Prefixes, Suffixes & Root words
  • 1. What is the suffix: unhappily
A) happily
B) ly
C) un
D) happy
  • 2. misunderstand means
A) standing under a tree
B) anger at the TV set
C) not understanding
D) clear, easy to follow
  • 3. What is the suffix: relaxation
A) re
B) kick back
C) relax
D) ation
  • 4. overload means
A) too much of a load
B) unloaded
C) not loaded at all
D) not enough stuff
  • 5. What is the prefix: international
A) nation
B) inter
C) country
D) al
  • 6. Which prefix means 'again'?
A) un
B) re
C) mis
D) super
  • 7. The root word "bio" means...
A) animals
B) bad smelling
C) life
D) plants
  • 8. Which prefix means 'not'?
A) un
B) re
C) pre
D) ly
  • 9. The root word "mort" means...
A) embarrassed
B) dead/death
C) alive
D) change
  • 10. Which prefix means 'below'?
A) sub
B) re
C) un
D) mis
  • 11. The root word "tele" means...
A) TV
B) from afar
C) images
  • 12. Which prefix means 'not'?
A) mis
B) re
C) y
D) sub
  • 13. preview means
A) reading carefully
B) after you have read it
C) not to read
D) view it before
  • 14. What is the prefix in "misunderstanding"?
A) understand
B) stand
C) ing
D) mis
  • 15. unhappy means
A) very happy
B) not happy
C) super happy
D) happily
  • 16. Which prefix means 'across'?
A) inter
B) anti
C) trans
D) im
  • 17. submarine means
A) on top of the water
B) the Titanic as it floated
C) under water
D) over the world
  • 18. The root word "port" means...
A) ship
B) dock
C) carry
D) goods
  • 19. recycle means
A) biking again down the street
B) throw away, garbage
C) to use again
D) use the first time, something new
  • 20. Which prefix means 'against'?
A) fore
B) pre
C) anti
D) un
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