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