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Roots and Affixes #16 Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Anika is organizing a race and wants to give medals to the top finishers. She decides to use the prefix 'tri-' for the event name. What does the prefix tri- mean?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Many

2.

Sophia wants to change the word 'modern' into a verb that means 'to make modern.' Which suffix should she add to the word?

a)

-ize

b)

-ly

c)

-ful

d)

-less

3.

Anika accidentally dropped a glass, and it shattered into many pieces. The root words frag and fract are related to what happened to the glass. What do these root words mean?

a)

Build

b)

Numbers

c)

Problem

d)

Break

4.

Scarlett is reading a book about the history of clocks. She notices the word 'chron' is used often. What does the root word 'chron' mean?

a)

Story

b)

List

c)

Time

d)

Write

5.

Anika is signing up for a sports event called a triathlon. Use the prefix tri- to infer which set of activities Anika will participate in during the triathlon.

a)

Running only

b)

Biking and running

c)

Swimming, biking, and running

d)

Skiing, swimming, biking, and running

6.

David is organizing a community event and needs to mobilize volunteers. Use the suffix -ize to infer what David needs to do to mobilize the volunteers.

a)

Upload to the internet

b)

Make ready to move

c)

Add information to

d)

Stop from moving

7.

Oliver is mailing a vase and sees the word 'fragile' on the box. Use the root frag to infer the risk in mailing something fragile.

a)

It might become lost.

b)

It will cost more to ship.

c)

It might break.

d)

It might require a large box.

8.

Abigail is sailing on a ship and needs to use a chronometer. Use the root chron to infer what Abigail would use the chronometer for on the ship.

a)

Precisely measuring time

b)

Keeping track of distance

c)

Recording facts about a voyage

d)

Repairing the ship’s sails

9.

During a school talent show, Priya, Isla, and Charlotte are performing a dance routine together. How might they synchronize their movements?

a)

Wearing matching costumes

b)

Performing one at a time

c)

Performing a step at the same time

d)

Bumping into each other

10.

Emma is studying word origins in her language class. She comes across the word 'fracture' and wants to find out which word in the list does NOT share the same root as 'fracture'. Which word should Emma choose?

a)

Infraction

b)

Infrastructure

c)

Refract

d)

Fractal

11.

Emma and Avery are working on a group project and need to make sure their actions happen at the same time. What does the prefix 'syn-' mean in the word synchronize?

a)

Separate

b)

After

c)

Together

d)

Before

12.

Jackson is reading a list of words for his vocabulary class. He needs to find the word that contains the root 'chron', which means time. Which word should Jackson choose?

a)

Chronicle

b)

Fragment

c)

Triad

d)

Mobilize

13.

Aria noticed that when sunlight passes through a glass of water, the light seems to bend and change direction. Use the root 'fract' to infer what is happening to the light in this situation.

a)

To break up light

b)

To build something

c)

To count numbers

d)

To make ready to move