Short and aggressive
Quiet and mysterious
What is Ichabod’s profession?
Doctor
Blacksmith
Schoolteacher
Farmer
Why does Ichabod want to marry Katrina Van Tassel?
He genuinely loves her
He wants wealth and land
She is the only woman in town
He wants revenge on Brom Bones
What is Brom Bones known for?
Being quiet
Being a prankster
Being serious
Being book-smart
What supernatural figure haunts Sleepy Hollow?
The White Lady
The Headless Horseman
The Shadow Man
The Ghost Farmer
The Headless Horseman is believed to be:
A Hessian soldier
A British spy
A lost farmer
A giant spirit
What causes Ichabod’s disappearance?
He falls into a river
The Horseman chases him
Brom Bones pushes him
No one knows for sure
A key theme in the story is:
The dangers of technology
The conflict between superstition and reason
What tone best describes the story?
Serious and tragic
Light, humorous, and spooky
Violent and angry
Scientific and factual
Which detail BEST supports that Ichabod is superstitious?
He is tall
He teaches school
He believes ghost stories
He eats a lot
Brom Bones’ attitude toward Ichabod could best be described as:
Friendly
Jealous
Competitive
Fearful
What genre is “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”?
Science fiction
Gothic horror
Realistic fiction
Biography
What does the pumpkin symbolize in the story?
Katrina
Trickery and illusion
Good luck
Power and strength
The ending of the story is BEST described as:
Clear and factual
Mysterious and open-ended
Sad and hopeless
Romantic
What is the main conflict?
Ichabod vs. Katrina
Ichabod vs. Sleepy Hollow
Ichabod vs. Brom Bones
Ichabod vs. the schoolchildren
Washington Irving uses imagery mainly to:
Confuse the reader
Create suspense and humor
Explain science
Slow down the plot
Why is Ichabod considered a comic character?
He is wealthy
He never laughs
His appearance and behavior are exaggerated
He is the smartest man in town
The story is an example of early American:
Romanticism
Modernism
Realism
Naturalism
The main idea is:
A small detail
What the story is mostly about
The author’s opinion
A character’s conversation
A paragraph structured as cause and effect would:
Compare two things
Describe steps in order
Explain why something happened
List characteristics
Context clues help readers:
Count words
Determine meaning of unknown words
Rewrite the story
Memorize facts
An inference is:
A direct quote
A guess with no evidence
A conclusion based on clues
A dictionary definition
The author’s purpose in a horror story is usually to:
Entertain
Persuade
Inform
Argue
A theme is:
A character’s nickname
The lesson or message
The first sentence
The author’s biography
A text written in chronological order is arranged by:
Importance
Time
Description
Opinion
A summary should contain:
Every single detail
Personal opinions
Only the main ideas
Dialogue
Tone refers to:
The author’s attitude
The setting
The plot
The characters
Which clue best helps determine the meaning of a word?
The number of letters
The paragraph title
Nearby sentences
The font style
Which is an example of a text-to-self connection?
“This story reminds me of another book.”
“This story reminds me of my life.”
“This story reminds me of a movie I watched.”
“This story reminds me of a historical event.”
Comparing and contrasting involves:
Listing events
Showing similarities and differences
Predicting endings
Memorizing facts
A reliable source is one that is:
Entertaining but wrong
New but unproven
Accurate and trustworthy
From a random blog
Which sentence shows a prediction?
“I think Ichabod will be scared tonight.”
“Ichabod is scared.”
“Ichabod was scared yesterday.”
“Ichabod is tall.”
A claim is:
A statement of belief or opinion
A question
A joke
A character trait
Which sentence is correct?
Ichabod run through the woods.
Ichabod ran through the woods.
Ichabod running through the woods.
Ichabod runs through the wood.
Which is a complete sentence?
Running into the forest.
Ichabod ran into the forest.
Ran into the forest.
Into the forest.
Which revision is BEST?
Sleepy Hollow is spooky, it is very dark.
Sleepy Hollow is spooky it is very dark.
Sleepy Hollow is spooky. It is very dark.
Sleepy Hollow is spooky and, it is very dark.
Which sentence uses correct punctuation?
Brom Bones horse was fast.
Brom Bones’ horse was fast.
Brom Bones’s horse was fast.
Brom Bones horse’s was fast.
Which word correctly completes the sentence? Ichabod had ______ chances of winning Katrina’s heart.
little
few
fewer
lesser
Which sentence uses correct subject–verb agreement?
The ghosts in the story is scary.
The ghost in the stories are scary.
The ghosts in the story are scary.
The ghost in the story are scary.
Which sentence is the BEST revision?
Ichabod, who was hungry ate lots of food.
Ichabod who was hungry, ate lots of food.
Ichabod who was hungry ate, lots of food.
Ichabod, who was hungry, ate lots of food.
Choose the sentence with correct spelling:
Ichabod was very superstitious.
Ichabod was very superstitous.
Ichabod was very superstitutious.
Ichabod was very superticious.
Which option improves the clarity of this sentence? “He was scared running and yelling into the woods.”
He was scared running yelling into the woods.
He ran into the woods, scared and yelling.
Which is a fragment?
Ichabod dashed away quickly.
The horse galloped.
The chase through the trees.
The Headless Horseman appeared.
Choose the best transition word: Ichabod wanted to win Katrina’s heart. ______, Brom Bones stood in his way.
Meanwhile
However
Next
Finally
Which sentence uses a comma correctly?
Ichabod wanted food, but he had no money.
Ichabod wanted, food but he had no money.
Ichabod, wanted food but he had no money.
Ichabod wanted food but, he had no money.
Which word fits best? Brom Bones liked to ______ Ichabod.
tease
teasing
teased
teasingly
Which sentence is most concise?
Ichabod was a man who happened to be very fearful of ghosts.
Ichabod was a man that was really scared of ghosts often.
Ichabod was very fearful of ghosts.
Ichabod, being a man who was scared, feared ghosts.
Which revision BEST fixes the run-on sentence? “Ichabod ate dinner he went home afterward.”
Ichabod ate dinner; he went home afterward.
Ichabod ate dinner he, went home afterward.
Ichabod ate dinner and he went home afterward.
Ichabod ate dinner, he went home afterward.
